National Energy and Petrochemical Map

• This interactive map provides an engaging way to visualize the locations and prominence of renewable and non-renewable energy infrastructure in the United States.
• It shows the locations and details of power plants, processing plants, refineries, ports, chemical plants, storage sites, and pipelines.

Positives

• Students can personalize their map by selecting the type of map and what information to display and then share an online link to their map.
• This is a great way to visualize the prominence of clean energy production in the United States.

Additional Prerequisites

• Certain layers of the map will not be visible until zoomed in.
• Students can zoom in and out of the map and select specific locations as well as their own.
• Students should have a general understanding of different sources of energy and whether they are renewable or non-renewable.
  

Differentiation

• Students can be tasked with trying to determine why there are more of certain energy sources in specific locations like near coastlines or in hotter areas.
• This resource can be used in social studies classes during lessons about policy building for a clean energy transition and in science and geography classes during lessons about the impact of certain energy sources on the local environment and where they are located.
• In a geography class, have students use the "Measure" tool to measure the distance between two places or find the latitude and longitude of a location.

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