![Coastal view of the Pacific Ocean](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/coastal-ocean-125x125.jpg)
A visual demonstration models the limited ocean area where most ocean life is found, followed by a...
![Student create a report card for the Earth, by gauging the health of the planet](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/report-card-earth-125x125.jpg)
Students use the poster, A Quick Trip to 8 Billion, to determine whether progress has been made...
![The Kennecott Copper Mine in Utah, one of the sources of raw materials described in the reading.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/kennecott-copper-mine-text-125x125.jpg)
What is an ecological footprint and what are the impacts of using so much stuff? How do...
![US Capitol building](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/us-capitol-building-blue-sky-text-125x125.jpg)
Students research an energy-related topic in the United States or Canada and consider possible alternatives, weighing costs...
![Kirtland's Warbler, one of the possible endangered species for students to examine.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/yellow-black-bird-125x125.jpg)
Students determine a list of criteria to use when deciding the fate of endangered species, then conduct...
![Test tubes for students to simulate the spread of diseases.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/test-tubes-125x125.jpg)
Students mimic the spread of disease by exchanging liquids in test tubes in a hands-on simulation. They...
![](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/smoke-stack-with-billowing-smoke-factory-125x125.jpg)
Students find articles about air pollution issues and use the information to create a class cause and...
![Children living in the Kibera slum outside of Nairobi, Kenya.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/children-nairobi-slums-text-125x125.jpg)
Poverty background reading: More than one billion people around the world live in poverty and lack adequate...
![Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/trees-cut-in-amazon-text-125x125.jpg)
Forests background reading: The world’s forests are important ecosystems in regulating climate and nurturing wildlife. This reading...
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