Screenshot of video lesson plan "Chips of Trade" showing push and pull factors of migration
This interactive social studies and geography activity has students take part in a push-pull migration simulation to...
Screenshot of video lesson plan "Who Polluted the Potomac?" showing interactive activity
In this hands-on environmental science and geography lesson, students engage with the interactive story “Who Polluted the...
Screenshot of video lesson plan "Water, Water Everywhere" showing distribution of world's water between oceans, polar ice, and other reservoirs
Students begin by observing a brief but powerful demonstration of how Earth’s freshwater is distributed across the...
Screenshot of video lesson plan "Timber!" showing role-play in deforestation demand and supply simulation
In this interactive forest sustainability and environmental science simulation, students take on roles within a forest management...
This quick and visual demonstration uses water and measuring cups to model how population increases when the...
Screenshot of video lesson plan "Stage Stepping" demonstrating family size and generational population growth
Students simulate several generations of a family’s growth, comparing a two-child and three-child average family size.
Screenshot of video lesson plan "Power of the Pyramids" showing the different population pyramids of various countries
Students construct and interpret population pyramids for six different countries in this lesson. By analyzing age and...
Screenshot of video lesson plan "Population Circle" where students simulate the Earth's exponential population growth explosion
This engaging population growth simulation helps students experience the changing pace of Earth’s population growth over the...
Screenshot of video lesson plan "Panther Hunt" showing the represented prey animals in an ecosystem that can support a panther diet
In this fun, game-like classroom activity, students take on the role of predatory animals competing for limited...

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