Curriculum
Stork and Grim Reaper
In a short demonstration using water and measuring cups, students observe how populations grow when the birth rate exceeds the… Read more »
Stage Stepping
Students simulate several generations of a family’s growth, comparing a two-child and three-child average family size.
Power of the Pyramids
Students construct and interpret population pyramids for six countries and discuss differences in the population growth rates of each. Audio… Read more »
Population Circle
Students experience the changing pace of population growth by actively simulating the Earth’s population growth over the last 500 years.… Read more »
Panther Hunt
Students gain an understanding of carrying capacity when they act as predatory animals in a finite area and attempt to… Read more »
Oh, How We’ve Grown!
Students experience the changing pace of population growth by actively simulating the Earth’s population growth over a 500-year span and… Read more »
Mining for Chocolate
After matching everyday products to their rock or mineral sources, students “mine” chocolate chip cookies to discover the impacts of… Read more »
In Search of Sustainable Life
Students develop an index of the ten factors they identify as most important to a sustainable community and develop models… Read more »
Food for Thought
Acting as the residents of five major regions of the world, students compare various statistics that affect people’s health and… Read more »
PopEd Impact
64,000
educators trained
325
college campuses
32,000
workshops conducted
"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