Grade Level:
9-12
Teacher Resources
Students take an online ecological footprint quiz to determine their resource use and test how changes to...
Across the globe and in a short amount of time, we’ve given up the tractor for the...
An apple is sliced into pieces to model the current amount of agricultural land on Earth. Then...
Students create a concept map in cooperative learning groups to display cause and effect relationships between population,...
Students read a news article about local population growth and the resulting sprawl, create and write a...
Students develop an index of factors most important to a sustainable community and develop models for measuring...
Students use the engineering design process to create and test prototypes for cleaning up oil spills. Students...
Students use real-world data to construct and interpret population pyramids and discuss differences in population growth rates...
Students express their thoughts on issues related to population and the environment, then research a specific issue...
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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