Grade Level:
9-12
Teacher Resources
Representing different countries, students step forward or backward based on social and economic conditions in their borders,...
Students watch the video “World Population” and participate in guided exploration of an online timeline to explore...
Students construct and interpret population pyramids for six countries and discuss differences in the population growth rates...
Students experience the changing pace of population growth by actively simulating the Earth’s population growth over the...
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...
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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