Our educational resources
Immerse your students in the fascinating world of electricity with turnkey activities that can be seamlessly integrated into your curriculum.
In-class presentation
Expose your students to different professions that may reflect their skills, interests and ambitions. A Hydro-Québec resource person can come to your class—at no charge!
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School tours
A visit to our generating stations, dams and interpretation centers is a great way to learn about Québec’s industrial history and heritage, demystify electrical energy—and witness hydropower generation in real time!
Book a tourScientific features for curious kids!
Explore our features published in collaboration with the magazines Les Explorateurs, Les Débrouillards and Curium (in French only).
A great way to learn about a host of topics related to electricity!
Articles in Les Explorateurs magazine for kids ages 6 to 10 (In French only)
Articles in Les Débrouillards magazine for kids ages 9 to 14 (In French only)
- Hydro-Québec is huge: Discover surprising and amazing facts [PDF 2.8 MB]
- Safety right down the line! Test your safety knowledge [PDF 358 kB]
- The magic of electricity lights up the holidays [PDF 740 kB]
- Manic-5: the dam and the asteroid [PDF 717 kB]
- Hydropower: A renewable energy source! [PDF 379 kB]
- Nests under the lines [PDF 400 kB]
- When power goes underground [PDF 289 kB]
- Step right up: Working on a line crew! [PDF 585 kB]
- Follow the ultrasounds home! [PDF 370 kB]
- High-wire robots [PDF 451 kB]
- Spectacular construction sites [PDF 1.7 MB]
- Hydropower in Québec: A source of progress and innovation [PDF 2.2 MB]
Articles in Curium magazine for teens ages 14 to 17 (In French only)
- The Lac-Mégantic microgrid [PDF 581 kB - in French only]
- The sun as a heat source? Learn about Hydro-Québec’s photovoltaic generating stations [PDF 231 kB]
- More energy hungry than you may think – A fun quiz on energy use [PDF 768 kB]
- Who runs hydroelectric generating stations? Highlighting some trades [PDF 8 Mo]
- Ready to join a line crew? [PDF 585 kB]
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Volts, amperes, watts: are these all too technical for your students? Our resources help make basic electrical concepts easy to grasp. Making hydroelectricity generation accessible has never been easier!
- Interactive animation that explains how a hydropower generating station works
- Understanding electricity playlist from Hydro-Québec YouTube channel
- Feature on Hydro-Québec’s photovoltaic generating stations in the magazine Curium (in French only) [PDF 231 Ko]
- Web site Understanding electricity
- Electricity from the power station to the home [PDF 22.4 MB]
Why shouldn’t we waste electricity, even if it’s a renewable resource? Use these activities to get the idea across to your students in a way they can understand.
Electricity is an extraordinary source of power that poses no danger when correctly used. Teach your students about safe habits to adopt when in the presence of electricity.
Which power sources have the least impact on the environment and follow the principles of sustainable development? Use our resources to find out.
- See electricity generation and consumption in real time
- Renewable energy sources: current state of knowledge
- Feature on Hydro-Québec’s photovoltaic generating stations in the magazine Curium (in French only)[PDF 231 Ko]
- Feature on hydroelectricity and the water cycle in the magazine Les Débrouillards (in French only) [PDF 379 Ko]
What makes Québec exceptional in terms of power generation? Use our resources to reveal the province’s secrets to your students in a geography lesson.
- Natural water cycle illustration [JPG 68 kB]
- Map of the electricity generation in Canada and the United States [PDF 26,92 Mo]
- Presentation on the different electricity generation sources in Canada and the United States [PDF 7,24 Mo]
- Map of the transmission system [PDF 778 ko]
- Virtual reality visit of Robert-Bourassa generating facility
- Virtual reality visit of Daniel-Johnson dam and Manic-5 generating station
- Feature on hydropower and the water cycle in the magazine Les Débrouillards (in French only) [PDF 379 Ko]
- Feature on Manic-5 and its one-of-a-kind dam in the magazine Les Débrouillards (in French only) [PDF 717 Ko]
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Use our resources to show your students how the story of Hydro-Québec fits into the history of Québec.
- The 1998 Ice Storm—A virtual exhibition
- History and HeritageThis link will redirect you to an external site. playlist from Hydro-Québec YouTube channel
- Feature on Manic-5 and its one-of-a-kind dam in the magazine Les Débrouillards (in French only) [PDF 717 Ko]
- Feature on the history of Hydro-Québec in the magazine Les Débrouillards (in French only) [PDF 2 Mo]
- Video on the history of electricity
Introduce your students to some truly ‘electrifying’ trades!
- Feature on the world of line workers in the magazine Curium (in French only) [PDF 457 Ko]
- Feature on working in a generating station in the magazine Curium (in French only) [PDF 7 Mo]
- Video about being a line worker (in French only)
- Video about being a cable worker (in French only)
- Video about being a power system electrician (in French only)
- On top of the world: a 360° video experience with a line worker (in French only)
- Video: Inspecting the lines by snowmobile (in French only)
- Careers to explore
Toolkit
A host of information on the amazing world of energy is right at your fingertips. To enhance your activity or simply find out more, take a look!
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