A couple PowerPoint presentations are used to stimulate discussion about the perspectives of different countries on the issue of energy consumption. Afterward, they play a game in which each team is assigned a country, considers its economic growth model, and then compares it to the other countries. Consider also implementing the preceding lesson by the same publisher on this current topic.

Concepts

energy consumption, energy, climate change, gross domestic product

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Additional Tags

climate change, energy consumption, gross domestic product, energy intensity, science

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Pros

• Raises awareness of different countries' approach to energy consumption
• Incorporates discussion and a collaborative activity
• Meets Next Generation Science Standards HS-ESS3-2 and PS-HS3-2
• Contains a well-designed PowerPoint complete with notes for leading the associated lecture

Cons

• None