Grade Level:
K-2
Teacher Resources
Students role-play being pandas in a bamboo forest where habitat fragmentation has occurred due to farming. Students...
Students research an endangered species and create a poster that teaches others about the importance of protecting...
Students identify ways to reduce solid waste by creatively reusing items that might be disposed of. Students...
Elementary-level reading on communities and the spaces we all share.
Students conduct a composting investigation to observe if and how different materials decompose over time in a...
Students track their lunch waste every day for a week and test strategies for reducing the amount...
Students construct a word web to show the possible cause and effect relationships of a growing population....
Elementary-level reading on people’s needs and wants, and how individuals and groups access the things they need.
A primer for young learners to be used as an introduction to population themes and concepts.
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