Grade Level:
9-12
Teacher Resources
Students access www.WorldPopulationHistory.org to research historical events and determine which events they deem to be most important in meeting...
Students write, film and edit a short video that connects human population growth to one other global...
As the instructor reads a historic story, students add and extract items from a model ocean based...
Students graph current carbon dioxide emissions and population growth over time and discuss trends they observe.
In a simulation, students desiring to draw renewable resources from a common pool determine short-term consumption strategies...
Explores how the amount of carbon emitted and vulnerability to climate-related risks varies between countries.
Representing different countries, students step forward or backward based on health conditions in their borders, to find...
Students observe a brief demonstration on the distribution of the world’s water and then calculate how much...
Students compare wealth of the average person in the world to that of a person living in...
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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