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- 9th - 12th
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Students gather population statistics for China and India, read about population issues in both places, and determine whether India should adopt a one-child policy like the one implemented by the Chinese government. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore factors which influence birth rates, predict the world's future population based on current growth rates, discuss changes in life-style necessary for larger populations and suggest and discuss solutions. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students access the online CIA World Factbook and research statistics (birth rate, death rate, infant mortality, and life expectancy) for two countries. They write a paragraph compareing the two countries. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the development of the fetus and examine some of the challenges of parenthood. They consider their own childhood and conduct further research in related areas such as genetic conditions and birthing options. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students view a short video about diseases that are most common today and what ones were common fifty years ago. They examine demographic trends in developing and industrialized countries. They research life expectancy, birth rate and population for different countries as well. Full Review »
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- 9th
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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 »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students use this lesson to focus on population growth and the threat of overpopulation. In groups, they analyze the world birth and death rates to determine the growth rate of the population. As a class, they discuss the causes and consequences of a growing population on the land space and resources available. They pretend with a partner to have a discussion about adding a new baby to their family and how it would affect Connecticut as a whole. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students defient the concept "Quality of Life." They give examples of countries that they think have a high quality of life and those that they think have a low quality of life. Pupils define the following terms: birth rates, death rates, infant mortality rates, education levels and per capita Gross Product (GDP). Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students consult online resources to identify and map the world's largest cities and metropolitan areas. They analyze birth rates, settlement patterns and other demographic data and make predictions for the future. They write essays regarding these predictions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover the world as a global community and the social implications. They construct graphs to represent data, interpret diagrams and draw inferences.Students create a report, which could lead to a class discussion. Full Review »
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