Grade Level:
K-2
Teacher Resources
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.
Elementary-level reading that discusses populations and the habitats that support them.
Students participate in two physical, noncompetitive games that illustrate the challenges that arise when working as a...
A cookie is decorated to show the different features of the Earth’s surface and the amount of...
Students share bowls of goldfish crackers to simulate the challenges that arise when trying to divide something...
Students discuss the places that make up a community, construct an imaginary 3-D town, and model how...
Students participate in a simulation and gardening lab for hands-on experience with the effects of crowding on...
Students participate as a character in an interactive story that explores how everything in nature is interconnected....
PopEd Impact
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educators trained
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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