Curriculum
Peopling of Our Planet
This engaging history and science lesson combines multimedia and interactive learning as students watch the “World Population” video and analyze… Read more »
Stork and Grim Reaper
This quick and visual demonstration uses water and measuring cups to model how population increases when the birth rate exceeds… 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 different countries in this lesson. By analyzing age and sex distribution, they… Read more »
Population Circle
This engaging population growth simulation helps students experience the changing pace of Earth’s population growth over the last 500 years.… Read more »
Panther Hunt
In this fun, game-like classroom activity, students take on the role of predatory animals competing for limited food within a… Read more »
Oh, How We’ve Grown!
This engaging population growth activity helps students understand long-term human population trends. Through an interactive simulation of 500 years of… Read more »
Mining for Chocolate
This engaging, hands-on STEM and earth science lesson introduces students to the connection between natural resources and consumer products. After… Read more »
In Search of Sustainable Life
Students identify the ten most important factors for a sustainable community and create measurable indicators to evaluate each one, building… 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