Teaching Population is an online lesson plan library for K-12 teachers on population, sustainability and global studies
"Best of" library of readings and lesson plans with interactive methods for all subject areas.
In this role-playing simulation, students discover what happens to a forest when the demand for wood is...
Students construct a word web to show the possible cause and effect relationships of a growing population....
Young learners hear an interactive story about river pollution
Through an interactive story, students experience the pollution of a local river over time, and propose methods...
Spanish/English lessons for K - 5th grade teachers cover sustainability and population change
Counting on People is an online lesson plan library for elementary teachers on environmental stewardship and global citizenship
Engaging local to global lessons make it fun to teach sustainability and community to elementary students.
Screenshot of video lesson plan "Go Fish!" demonstrating uneven resource consumption of limited resources
In Go Fish!, students in grades K‑2 engage in a hands‑on resource distribution simulation where they share...
Screenshot of video lesson plan "World of Difference" showing an example of a habitat circle with allotted resources
In this fun interactive activity, students role-play as plants or animals collecting vital habitat elements — water,...
Screengrab of gardening lab video lesson plan
Engage lower elementary students with a hands-on gardening and plant growth simulation lab designed to teach the...

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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