Lesson Plan
Grades 9-12
Calculating 7 Billion
Resource Overview
Through cooperative learning activities and a class demonstration, students work through problems to visualize large numbers and use technology to graph population growth trends to make estimates about future growth.
Features of This Resource
- Students create electronic graphs using Excel
- Part 3 is appropriate for high level math classes such as calculus or statistics
How Do I Get This Lesson Plan?
Other Resources You Might Like:
Students graph current carbon dioxide emissions and population growth over time and discuss trends they observe.
Students construct and interpret population pyramids (age-sex distribution charts) and discuss differences in population characteristics at different points in U.S.... Read more »
Students calculate the rate of natural increase and corresponding doubling time or half-life for several countries and explore factors that... Read more »
Nice to meet you!
Tell us a bit about yourself so we can continue creating resources that meet your needs.
You’ll only need to fill out this form once. If you’ve already completed the form, you can confirm your email here.