Screenshot of video lesson plan "Timber!" showing role-play in deforestation demand and supply simulation
In this role-playing simulation, students discover what happens to a forest when the demand for wood is...
In a short demonstration using water and measuring cups, students observe how populations grow when the birth...
Screenshot of video lesson plan "Stage Stepping" demonstrating family size and generational population growth
Students simulate several generations of a family’s growth, comparing a two-child and three-child average family size.
Screenshot of video lesson plan "Power of the Pyramids" showing the different population pyramids of various countries
Students construct and interpret population pyramids for six countries and discuss differences in the population growth rates...
Screenshot of video lesson plan "Population Circle" where students simulate the Earth's exponential population growth explosion
Students experience the changing pace of population growth by actively simulating the Earth’s population growth over the...
Screenshot of video lesson plan "Panther Hunt" showing the represented prey animals in an ecosystem that can support a panther diet
Students gain an understanding of carrying capacity when they act as predatory animals in a finite area...
Screenshot of video lesson plan "Oh How We've Grown" where students create a timeline of the global population doubling
Students experience the changing pace of population growth by actively simulating the Earth’s population growth over a...
Screenshot of video lesson plan "Mining for Chocolate" showing chocolate chip cookies as an analogy to mining regions
After matching everyday products to their rock or mineral sources, students “mine” chocolate chip cookies to discover...
Screenshot of video lesson plan "In Search of Sustainable Life"
Students develop an index of the ten factors they identify as most important to a sustainable community...

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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