Grade Level:
9-12
Teacher Resources
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...
Students discuss the varying levels of human needs and then evaluate their own needs and wants and...
Students create flowcharts that link environmental issues with human health issues. Students will be able to: Conduct...
Small groups of students take on the role of a stakeholder vying for water from the Colorado...
PopEd Impact
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educators trained
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workshops conducted
"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