Grade Level:
6-8
Teacher Resources
Our global family background reading: There are vast differences in wealth, energy use, health, and education levels...
Population concepts background reading: Understanding demographics is foundational to population studies. Students examine key population concepts including...
Students use mathematical formulas to calculate growth rates and doubling times, and to determine the difference between...
Students watch the video, World Population, and analyze trends in human population over the last 2,000 years....
Students interpret photos and analyze historical accounts to deduce what human activities contribute to air pollution, and...
Acting as residents of five major world regions, students compare various statistics that affect people’s health and...
Students graph data on international demographics, environmental trends and indicators of human well-being using box plots, stem-and-leaf...
Through research and analysis of their consumption of renewable resources, students measure the amount of land that...
A secondary reading that provides an overview of world population trends and lifestyles around the world. (Reading...
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"The activities not only bring out important content, but they also provide real-world context for environmental, population and sustainability issues. They engage participants in very thought-provoking and critical-thinking discussions.”
Helen de la Maza, Environmental Educator, Irvine, CA