The interactive provides three different ways for students to explore data (chart, map, table).
Related research and data are linked.
The site explains how the data was collected.
Additional Prerequisites
Learners need to be familiar with the different sources of energy.
Educator would need time to get familiar with this interactive media and decide on how to implement it with the learners.
Differentiation
There are other related interactive maps for other sources of energy.
Can be used to create awareness about one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Scientist Notes
China and the USA consumed energy from fossil fuels most. This resource is suitable for students to explore actual and relative energy consumption obtainable in different countries.
Standards
Science and Engineering
ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
MS-ESS3-5 Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Social Studies
Geography
Geography 1 (D3): Students understand the geography of the United States and various regions of the world and the effect of geographic influences on decisions about the present and future by describing the major regions of the Earth and their major physical, environmental, and cultural features using a variety of geographic tools, including digital tools and resources.
