![Map of world showing global population size in 1523; From 'World Population' video](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/world-population-dot-video-1521-125x125.jpg)
Students watch the video, World Population, and analyze trends in human population over the last 2,000 years....
![Patient resting in an oxygen tent due to air pollution in Denora, PA, 1948](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/donara-air-pollution-patient-in-oxygen-tent-text-125x125.jpg)
Students interpret photos and analyze historical accounts to deduce what human activities contribute to air pollution, and...
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Acting as residents of five major world regions, students compare various statistics that affect people’s health and...
![Students create a box plot of arable land per capita for 15 countries in a math-science integration lesson](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/every-picture-tells-story-box-plot-arable-land-125x125.jpg)
Students graph data on international demographics, environmental trends and indicators of human well-being using box plots, stem-and-leaf...
![Students calculate how much space one human needs for food, energy, water and oxygen](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/single-tree-is-wide-open-grassy-field-125x125.jpg)
Through research and analysis of their consumption of renewable resources, students measure the amount of land that...
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A secondary reading that provides an overview of world population trends and lifestyles around the world. (Reading...
![Colorful paperdolls](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/brightly-colored-paper-dolls-125x125.jpg)
Students multiply ratios, divide units of time, and subtract death rates from birth rates to calculate population...
![Elementary and middle school students take part in an interactive story about river pollution](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/who-polluted-potomac-red-125x125.jpg)
Through an interactive story, students experience the pollution of a local river over time and propose methods...
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Watch human population grow from 1 CE to present and see projected growth in under six minutes....
PopEd Impact
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campuses
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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