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7 Resources for 7.5 Billion: Teaching About Human Population and Overpopulation

by Marsha Rakestraw There have never been more people on the planet at the same time, and never so many challenges for figuring out how to live in a way that does the most good and least harm for...

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Resources for Teaching About Human Population and Overpopulation Issues

by Marsha Rakestraw This month, our world population hits (and then quickly surpasses) 7.6 billion humans. And while it can be challenging and touchy to talk about, the sheer numbers of humans on this...

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Population and Overpopulation Global Issues Guide

Find suggested books, websites, articles, videos, lesson plans, activities and other resources on population and overpopulation issues to help you learn and/or teach about this topic. More

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Message in a $20 Bottle (of Water)

Take a look at this Los Angeles Times article. Then take a look at The Story of Water video. Then do a bit of investigation on the Internet about fresh drinking water – its history, current...

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A Gathering Crowd: Functions & Rates of Change

Is human population growth threatening to overshoot and jeopardize the earth’s carrying capacity?  If so, what can be done about it? In this activity, students will be able to: describe and model human...

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Attention Countries with Declining Birthrates: You Do Not Need to Produce...

Image courtesy EnvironmentBlog/Flickr. The earth is populated by over 7 billion people and growing. Those 7 billion people need adequate food and clean water, a home, and economic opportunity....

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Too Many Kittens

What happens when a pregnant cat has kittens, and her kittens have kittens, and so on? Use this activity to help students practice their Algebra skills while learning about dog and cat overpopulation...

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Hear the People

This is a great icebreaker for any activity exploring the challenges and impacts surrounding our enormous and growing human population. Recommended for grades 4 and up. Time: 5 minutes   Common Core...

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World of 7 Billion Teacher Resources

Population Connection offers numerous lesson plans for exploring population issues with middle and high school students.

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United Nations Population Fund (UNPF)

The UNPF website offers lots of information and resources about world population issues.

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Population Connection

Information, resources, and teaching tools for achieving a sustainable and stable world population.

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Population Action International (PAI)

PAI provides information and resources on population issues and the connection between population and the environment, economics, gender equity, reproductive health & more.

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