Grade 6 · Science · Unit 9 of 9
Electricity Use in Saskatchewan
Where our power comes from and how to use less
What your child practises
Where Saskatchewan's electricity comes from (coal, natural gas, hydro such as Gardiner Dam, wind, solar), renewable and non-renewable sources, how electricity use affects people, costs and the environment, and everyday ways to save electricity.
Saskatchewan Curriculum outcome: EL6.1 · personal, societal, economic and environmental impacts of electricity use in Saskatchewan, energy sources and ways to conserve electricity
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A town debates a new wind farm. Which concern could neighbours raise?
🗣️- turbines use up the sunlight
- the look of the turbines and the noise they make
- the wind will stop blowing
- wind makes coal
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the look of the turbines and the noise they make
Hint: Weighing benefits and concerns helps communities decide.
Question 2
What spins a turbine on a wind farm?
💨- burning coal
- running water
- moving air
- sunlight on a panel
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moving air
Hint: Wind pushes against the blades.
Question 3
Why would a farm in Saskatchewan consider adding solar panels?
🌾- to grow potash
- to stop the wind
- to lower its power bill and use a renewable source
- to make rain
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to lower its power bill and use a renewable source
Hint: Solar panels can lower the electricity a farm must buy.
Question 4
Which energy source makes electricity without burning a fuel?
💨- coal
- wood in a boiler
- wind
- natural gas
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wind
Hint: Turbines turn in the wind with no burning.
Question 5
Why is a timer on a block heater a good idea?
⏰- it makes the car colder
- the heater only runs for the hours it is needed
- it uses more energy
- it speeds the engine up
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the heater only runs for the hours it is needed
Hint: A timer avoids heating all night when it is not needed.
Question 6
Is the energy source renewable or non-renewable? Tap a source, then tap its basket.
Sort into: ♻️ renewable · ⛏️ non-renewable
- 🌊flowing river water
- ⛏️coal
- 💨wind
- 🔥natural gas
- 🛢️oil
- ☀️sunlight
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♻️ renewable: flowing river water, wind, sunlight · ⛏️ non-renewable: coal, natural gas, oil
Hint: Renewable sources, such as flowing water, wind and sunlight, are naturally replaced. Coal, natural gas and uranium are used up.