Resource Overview
Through written analysis of the timeline on the Quick Trip to 8 Billion poster, students explore how past events have contributed to our current population size and resource use.
Students will be able to:
- Explain how key events from the past have influenced population size.
- Discuss factors that contribute to population growth and unsustainable resource consumption.
- Analyze two thematic topics and their impact on global population growth.
- Write a short essay relating two population-related topics and how they’ve influenced population.
Features of This Resource
- E-poster available online – great for virtual learning
- Opportunity for chronological thinking and historical reasoning
- Students determine cause and effect connections
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