Lower Elementary (K-2)

» Population Education: Meeting the Standards
A comprehensive list of content standards addressed by Population Connection activities.

» Recommended Children's Literature
An annotated list of children's books that we recommend to enhance the teaching of some Population Connection activities.

» How Many is Enough?
An elementary-level reading that addresses carrying capacity.

Upper Elementary (3-5)

» History of Population Growth Graphic
A table showing milestones in human population growth.

» Human Population Growth: An S/T/S Issue
A brief description of how human population growth is an effective focus for science/technology/society education.

» Human Population J-Curve
A graph of the exponential growth of humans.

Intermediate (6-8)

» Teen PACK
Get teens talking about the issues affecting their future! Introduce 7-12th graders to the links between human population growth and environmental well-being with this information and action kit.

» Population and Environmental Data
A data chart which lists population and environmental data for regions of the world, as well as the 15 most populous countries.

» World Population Video
This seven minute film depicts the history of human population growth and distribution from 1 AD through the present, then projects future growth (at the current rate) to the year 2030.

Eight frames of the video are presented here: the opening in 1 AD; then skipping ahead to 1800, when the population reached the first billion, followed by the years in which the population reached each successive billion; and the closing frame at 2030, showing the 8.2 billion people expected to inhabit the Earth by then if current growth rates continue.

Secondary (9-12)

» Feeding the Global Family
This secondary-level reading discusses the challenges of sustainably growing food for the world.

» American Energy Use Graphic
A bar graph that compares American energy use to other countries around the world.

» Degree of Impact Cards
Six cards that compare resource use in the United States and worldwide.