Oil Map Activity

Assignment:

Goal:
Work with Google docs, discussion of standardized tests, sharing documents,
Web sites used in this activity:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2007/11/06/business/20071107_WINNERSLOSERS_GRAPHIC.html#
http://docs.google.com/

Standardized tests today nearly often involve problem solving skills.
Several require students to take information from graphs and charts and use it to answer questions.
Visit the World Oil Map listed in the New York Times.
Make a simple worksheet (using google Docs) or word if you prefer that requires students to gather information from this site.
Five Questions is all you need. At the bottom of the worksheet - list the answers.
The hardest should require some real thinking or problem solving skills (appropriate for your age group)
Share the document with one of your computer neighbors,
Post if on your blog.
Please note that there are three tabs which give different types of information. There is also a zoom feature on each map.
If you like this type of interactive map and data, there are many more found at the New York times web site. Search for the word interactive or talk to me.
When finished, make a blog post about this acitivity, include appropriate links and discuss what you can take from this to use in your classroom.

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Oil and the Economy

Questions:

1. Define consumer in your own words.

2. Who is the #1 oil supplier for the US?

3. On Average how many barrels of oil does the US consumer in a day?

4. What do the circles on the map represent?

5. What are the top three suppliers to the US?

Answers:

1. someone who buys something

2. The United States of America

3. On average, the United States consumed 20.6 million barrels per day.

4. They are the number of barrels.

5. United States, Canada, Mexico

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This was a fairly easy activity to create. It is definetly something I can use in my class, which can be modified for any topic.