Energy Use Per Person
Provided by: Our World in Data|Published on: July 20, 2021
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Data, Graphs, and Maps
Subjects: Science, Geography, Mathematics
Authors: Hannah Ritchie, Max Roser
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- In this interactive data resource, students can see the average individual energy use for each country.
- Using the buttons on the left, students can view the data as a chart, table, or map.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This resource is user-friendly and many students can use it independently.
Prerequisites
- Students should know how to read graphs and maps.
- Students may need the term kilowatt-hour defined.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Students can discuss the environmental implications of energy consumption and where most of their energy comes from.
- Students can track their own energy usage for a week and compare it to the national or global average.
- Students can discuss outliers for this energy use data.
Students can explore data on energy consumption per capita in countries of interest. Datasets can be used to examine energy use from electricity and fuel for transport. The resource and method used in data transformation are accurate and suitable for teaching.
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