Grade Level:
9-12
Teacher Resources
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...
This powerful population growth video provides a fast-paced visual overview of human population trends from 1 CE...
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.
Six cards that compare resource use in the United States and worldwide.
Students write predictions on the state of a U.S. environmental, social, or demographic topic 50 years from...
Students construct and interpret population pyramids for the U.S. at 1880, 1920, 1960, 2000, 2025, and 2050.
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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