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Population Connection
2120 L St, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC
20037

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Facts and Background:

» 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.

» People Count: Facing the Population Challenge
This reading, appropriate for middle grades, provides a primer on population issues.

» Troubled Water
A secondary-level reading on the availability, use, and contamination of fresh water.

» Your Place on the Planet
A middle-grades appropriate reading that addresses opportunities and responsibilities of individuals.

Activities:

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

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

» The More the Merrier?
Participants do jumping jacks in close proximity to demonstrate the coordination necessary with high population densities.

Standards:

» Civics (Grades K-4): Principles of democracy...

» Civics (Grades 5-8): What are the roles of the citizen...

» Economics: Standard 2: Costs and benefits...

» Geography: Standard 2: Places and Regions

» Geography: Standard 5: Environment and Society

» Geography: Standard 6: The Uses of Geography

» Health (Grades K-5): Health promotion and disease prevention...

» Health (Grades 5-8): Health promotion and disease prevention...

» Science (Grades K-4): Standard C: Life Science

» Science (Grades K-4): Standard E: Science and Technology

» Science (Grades K-4): Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

» Science (Grades 5-8): Standard C: Life Science

» Science (Grades 5-8): Standard E: Science and Technology

» Science (Grades 5-8): Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

» Social Studies (Grades K-4): Time Continuity and Change

» Social Studies (Grades K-4): People, Places, and Environments

» Social Studies (Grades K-4): Science, Technology, and Society

» Social Studies (Grades K-4): Global Connections

» Social Studies (Grades 5-8): Time, Continuity and Change

» Social Studies (Grades 5-8): People, Places and Environments

» Social Studies (Grades 5-8): Science, Technology and Society

» Social Studies (Grades 5-8): Global Connections

Facts and Background:

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