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Provided by: Our World in Data |Published on: July 20, 2021
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Synopsis
In this resource from Our World in Data, students will find an interactive map, graph, and chart to illustrate the percentage of electricity countries get from nuclear energy.
Students can isolate the data by country and see how it has changed since 1985.
The different options for visualization make this data accessible for multiple students, even with diverse needs.
Students can easily isolate the data they need to reduce overwhelming and distracting information.
Prerequisites
Students may need nuclear energy defined.
Students should also understand that nuclear energy is a clean source of energy and why this is important.
Differentiation & Implementation
Students can compare the health and environmental impacts of nuclear energy to those associated with burning fossil fuels. Students can discuss pollution, radioactivity, and greenhouse gas emissions.
History students can create a timeline of notable events in nuclear energy, noting under each the worldwide or national use of nuclear at or after the time of that event.
If students don't know the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion, the fact sheet in the Introduction to Nuclear Energy resource is a useful tool to illustrate the differences and similarities.
Social studies teachers can use this resource in conjunction with this nuclear energy lesson.
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