This interactive map and chart shows the share of electricity from low-carbon sources in different countries of the world, starting from the year 1985.
Teaching Tips
Positives
The interactive provides three different ways for students to explore data (chart, map, table).
Students may choose to view datasets for various geographic locations and time periods.
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 electricity.
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 electricity.
Can be used to create awareness about one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Scientist Notes
The resource explores electricity from low-carbon sources (nuclear, wind, solar, geothermal, etc.) This is recommended for students to learn and understand how electricity is generated from these sources.
Standards
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
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.
College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Standards
Dimension 4: Taking Informed Action
D4.6.6-8 Draw on multiple disciplinary lenses to analyze how a specific problem can manifest itself at local, regional, and global levels over time, identifying its characteristics and causes, and the challenges and opportunities faced by those trying to address the problem.
Common Core Math Standards (CCSS.MATH)
Statistics & Probability: Making Inferences & Justifying Conclusions (9-12)
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.IC.B.6 Evaluate reports based on data.
