Grade Level:
6-8
Teacher Resources
Students multiply ratios, divide units of time, and subtract death rates from birth rates to calculate population...
Through an interactive story, students experience the pollution of a local river over time and propose methods...
Watch human population grow from 1 CE to present and see projected growth in under six minutes....
Through a short-story and discussion about teen pregnancy, and by interpreting a graph about global literacy and...
Students create a population density map of U.S. population over time, from 1800 to today.
Six cards that compare resource use in the United States and worldwide.
Students write about predictions of a U.S. environmental, social, or demographic topic in 2070.
Students construct and interpret population pyramids (age-sex distribution charts) and discuss differences in population characteristics at different...
Students multiply ratios, divide units of time, and subtract death rates from birth rates to calculate population...
PopEd Impact
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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