![Colorful paperdolls](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/brightly-colored-paper-dolls-125x125.jpg)
Riddles that help students conceptualize large numbers and understand the concepts of exponential growth and doubling time.
![Demonstration of water availability for elementary students shows the amount of surface water vs salt water](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/water-water-everywhere-elementary-demo-125x125.jpg)
Students observe a demonstration of how much water is available on the planet for human consumption. Students...
![Unit for elementary grades covers the balance of people on the planet with Earth's resources](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cop-how-many-is-enough-125x125.jpg)
![Unit for elementary grades covers how people's basic needs are meet](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cop-meeting-peoples-basic-needs-125x125.jpg)
An elementary-level reading that describes the basic needs for all people.
![Unit for elementary grades covers how we count populations of humans locally and globally](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cop-counting-populations-125x125.jpg)
An elementary-level reading that discusses populations and habitat.
![Teenage girl in Malawi holding pumpkin leaves to make lunch](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/martha-phiri-with-pumpkin-leaves-global-cents-125x125.jpg)
Students develop budgets to meet the basic needs of an American family and a family in Malawi...
![Sampling is one way to estimate the number of individuals in a large population](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hands-collecting-beads-how-many-fish-in-sea-125x125.jpg)
Students estimate a fish population (using goldfish crackers on a flat surface) by sampling. Students will be...
![Students reaching for poker chips in Tragedy of the Commons simulation](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/hands-on-poker-chips-125x125.jpg)
In a simulation game, students desiring to draw renewable resources from a common pool determine short-term consumption...
![Students hold poker chips representing resources in global resource comparison lesson](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/hands-showing-3-2-1-0-poker-chips-125x125.jpg)
Students compete for global resources and experience the inequity of resource distribution around the world. Students will...
PopEd Impact
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campuses
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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