Grade Level:
9-12
Teacher Resources
Students read and discuss an article about the current mass extinction of species, then calculate extinction rates...
Health background reading: Explore how stresses to our global environment affect public health and nature’s potential to...
Water resources background reading: The demand for fresh water increases as our population grows, yet many around...
Solid waste background reading: How do we deal with the growing problem of solid waste? This reading...
Global status of women background reading: Gender discrimination hurts women, their families and their communities. Read about...
Watch human population grow from 1 CE to present and see projected growth in under six minutes....
Through a short-story and discussion about teen pregnancy, and by interpreting a graph about global literacy and...
Through an article, video, simulation game, and small group research, students explore factors that influence women’s fertility...
Students create a population density map of U.S. population over time, from 1800 to today.
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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