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 simulate the Earth’s population growth over a 500 year span and then create a timeline that visually depicts population… Read more »
Mining for Chocolate
After matching everyday products to their natural sources, students “mine” chocolate chip cookies to discover possible impacts of mining operations.
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