Grade Level:
3-5
Teacher Resources
Through guided imagery, students compare their energy use with that of a Native American in the past...
Students investigate how much water they use in their lives, both directly and indirectly. Students will be...
By interviewing adults they know, students learn about diverse backgrounds and consider reasons why people migrate from...
Students simulate several generations of a family’s growth, comparing a two-child average family size to a three-child...
Students read (or listen to) the short story, From Island to Island, then create a play or perform...
Students plot the necessary green space to meet the class's oxygen needs and design an imaginary "green"...
Students act as animals trying to survive by collecting essential habitat services - water, soil, shelter, space,...
Students read and discuss a story about people coming together to help one another, and then work...
An elementary-level reading on the creation and disposal of solid waste.
PopEd Impact
64,000
educators trained
325
college campuses
32,000
workshops conducted
"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