The Learn section of this website offers a variety of tools and activities to better understand river behaviors in general.
Info-capsules
Wondering what river flow is and how it is measured, or what ecological flows are, or what ecohydrologists do? Our small library of info-capsules may just have the answer to your question.
In-person events - Conference series
A conference series titled “Travel Notes: exploring the rhythms of Quebec rivers” will be launched in summer 2025!
Each conference will take people on a virtual journey through Quebec, to not only showcase the diversity of river rhythms in the province but also initiate a dialogue with conference attendees about their lived or perceived experience of river rhythms. Each conference will be somewhat unique, as the attendees will pick the rivers they wish to hear about when they register for the event. The five rivers that have received the highest number of votes for each conference will be at the center of a 45-minute presentation followed by a 45-minute public discussion. Stay tuned for the dates and registration details for upcoming travel notes conferences.
In-person events - Mini-workshop activities
Mini-workshop activities will be launched soon!
These 60-minute workshops, held indoors or outdoors, will feature interactive presentations and hands-on experiments carried by youth to describe typical river rhythms, and how they are disturbed by rainfall. Upcoming events where we will hold workshops include 24 hours of science and the Eurêka! Festival in May and June 2025. Stay tuned for the dates and registration details for upcoming mini-workshop activities.
Teaching resources - Lesson plans
We have teamed up with the McGill Office of Science Outreach to develop learning activities focused on rivers for youth in high-school. Our aim is to provide free lesson plans, in both French and English, for grade levels 7 to 10, that incorporate ecohydrology research data while aligning with the Quebec Education Program (QEP). Lesson plans rely on inquiry-based learning strategies and include activities articulated around worksheets and board games, to engage students. The target audience for lesson plans is therefore teachers and science consultants.