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The Great Energy Challenge is a National Geographic feature that offers some nice interactive posters for evaluating personal and global energy consumption. Global Electricity Outlook is an interactive display of electricity consumption across the globe. You can view the global picture or click on the map to view regional consumption. The display shows the means of electricity production globally and regionally. To see how shifting production sources would impact the world or a region use the sliders below the map. Read more about the Great Energy Challenge posters here.

8th grade science

Personal Energy Meter Would be interesting for students to use this in 8th grade science to create an infographic about their energy consumption and carbon footprint

8th grade science

8th grade science

8th grade science

"The lottery of birth is responsible for much of who we are. If you were not born in the country you were, what would your life be like? Would you be the same person? IfItWereMyHome.com is your gateway to understanding life outside your home. Use our country comparison tool to compare living conditions in your own country to those of another. Start by selecting a region to compare on the map to the right, and begin your exploration. You can also use our visualization tool to help understand the impact of a disaster."

Interactive Almanac of Statistics that allows visitors to compare 2 countries in terms of population, healthcare, economy, and energy compiled from the CIA World Factbook and World Health Organization.