![Colorful paperdolls](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/brightly-colored-paper-dolls-125x125.jpg)
Students identify ways that many factors in human society and the natural environment are interdependent by creating...
![Question mark on the Earth for a quiz on population trends and events](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/earth-with-question-mark-125x125.jpg)
Nine question quiz designed to give teachers and students an overview of world and U.S. population trends....
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Students write, film and edit a short video that connects human population growth to one other global...
![Students reaching for poker chips in Tragedy of the Commons simulation](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/hands-on-poker-chips-125x125.jpg)
In a simulation, students desiring to draw renewable resources from a common pool determine short-term consumption strategies...
![Students reaching for poker chips in Tragedy of the Commons simulation](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/hands-on-poker-chips-125x125.jpg)
In a simulation game, students desiring to draw renewable resources from a common pool determine short-term consumption...
![Parking lot full of cars shows Americans' dependence on car culture](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/aerial-view-cars-in-full-parking-lot-125x125.jpg)
Students assess the natural resources use, pollution and community impacts associated with our population’s driving habits through...
![Demonstration of water availability for middle and high students shows the limited amount of freshwater on Earth](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/water-water-everywhere-secondary-demo-e1672257087969-125x125.jpg)
Students observe a brief demonstration on the distribution of the world’s water and then calculate how much...
![Photo of US History: Pumping water by hand in 1942 from the sole water supply in this section of Wilder, TN](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tn-valley-authority-water-supply-wilder-125x125.png)
Acting as presidents from various points in history, students compare U.S. demographic and environmental statistics.
![](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/mother-gorilla-with-baby-gorilla-in-wild-125x125.jpg)
Through a small group simulation using probability, students explore how different population growth rates are impacting biodiversity...
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