Grade Level:
9-12
Teacher Resources
Bar graph shows the populations of the 10 most populous countries. The top 10 most populous countries...
A pre-test/post-test quiz designed to give students an overview of world population trends and the consequences of...
Students construct and interpret population pyramids and discuss differences in population growth rates among several different countries....
Students watch the video, World Population, and analyze trends in population change over the last 2,000 years....
Acting as residents of five major regions of the world, students compare various statistics that affect people’s...
In a simulation, students desiring to draw renewable resources from a common pool determine short-term consumption strategies...
Spanish/English lessons for 6 - 12th grade teachers cover sustainability and population change
This lesson plans linked below accompany the World Population Map, a population cartogram. Population Squared is an...
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