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

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

Students determine a list of criteria to use when deciding the fate of endangered species,...

Students use the engineering design process to create and test prototypes for cleaning up oil...

Students identify items presented to them as needs or wants, complete a sorting activity, and...

Students participate in two physical, noncompetitive games that illustrate the challenges that arise when working...

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

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

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

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

A primer for young learners to be used as an introduction to population themes and...

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

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

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

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....

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

Packet of 2025 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...

Thematic unit for the high school classroom on food issues and agriculture. Includes teaching materials...

Thematic unit for the high school classroom covers global health from a societal perspective. Includes...

Students act as an animal or plant trying to survive by collecting cards that represent...

Students read and discuss a short conversation between two Ethiopian girls, watch two photo essays...

Students interpret various forms of data (graphic, written, and visual) and identify relationships between population...

Role playing a city council meeting, students weigh various real-world economic, social, and environmental factors...

Watch the video to see Pop Ed staff walk you through the lesson. "Who Polluted...

Home to the annual ‘World of 8 Billion’ (previously the ‘World of 7 Billion’) student...