Introduction
Hi 6A!
Follow the instructions in this Webquest by clicking on the tabs above in order (task, evaluation, conclusion) to answer questions about hydroelectricity and learn more about the nationalization of hydroelectricity in Quebec by Jean Lesage and René Lévesque in the 1960s.
Enjoy!
Ms.Frechette
Task
Before you start, make sure you have enough lined paper, a pencil, highlighters or markers, an eraser.
2.Write your names on the sheet and the date: January 25th .
3.Write the title in the middle: Hydroelectricity
4.You are now ready to start!
Process
Step ONE !
Visit this website
On your lined paper, write the name of two companies that built dams and produced hydroelectricity before Hydro-Quebec.
Answer these questions:
Why did the government decide to create Hydro-Quebec?
What was Hydro-Quebec's committment to the population?
Read the last paragraph and answer these questions on your sheet.
What does NATIONALIZATION mean?
What year did the government nationalize hydroelectricity?
CONGRATULATIONS, you can move on to STEP 2
STEP TWO
Watch the following video and read the following information and list in your own words the steps involved to produce electricity from water.
http://www.hydroquebec.com/learning/hydroelectricite/turbine-alternateur.html
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnPEtwQtmGQ]
STEP 3
Read the information on this webpage http://www.hydroquebec.com/learning/transport/parcours.html to learn how electricity travels from the dam to your house.
Then, use the image at the bottom of the page to write on your page at least 8 or more vocabulary words related to hydroelectricity. (When you drag your mouse over different parts of the image, labels appear to teach you the name of the object you see!)
You are now done most of your work. Test your knowledge in the next part:EVALUATION
Evaluation
Test your knowledge with these two online quiz and games!
Conclusion
Thank you for your hard work! I hope you now have a better understanding of how hydroelectricity is produced in Quebec and why it was important to nationalize this precious natural resource during the Quiet Revolution.
Don't forget to check that your names are on your sheet and, if you have more than one sheet, please have you name on both.
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Ms.Frechette