Classroom Resources

Students use a timeline to explore energy-related environmental issues through history then compare countries based...

Students mimic the spread of disease by exchanging liquids in test tubes in a hands-on...

Students "catch" pollution (particulate matter) on prepared cards to see the environmental and health-related consequences...

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

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

Students find articles about air pollution issues and use the information to create a class...

As the instructor reads a story about the history of the world’s oceans, students act...

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

Students create a population density map of the United States to visually represent how density...

Food and Agriculture case study reading: How are pollinators critical to our food supply, and...

Personal consumption case study reading: Examine how fast fashion (like H&M, Zara, Shein, etc.) impacts...

Air pollution case study reading: Learn about initiatives to tackle health problems of indoor air...

Poverty background reading: More than one billion people around the world live in poverty and...

Forests background reading: The world's forests are important ecosystems in regulating climate and nurturing wildlife....

Population concepts background reading: Understanding demographics is foundational to population studies. Students examine key population...

Climate change case study reading: A profile of Kiribati, a nation of islands in the...

Solid waste case study reading: A profile of a town in Ghana that is the...

Food and Agriculture case study reading: A profile of some innovative urban gardening projects -...

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

Thematic unit for the high school classroom forest land use and protection, in light of...

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

Thematic unit for the middle school classroom covers population growth from 1 CE to present...

Thematic unit for the middle school classroom covers how humans have manipulated land for our...

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

This is a Spanish/English lesson packet for 6th - 12th grade teachers. It is designed...

Thematic unit for the high school classroom on ocean health. Includes teaching materials on current...

Thematic unit for the middle school classroom on challenges impacting the well-being and happiness of...

Students develop budgets to meet the basic needs of an American family and a family...

Students share bowls of goldfish crackers to simulate the challenges that arise when trying to...

In a role-playing simulation, students act as species in a habitat trying to survive by...

Students estimate a fish population (using goldfish crackers on a flat surface) by sampling.

Students develop an index of the ten factors they identify as most important to a...

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

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

Students graph global meat production, use manipulatives to explore the environmental impact of four different...

Through riddles, an art project, and small group problem solving, students gain an appreciation for...

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

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

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

Bar graph compares the percentage of global energy use that is from renewable sources in...

Line graphs show the number of people living in rural areas and urban areas from...

Infographics show the change in global meat production from 1974 to 2022 and the corresponding...

Bar chart shows the number of international migrants from 1970 to 2020, in 10-year increments....

18 graphics compare a wide variety of global indicators between 1974 (when global population was...

Line graph displays the number of immigrants to the U.S. by home region over time....