Resource Overview
Students gain an understanding of carrying capacity when they act as predatory animals in a finite area and attempt to accumulate enough food to stay alive. (Distance learning tool available below!)
Students will be able to:
- Define carrying capacity and explain how it relates to animals and people.
- Calculate the carrying capacity of a determined area.
- Determine the similarities and differences between animal and human population growth patterns and carrying capacities.
Features of This Resource
- Math extensions available as students manipulate their own data sets
- Great for biology and environmental science classes
- One of Population Education’s most popular activities
- Great lesson for Earth Day
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