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Printables
Population Education

Population Map

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Here is a very interesting graphic of a world map where each country's size is adjusted accordingly to its population. The bottom row of the document also includes several maps depicting the major shifts and growth of the world...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Are We Going To Do About Baby Six Billion?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students formulate and evaluate suggestions about government policy using demographic examples and projections. They examine websites and utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan.
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Curated OER

Whoa! Slow Down-Some of You!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze demographic data (growth rate, natural increase, fertility rate, crude birth rates, and crude death rates) and determine which areas of the world contain the fastest and slowest growth rates. They construct population...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

World Cities of 5 Million or More

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consult online resources to identify and map the world's largest cities and metropolitan areas. They analyze birth rates, settlement patterns and other demographic data and make predictions for the future. They write essays...
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Curated OER

The World Population: Logistic Model

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners explore the various uses of the logistic function. Students use the internet to collect world population data and find a logistic model for their data and use their chosen model to predict future populations.
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Curated OER

World Population Activity II: Excel

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students import UNEP World population data/projections from either the World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision Population Database - UN Population Division or a text file. They graph this data by itself, and then along with...
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World Population Activity I: Excel

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students use Excel to explore population dynamics using the Logistic equation for (S-shaped) population growth. This activity is primarily intended as an introductory tutorial on using Excel.
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Epidemic Proportions

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research epidemics that have devastated world population at various points in history. They share and calculate statistics obtained in their research and develop graphs comparing and contrasting how different epidemics affect...
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Math Today - World Population Milestones

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students use the data from USA TODAY Snapshot "World population milestones" to explore and explain the trends in the world population.
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Curated OER

Balancing Act

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the dramatic increase in world population and the unequal distribution of resources. They examine the six world regions and how they are affected by the increase in population.
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Curated OER

Six Billion and Beyond

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students consider the idea of a world with Six Billion people and subsequent results and ramifications. Then students will gather data regarding the state of these diverse nations and then create a presentation as a culminating activity.
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Curated OER

Invisible Invaders

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research various epidemics that have devastated the world population focusing on the historical events taking place during the times of the epidemics and the epidemics' effects on these societies.
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Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: Population Distribution and Change

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of forty-nine data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine the distribution of human populations around the world and the changes that have taken place in...
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Handout
United Nations

Unpi: World Population Ageing 1950 2050 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Graphically displays the growth of the world's population with projections for 2050. Study's changes in such statistics as median age for particular countries, age demographic shifts, and the disparity between "developed" and...
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Unit Plan
Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 1: Population and Settlement

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to population and settlement. Covers six main areas - population growth, population change, population migration, land use, settlement characteristics and patterns,...
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Other

Rockefeller University: Human Population Dynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Mathematically attempts to model human population growth in order to discuss whether the population will skyrocket or level off long before it doubles.
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Other

Gapminder World: 200 Years That Changed the World

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive allows you to view graphs of a variety of things by selecting and comparing bubbles; drag the time slider, zoom in and out and turn trails on/off.
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US Census Bureau

Population Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
Visual representations of population distribution by age and sex for any country.
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Population Connection

Population Connection

For Students 9th - 10th
Population Connection, a grassroots organization concerned about overpopulation and its affect on the quality of life, provides a wealth of materials about human population. Resources include world population fact sheets, factoids,...
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Interactive
Population Connection

Population Connection: World Population History

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the peopling of our planet from multiple perspectives- historical, environmental, social, and political.
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Geographyiq

Geography Iq

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed geographical information on any country is available at this site. Within the World Map section, you can get facts and figures about each country's geography, demographics, government, political system, flags, historical and...
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United Nations

United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Population

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent source for credible population data. Contains links to the world population data and demographic trends and themes.
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Article
Population Connection

Population Connection: Population and Environment[pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A paper from the Population Connection that outlines the consequences to the environment if humans continue on the path of overpopulation.
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Interactive
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Real Time World Population Counter

For Students 9th - 10th
This takes you directly to a world population counter, an excellent Learning Tool Java applet based on U.S. census bureau data that estimates the world's current population. Also allows users to enter their birthdate and shows the...