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Students articulate their thoughts about the ethical issues related to population reaching seven billion and...
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Students use beans to model population growth in several mystery countries while varying four key...
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Students participate in a game that mimics the relationship between population growth and aquifer depletion....
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Acting as countries in a simulation game, students discuss how resources are inequitably distributed throughout...
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Students create a population density map of the United States to visually represent how density...
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Students use mathematical formulas to calculate growth rates and doubling times, and to determine the...
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An apple is sliced into pieces to model the current amount of agricultural land on...
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Students examine their own values by considering various environmental dilemmas and evaluating how different reactions...
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Students construct and interpret population pyramids and discuss differences in population growth rates among several...
Reading:
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Secondary-level reading surveys past and present food and diet trends in the United States –...
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Secondary- level reading provides a journey through the history of schooling (K-12 and higher education)...
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Secondary-level reading traces the history of transportation in the United States from horse-drawn carriages to...
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Secondary-level reading looks at the history of work in the United States for different segments...
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Secondary-level reading explores the relationship between U.S. people and the natural environment from early settlements...
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Population concepts background reading: Understanding demographics is foundational to population studies. Students examine key population...
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Our global family background reading: There are vast differences in wealth, energy use, health, and...
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A secondary reading that provides an overview of world population trends and lifestyles around the...
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Sustainable future background reading: Sustainable thinking is key to ensuring a healthy planet in the...
Lesson Packet:
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U.S. population takes center stage in this downloadable packet of classroom lessons, 330 Million in...
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Thematic unit for the middle school classroom covers issues related to garbage and solid waste...
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Packet of 2024 Earth Day lesson plans for 6th, 7th and 8th grades is free...
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Thematic unit for the middle school classroom covers population growth from 1 CE to present...
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Thematic unit for the middle school classroom covers how humans have manipulated land for our...
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This is a Spanish/English lesson packet for 6th - 12th grade teachers. It is designed...
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Thematic unit for the middle school classroom on challenges impacting the well-being and happiness of...
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Thematic unit for the middle school classroom on basic population dynamics. Understanding demographics is foundational...
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Population Lesson Plans for NCERT Science and Geography is a set of lesson plans for...
Curriculum:
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Fully online, interdisciplinary curriculum helps middle school students understand the connections between human population growth,...
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You've found the ultimate multi-disciplinary tool to introduce students of all ages to population studies...
Video:
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Acting as countries in a simulation game, students discuss how resources are inequitably distributed throughout...
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A visual demonstration of the limited farmland available on Earth (instructor cuts an apple to...
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Acting as store owners, students conduct a mini-census to identify their potential market and then...
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Acting as the residents of five major regions of the world, students compare various statistics...
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In two simulation games, students determine individual short-term consumption strategies that will maximize resources for...
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Students develop an index of the ten factors they identify as most important to a...
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Students read and discuss a short conversation between two Ethiopian girls, watch two photo essays...
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Students use the engineering design process to create and test prototypes for cleaning up oil...
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Students graph global meat production, use manipulatives to explore the environmental impact of four different...
Tool:
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Bar graph shows the populations of the 10 most populous countries. The top 10 most...
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Colorful, informative poster makes the perfect classroom wall decoration - it inspires conversations and questions....
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Line graph shows the average number of children per woman in the United States over...
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Infographic shows that the average size of houses in the United States has increased from...
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Bar graph shows the amount of carbon dioxide per capita, in metric tons, is emitted...
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Six cards that compare resource use in the United States and worldwide.
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Infographic compares the number of Earths needed to provide for humans' current consumption over time....
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Infographics shows that 1 person in the U.S. consumes as much energy as 2 French,...
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Line graphs of tropical rainforest loss. Graphs display forest loss in Indonesia and the Brazilian...