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Land use background reading: As population grows, we develop wild areas and arable land and overuse resources...
![Beans used for modeling population growth](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/beans-spilling-from-bag-125x125.jpg)
Students use beans to model population growth in several mystery countries while varying four key demographic factors....
![Students hold poker chips representing resources in global resource comparison lesson](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/hands-showing-3-2-1-0-poker-chips-125x125.jpg)
Acting as countries in a simulation game, students discuss how resources are inequitably distributed throughout the world...
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Students examine their own values by considering various environmental dilemmas and evaluating how different reactions impact the...
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Acting as store owners, students conduct a mini-census to identify their potential market and then use different...
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Students create a concept map in cooperative learning groups to display cause and effect relationships between population,...
![Fracking drill rig in a remote location on the prairie in a hay field with bales.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fracking-in-texas-text-125x125.jpg)
Students analyze information about fracking and their sources for bias and ultimately take a stance arguing for...
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Students read a news article about local population growth and the resulting sprawl, create and write a...
![Young child at a health clinic getting a check up](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/young-child-ear-check-at-health-clinic-125x125.jpg)
Through playing a board game, students are presented with various health-related scenarios that can hurt or help...
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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