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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the various populations that have made their home in the Tijuana Estuary. In groups, they read an article and note the name of each population, facts and what tools they used in a journal. They use colored notecards to distinguish one culture's facts from another as they share their information with the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 10th
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Students study cellular respiration and population growth in yeast. They work in small groups to create experiments that show how environmental factors affect yeast population growth. They look at how engineer use this type of experiment when working on how the alcohol effects the human body. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students discuss patterns of population distribution and growth in Europe and North and South America as well as how technology improved the lives of humans. Students participate in a class activity of human habitat station rotations before completing an assignment. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine population model studies to determine limiting factors and mathematical patterns of population growth in real-world situations. Students research and create graphs in order to analyze penguin populations kept in zoos and aquariums in the US and Canada. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Studnets compare how two elephant seal populations fare during successive generations. They participate in a simulation using a card game to look at the differences in two populations, one that is protected from mortality by human interference and one that is not. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students examine the world population data using MyWorld GIS software and compare and contrast the population characteristics of countries around the world. Students summarize their findings in a report. Full Review »
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- 12th - Higher Ed
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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. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discover how much the world population has grown and how much it is expected to grow. Using historical events, they discuss how they have impacted population and compare and contrast the current emission rates verses projected rates. They discuss how a higher population could affect climate changes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the concept of the world population and how it has changed over time. They make predictions of what kind of growth there is in the future. The focus of the student research is upon the effects of the population upon major political issues of the world. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the concept of population and describe the J Curve found using exponential growth. The lesson includes detailed instructions to use the graphing calculator for the exercises. They also answer some follow up questions. Full Review »

