Grade Level:
9-12
Teacher Resources
Students construct and interpret population pyramids for six countries and discuss differences in the population growth rates...
Students develop an index of the ten factors they identify as most important to a sustainable community...
Acting as the residents of five major regions of the world, students compare various statistics that affect...
A visual demonstration of the limited farmland available on Earth (instructor cuts an apple to model available...
Students work in small groups to determine the main environmental concerns during given periods of history and...
Urbanization background reading: Our world population is rapidly urbanizing. Yet, urban and suburban sprawl in developed countries...
Urbanization case study reading: A profile of the growth of Shenzhen, China.
Water resources case study reading: A profile of Asia’s Aral Sea, the reasons it is disappearing and...
Water resources case study reading: Charitable programs building water wells in Sub-Saharan Africa have learned that providing...
PopEd Impact
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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