Grade Level:
K-2
Teacher Resources
Students estimate a fish population (using goldfish crackers on a flat surface) by sampling.
Students create handprint art and write an action they will take to protect the environment.
Students identify items presented to them as needs or wants, complete a sorting activity, and create a...
Through a guided role-play, students compare the energy use of a typical morning 200 years ago with...
Students read (or listen to) the short story, From Island to Island, then create a play or perform...
Students act as animals trying to survive by collecting essential habitat services - water, soil, shelter, space,...
Students read and discuss a story about people coming together to help one another, and then plan...
Elementary-level reading on the creation and disposal of solid waste.
Elementary-level reading that addresses renewable and non-renewable resource use and impacts.
PopEd Impact
64,000
educators trained
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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