Grade Level:
9-12
Teacher Resources
Forests background reading: The world’s forests are important ecosystems in regulating climate and nurturing wildlife. This reading...
Students calculate the rate of natural increase and corresponding doubling time or half-life for several countries and...
Students observe and collect data on the exponential growth of yeast cultures in both a lab experiment...
Air pollution background reading: An overview of how fossil fuel combustion creates unhealthful levels of several pollutants...
Students create and conduct a survey to identify a local transportation issue and develop a strategy to...
Students play a board game about the fate of a rainforest where they must strategically balance economic...
Students decide whether given statements on population growth and food issues are “good news” or “bad news”...
In small groups, students analyze a map of an undeveloped area within a city in order to...
Through graphing and guided questioning students examine the cause and effect relationship between human activities and methane...
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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