Earth Matters is an online lesson plan library for high school environmental science and geography teachers
High school lessons cover global interdependence in ways students find meaningful and relatable.
The student contest challenges students to create a short video that connects human population growth with one...
Colorful, informative poster makes the perfect classroom wall decoration – it inspires conversations and questions. What historic...
Cartogram map of global population
Cartogram poster provides students a unique view of the Earth – the size of each country is...
Infographic shows uneven energy use across the world by comparing energy used per capita in high-, upper-middle-, lower-middle-, and low-income countries
Comparison of energy use per capita over time based on wealth.
Graph shows connection between fertility and education by comparing nine countries' TFR with mean years of schooling
Graph displays the fertility rate and mean years of schooling for nine countries.
Infographic shows the number of people living in urban areas vs rural areas from 1950 to today and projected to 2050
Number of people living in urban areas vs rural areas starting in 1950 and projected to 2050.
Artful bar graph shows the growth in the number of cities with over 1 million residents from 1960 to 2030
Historic growth in the number of cities with over 1 million residents from 1960 to 2030.
Forest loss in Indonesia and the Brazilian Amazon. Graph shows percentage of 1970s forest remaining through 2020
Forest loss in Indonesia and the Brazilian Amazon as a percentage of 1970s forest remaining in 2020.

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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