Grade Level:
9-12
Teacher Resources
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...
Packet of 2025 Earth Day lesson plans for 9th – 12th grades. Free to download! The 2025...
Students examine historic census data to investigate U.S. family size over time.
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Helen de la Maza, Environmental Educator, Irvine, CA