Human Population Lesson Plans

Students examine the human impacts that conservationist Michael Fay noticed on his Congo Trek, and Africa MegaFlyover projects. They write recommendations to the region's governments and businesses, explaining what should be done about human impacts.

Students investigate human impact on coastal environments. In this coastal environment lesson, students observe human impact on coastal environments. Students sort, classify, and chart marine debris collected on a local beach.

Students develop a paper topic (in this case, the human impacts on sharks) that is peer reviewed by additional students answering guided questions. The original student must respond to the comments by the fellow classmates. All of the communication is conducted through an electronic discussion board.

Students analyze human impact on our the environment. In this ecology lesson, students  work in groups in order to make connection between humans, actions, and the effects on the environment. Students will create mix and match combinations of human impact, an ecological community, and a natural resource. students will then present their scenario to the class.

Third graders research changes the Army Corps made in Everglades, focus on the human impact on the environment, design graphic organizers, summary statements, develop a Florida map of the Everglades region and give a presentation about what they learned.

Students illustrate the impact humans have on the environment through analogies and models. They observe demonstrations of human impact and pollution and create a composite picture of how people can have an impact on their environment.

Students identify the natural resources throughout the world and how people use them. Using the natural resources, they research the environmental and human impacts related to the extraction process. They choose one of their most valuable possessions and research its extraction process. They write a paragraph about the information they have gained and if they are going to continue to buy that product that harms the environment.

Young scholars use various hands-on activities to help them explain the impact humans may have on whale communications.

Seventh graders discover environmental problems and their solutions. They will realize that all human activity has an environmental impact and they will research and come up with real-life solutions to human impact problems.

Students review their scientific process skills and create tessellations. Using the Internet, they discover how humans and their activities have changed a local waterway. They examine how land use affects the wetland habitats over time.