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Adding Armadillos

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

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Building Communities

Small groups construct 3-D communities using various amounts of funds and then compare the communities...

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Círculo de la población (Population Circle)

Students experience the changing pace of population growth by simulating the Earth’s population growth over...

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Counting Carbon

Students solve word problems and use packing peanuts to visualize how much CO2 is produced...

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Double Take

Students listen to a mathematical folktale and then solve word problems related to doubling. Students...

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Earth: The Apple of Our Eye (elementary)

An apple is sliced into pieces to model the amount of agricultural land being used...

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Every Drop Counts

Students collect data on how much water they use in one night, then discuss indirect...

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From Island to Island

Students read (or listen to) the short story, From Island to Island, then create a play...

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Fuera abajo (Timber!)

In this role-playing simulation, students discover what happens to a forest when the demand for...


Reading:

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Everyone Shares Spaces

Elementary-level reading on communities and the spaces we all share.

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How are People’s Needs Met?

Elementary-level reading on people’s needs and wants, and how individuals and groups access the things...

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How do People Use the Earth’s Resources?

Elementary-level reading that addresses renewable and non-renewable resource use and impacts.

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Las personas y los recursos (People and Resources)

A reading for upper elementary grades that provides an age-appropriate overview of world population trends...

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Living Together With Wildlife

Elementary-level reading on wildlife habitats and biodiversity, and how we can help protect the balance...

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Understanding Population

Elementary-level reading that discusses populations and the habitats that support them.

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What Happens to Our Waste?

Elementary-level reading on the creation and disposal of solid waste.

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Why do Populations Grow?

An elementary-level reading that discusses population growth trends for wildlife and people.


Lesson Packet:

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Earth Day Activities for Elementary Students

Packet of 2025 Earth Day lesson plans for K - 5th grades is free to...

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Nuestro Mundo, Nuestro Futuro (Our World Our Future) – Elementary

This is a Spanish/English lesson packet for K - 5th grade teachers. It is designed...


Curriculum:

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Counting on People: K-5 Activities for Global Citizenship

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

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Teaching Population: Hands-on Activities

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


Video:

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Counting Carbon

In this climate change lesson, students solve real-world word problems and use packing peanuts to...

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Earth: The Apple of Our Eye

This impactful classroom activity uses a simple apple-cutting demonstration to visually represent the small portion...

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Habitat Scramble

In this fun interactive activity, students role-play as plants or animals collecting vital habitat elements...

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How Many Fish in the Sea?

Students estimate population size by using math manipulatives on a grid models in this hands-on...

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Millions and Billions

In this interactive math enrichment lesson, students develop a deeper understanding of large numbers by...

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Mining for Chocolate

This engaging, hands-on STEM and earth science lesson introduces students to the connection between natural...

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Oh, How We’ve Grown!

This engaging population growth activity helps students understand long-term human population trends. Through an interactive...

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Panther Hunt

In this fun, game-like classroom activity, students take on the role of predatory animals competing...

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Population Circle

This engaging population growth simulation helps students experience the changing pace of Earth’s population growth...


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10 Most Populous Countries infographic

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

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Average U.S. House and Household Size infographic

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

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Ecological Footprint Over Time infographic

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

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Energy Use Comparison infographic (1 American uses as much energy as…)

Infographics shows that 1 person in the U.S. consumes as much energy as 2 French,...

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Forest Coverage Over Time infographic

Line graphs of tropical rainforest loss. Graphs display forest loss in Indonesia and the Brazilian...

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Loss of Coral Reefs infographic

Graphs show the percentage of the Caribbean Reefs and Great Barrier Reefs over 25 years,...