• This interactive map and chart provide students with an opportunity to explore where and how much solar energy is being produced around the world. 
• Students can select the countries they wish to see on the line graph. 
• Data begin in 1996, and all resources can be downloaded. 
  

Positives

• Students can see the progression of solar energy around the world over time and see which countries have the most installed capacity.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should know how to read a line graph and world map.
• You can sort the table by column.
• The line graph can display the data on a linear or logarithmic scale.

Differentiation

• Cross-curricular connections could be made in social studies classes while discussing air quality.
• Cross-curricular connections could be made in physics classes while discussing fossil fuel energy and solar energy.
  

This resource highlights aggregate of installed solar capacity with a unit conversion factor of 0.001. Data output shows the relative change from countries under study. Hence, resource is recommended.

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