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Energy Country Profiles

Data, Graphs, and Maps

Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Science, Geography, Mathematics

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What it is

  • This resource allows students to explore interactive charts, data, and maps that show energy use, access, sources, and production for countries all over the world.

Teaching tips

Positives

  • This one-stop-shop for global energy data provides a plethora of information for any country.
  • The data presented in graphs, maps, and charts are easy to read and use.

Additional Prerequisites

  • Students should know how to read a line graph, bar graph, and map.

Differentiation

  • There could be many uses for this resource in a variety of courses, including cross-curricular connections for math, social studies, and economics.
  • Social studies classes could discuss the connection between access to energy and a higher standard of living.
  • Science and math classes could use the data tables to create their own graphs that combine groups of countries to see regional information.

From the scientist review

The resource displays energy country profiles. Students can check their country's profile to gain knowledge on energy needs. The resource is recommended for teaching.

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