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Students watch the video “World Population” and participate in guided exploration of an online timeline to explore...
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Students access www.WorldPopulationHistory.org to research historical events and determine which events they deem to be most important in meeting...
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Students write, film and edit a short video that connects human population growth to one other global...
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As the instructor reads a historic story, students add and extract items from a model ocean based...
![Line graph displaying CO2 emissions and human population growth from 1750 to 2050](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/co2-emissions-and-population-1750-2050-graph-125x125.jpg)
Students graph current carbon dioxide emissions and population growth over time and discuss trends they observe.
![Students reaching for poker chips in Tragedy of the Commons simulation](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/hands-on-poker-chips-125x125.jpg)
In a simulation, students desiring to draw renewable resources from a common pool determine short-term consumption strategies...
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Explores how the amount of carbon emitted and vulnerability to climate-related risks varies between countries.
![Woman receiving vaccine from nurse](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/woman-receiving-vaccine-from-nurse-text-125x125.jpg)
Representing different countries, students step forward or backward based on health conditions in their borders, to find...
![Demonstration of water availability for middle and high students shows the limited amount of freshwater on Earth](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/water-water-everywhere-secondary-demo-e1672257087969-125x125.jpg)
Students observe a brief demonstration on the distribution of the world’s water and then calculate how much...
PopEd Impact
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campuses
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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