Classroom Resources

Through an interactive story, students experience the pollution of a local river over time and...

Through an article, video, simulation game, and small group research, students explore factors that influence...

Students test different pH solutions on radish seeds to determine the optimal level for seed...

Students discuss the concept of biotic potential and use equations to determine how a family...

Students express their thoughts on issues related to population and the environment, then research a...

Students use beans to model population growth in several mystery countries while varying four key...

Students participate in a game that mimics the relationship between population growth and aquifer depletion....

Students examine their own perceptions of gender roles through two short mental exercises, then research...

Students investigate three different data sets covering maternal mortality, and articulate the benefits and shortcomings...

Health case study reading: Discover Rwanda's success in improving child and maternal mortality over the...

Secondary-level reading surveys past and present food and diet trends in the United States –...

Secondary- level reading provides a journey through the history of schooling (K-12 and higher education)...

Secondary-level reading traces the history of transportation in the United States from horse-drawn carriages to...

Secondary-level reading provides an overview of the history of love and marriage in the U.S.,...

Secondary-level reading looks at the history of work in the United States for different segments...

Secondary-level reading explores the relationship between U.S. people and the natural environment from early settlements...

Personal consumption background reading: What is an ecological footprint and what are the impacts of...

Rich and poor case study reading: There are already great inventions for reducing global poverty....

U.S. population takes center stage in this downloadable packet of classroom lessons, 330 Million in...

Thematic unit for the middle school classroom covers issues related to garbage and solid waste...

Thematic unit for the high school classroom on outdoor and indoor air pollution. Includes teaching...

Thematic unit for the high school classroom on biodiversity issues, endangered animals, and extinction rates....

Thematic unit for the high school classroom covers a wide range topics related to climate...

Packet of 2024 Earth Day lesson plans for K - 5th grades is free to...

Packet of 2024 Earth Day lesson plans for 9th - 12th grades. Free to download!...

Packet of 2024 Earth Day lesson plans for 6th, 7th and 8th grades is free...

Thematic unit for the high school classroom on energy issues in more developed and less...

Fully online, elementary curriculum connects students to the world around them while building their math,...

A must for high school students to explore some of the most pressing environmental, social...

Fully online, interdisciplinary curriculum helps middle school students understand the connections between human population growth,...

You've found the ultimate multi-disciplinary tool to introduce students of all ages to population studies...

Students play a game that simulates a cap and trade system, and analyze its successes...

Students work in small groups to determine the main environmental concerns during given periods of...

Acting as countries in a simulation game, students discuss how resources are inequitably distributed throughout...

A simulation and gardening lab that gives students hands-on experience with the effects of increasing...

In small groups, students explore changes in regional fertility rates and life expectancy trends over...

A visual demonstration of the limited farmland available on Earth (instructor cuts an apple to...

Acting as store owners, students conduct a mini-census to identify their potential market and then...

Acting as the residents of five major regions of the world, students compare various statistics...

In two simulation games, students determine individual short-term consumption strategies that will maximize resources for...

Bar graph shows the populations of the 10 most populous countries. The top 10 most...

Colorful, informative poster makes the perfect classroom wall decoration - it inspires conversations and questions....

Bar charts shows the percentage of people using safely managed drinking water and safely managed...

Line graph shows the average number of children per woman in the United States over...

Infographic shows that the average size of houses in the United States has increased from...

Bar graph shows the amount of carbon dioxide per capita, in metric tons, is emitted...

Six cards that compare resource use in the United States and worldwide.

Infographic shows the how household net worth in the U.S. is distributed among the population....

Infographic compares the number of Earths needed to provide for humans' current consumption over time....