Grade Level:
6-8
Teacher Resources
Through riddles and cooperative learning math activities, students work through problems to calculate and visualize millions and...
Students use manipulatives to explore the environmental impact of four different types of protein, and the pros...
After matching everyday products to their natural sources, students “mine” chocolate chip cookies to discover possible impacts...
Students demonstrate the effects of crowding in a “jumping jack” activity, discuss the pros and cons of...
Students experience the changing pace of population growth by actively simulating the Earth’s population growth over a...
Students act as panthers hunting for food in a model habitat to learn about carrying capacity and...
Students interpret various forms of data (graphic, written, and visual) and identify relationships between factors of climate...
Students graph and interpret growth curves for six mystery species and humans. (Distance learning tool available below!)...
Students use real-world data to construct and interpret population pyramids and discuss differences in population growth rates...
PopEd Impact
64,000
educators trained
325
college campuses
32,000
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