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Lower Elementary (K-2)

» Creatures in Motion
Students form a millipede and walk around the room, then discuss the cooperative challenges that they observed.

» Who Polluted the River?
Through an interactive story, students learn how our rivers have been affected by our growing population.

» Crowding Can Be Seedy
Students experience the effects of increasing population density when they pretend to be sprouting plants in a garden.

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» More or Less
A concept map, based around the causal concept of "More People." Students build the word web, and discuss interconnections.

» Who Polluted the Potomac?
Through an interactive story, students learn how our rivers have been affected by our growing population.

» Earth: Apple of our Eye? (Elementary)
A demonstration of worldwide land distribution -- the instructor slices an apple to represent land used for farming.

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» Eco-Ethics
In groups, students explore and discuss their personal code of environmental ethics by discussing eco-dilemmas.

» Take a Stand
Students clarify their values and learn about environmental topics by reacting to a series of provacative statements.

» A World of Difference
Through a simulation, students compare biodiversity in North America to a tropical rainforest.

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» A Woman's Place
A reading and discussion illustrate how the status of women around the world is closely linked to fertility rates.

» Earth: Apple of our Eye?
A demonstration of worldwide land distribution -- the instructor slices an apple to represent land used for farming.

» Stage Stepping
A simulation where students model population growth over time, but change the average family size.

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