Unit for elementary grades covers how people's basic needs are meet
An elementary-level reading that describes the basic needs for all people.
Colorful hands lift up for the Earth and young students learn how they can be stewards of the planet
A primer for young learners to be used as an introduction to population themes and concepts.
Unit for elementary grades covers how we count populations of humans locally and globally
An elementary-level reading that discusses populations and habitat.
Students participate in physical but noncompetitive games that illustrate the challenges that arise when working as a...
Lower elementary students decorate a cookie to represent Earth's physical geography
A cookie is decorated to show the different features of the Earth’s surface and the amount of...
Goldfish crackers in a bowl that would be distributed through the activity.
Students share a bowl of goldfish crackers to simulate even and uneven consumption of limited resources. Students...
Sampling is one way to estimate the number of individuals in a large population
Students estimate a fish population (using goldfish crackers on a flat surface) by sampling. Students will be...
Young students decorate buildings made of cardboard boxes
Students discuss the places that make up a community, construct an imaginary 3-D town, and model how...
Flowers growing in a flower pot.
A simulation and gardening lab that gives students hands-on experience with the effects of increasing population density....

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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