![Student contemplates eco-dilemma](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/elementary-boy-thinking-about-a-problem-text-125x125.jpg)
In groups, students consider several environmental and social dilemmas and discuss the consequences of various reactions. Students...
![Elementary and middle school students take part in an interactive story about river pollution](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/who-polluted-potomac-red-125x125.jpg)
Through an interactive story, students experience the pollution of a local river over time and propose methods...
![Unit for elementary grades covers population density](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cop-crowding-125x125.jpg)
An elementary-level reading that discusses our needs for personal and ecological space.
![Demonstration using bowls of water and measuring cups shows population growth when the birth rate exceeds the death rate](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/stork-and-grim-reaper-demo-125x125.jpg)
In a visual demonstration using water and measuring cups, two students demonstrate the effect birth and death...
![Exhaustion from cars on the road, a major source of pollution.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/car-exhaust-pollution-text-125x125.jpg)
Students “catch” pollution (particulate matter) on prepared cards to see the environmental and health-related consequences of our...
![Students build compost bins in 2-liter bottles to compare the breakdown of organic and inorganic materials](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/scraps-into-soil-natural-compost-bottle-125x125.jpg)
Students gather materials and observe if and how they decompose over time in a natural setting. Students...
![Students weigh their lunch waste every day for a week and then employ strategies to decrease their waste footprint](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/luggage-scale-weighing-trash-bag-125x125.jpg)
Students track their lunch waste every day for a week and test strategies for reducing the amount...
![Apple slices represent different areas of the Earth: water, inhospitable land, used arable land, and arable land for farming](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/earth-apple-labeled-slices-on-plate-125x125.jpg)
An apple is sliced into pieces to model the amount of agricultural land being used on Earth...
![Kindergarten student builds a word web and connects more people with more cars](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/kindergarten-boy-more-or-less-125x125.jpg)
Students construct a word web to show the possible cause and effect relationships of a growing population....
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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