Grade Level:
6-8
Teacher Resources
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.
Through an interactive story, grade 3-5 students experience the pollution of a local river over time and...
This powerful population growth video provides a fast-paced visual overview of human population trends from 1 CE...
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...
PopEd Impact
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college campuses
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workshops conducted
"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