Share of Primary Energy from Solar
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Provided by: Our World in Data|Published on: July 20, 2021
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Synopsis
- This resource includes an interactive map, graphs, and a table that show the share of solar primary energy for countries around the world since 1965.
Subjects: Science, Geography, Mathematics
Authors: Hannah Ritchie, Max Roser
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Students can easily see a country's data at a glance by hovering over the country.
- The resource provider keeps this and other resources updated.
Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with solar energy.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Students can discuss the climate benefits of using solar energy and weigh them with the challenges of implementing solar energy. The video Danish Wind and Ions does a great job of explaining the challenges of both solar and wind.
- Students can also compare solar to other sources using the Energy Consumption by Source data resource.
- To get students up and moving as they learn, teachers can use this Solar Relay Activity alongside of this data to help them understand solar energy.
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