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Students express their thoughts on issues related to population and the environment, then research a specific issue...
![A "vessel of opportunity" skims oil spilled after the Deepwater Horizon/BP well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/boat-skimming-oil-spill-gulf-mexico-125x125.jpg)
Students use the engineering design process to create and test prototypes for cleaning up oil spills. Students...
![Students reaching for poker chips in Tragedy of the Commons simulation](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/hands-on-poker-chips-125x125.jpg)
In two simulation games, students determine individual short-term consumption strategies that will maximize resources for the entire...
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An apple is sliced into pieces to model the current amount of agricultural land on Earth. Then...
![Mother's hand holding the hand of her newborn baby](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/mothers-hand-holding-newborn-hand-125x125.jpg)
Students investigate three different data sets covering maternal mortality, and articulate the benefits and shortcomings of each...
![The number of international migrants, and migrants as a percentage of world population, have increased from 1970 to 2020](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/historic-international-migrants-infographic-125x125.jpg)
Data in 10-year increments from 1970 to 2020.
PopEd Impact
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campuses
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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