Screenshot of video lesson plan "Food for Thought" showing statistics of countries around the world to compare residents' resources and well-being

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 »

Screenshot of video lesson plan "Earth: The Apple of Our Eye" using an apple to demonstrate the limited farmland available on Earth

Earth: The Apple of Our Eye

A visual demonstration of the limited farmland available on Earth (instructor cuts an apple to model available arable land), followed… Read more »

Screenshot of video lesson plan "Carbon Crunch" showing carbon emissions by country

Carbon Crunch

Students work in small groups to determine the main environmental concerns during given periods of history and then specifically analyze… Read more »

World Population video

Watch human population grow from 1 CE to present and see projected growth in under six minutes. We offer a… Read more »

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