Grade Level:
3-5
Teacher Resources
Students track their lunch waste every day for a week and test strategies for reducing the amount...
An apple is sliced into pieces to model the amount of agricultural land being used on Earth...
Students construct a word web to show the possible cause and effect relationships of a growing population....
Riddles that help students conceptualize large numbers and understand the concepts of exponential growth and doubling time.
Students observe a demonstration of how much water is available on the planet for human consumption and...
Elementary-level reading on people’s needs and wants, and how individuals and groups access the things they need.
Elementary-level reading that discusses populations and the habitats that support them.
Students use small manipulatives and a sampling method to estimate the population of flowers in a field....
In a simulation game, students draw renewable resources from a common pool and determine short-term consumption strategies...
PopEd Impact
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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