![Screenshot of video lesson plan "Who Polluted the Potomac?" showing interactive activity](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Who-Polluted-the-Potomac-Video-Thumbnail-125x125.png)
Watch the video to see Pop Ed staff walk you through the lesson. “Who Polluted the Potomac?”...
![Screenshot of video lesson plan "Timber!" showing role-play in deforestation demand and supply simulation](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Timber-Video-Thumbnail-125x125.png)
In this role-playing simulation, students discover what happens to a forest when the demand for wood is...
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In a short demonstration using water and measuring cups, students observe how populations grow when the birth...
![Screenshot of video lesson plan "Population Circle" where students simulate the Earth's exponential population growth explosion](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/population-circle-video-thumbnail-125x125.png)
Students experience the changing pace of population growth by actively simulating the Earth’s population growth over the...
![Screenshot of video lesson plan "Panther Hunt" showing the represented prey animals in an ecosystem that can support a panther diet](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Panther-Hunt-Video-Thumbnail-125x125.png)
Students gain an understanding of carrying capacity when they act as predatory animals in a finite area...
![Screenshot of video lesson plan "Oh How We've Grown" where students create a timeline of the global population doubling](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/oh-how-weve-grown-video-thumbnail-125x125.png)
Students experience the changing pace of population growth by actively simulating the Earth’s population growth over a...
![Screenshot of video lesson plan "Mining for Chocolate" showing chocolate chip cookies as an analogy to mining regions](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Mining-for-Chocolate-Video-Thumbnail-125x125.png)
After matching everyday products to their rock or mineral sources, students “mine” chocolate chip cookies to discover...
![Screenshot of video lesson plan "Earth: The Apple of Our Eye" using an apple to demonstrate the limited farmland available on Earth](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Earth-Apple-of-our-Eye-Video-Thumbnail-125x125.png)
A visual demonstration of the limited farmland available on Earth (instructor cuts an apple to model available...
![Lemur on a log](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lemur-on-log-text-125x125.jpg)
In small group simulations, students compare the biodiversity of a temperate forest to that of a tropical...
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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