Search Over 150,000 Teacher Reviewed Lesson Plans and 75,000 Worksheets
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
- Rating

Students study patterns of population growth in an ecosystem and why populations must remain in balance. They interpret basic population graphs and suggest scenarios about different population growth patterns in an ecosystem. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
- Rating

Students investigate the application of populations that exists in one's everyday environment, in order to develop an understanding of how mathematics is a key component in the understanding of population dynamics. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
- Rating

Students analyze age-group population data and make inferences on the impact of the aging population in Canada. They, in groups, focus on health care, social programs and labor issues. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
- Rating

Students are introduced to the concept of population. In groups, they research the problems associated with overpopulation and underpopulation. They practice calculating birth and death rates and discus how they can be used to describe a country. To end the lesson, they focus on the role of women in population and how to voluntarly and involuntary control population. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
- Rating

Students investigate the causes and consequences of population growth and the envrionmental factors that contribute to it. They discuss what they think the world's population will be in 2050. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
- Rating

Students compile data on population distribution and develop survivorship curves using information from cemetery tombstones and obituaries. They develop inferences on the changes in population age distribution in their area over time. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
- Rating

Students study population distribution and survivorship curves by collecting data regarding age of death of humans from either tombstones, newspapers, or other community resources. Students analyze data by creating graphs and population pyramids. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th - 12th
- Rating

Students analyze population data and a population pyramid projection for Canada. Using this information, they predict what the future trends in the population might be and its effect on Canadian society as a whole. They compare and contrast the projected population numbers with a developing country. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 10th
- Rating

Students interpret data on life expectancies and discuss the impacts of an aging population on society. They also compare the major causes of death worldwide and within the United States and explore why some animals live longer than others. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
- Rating

Students explain the significance of population trends on world regions. They define relevant population vocabulary and examine age-gender patterns at various scales. Full Review »

