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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the difficulties, and some absurd situations, caused by repeated land subdivisions in the rural areas of poor and overpopulated regions. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students examine role of the community in managing the problem of pet overpopulation, draw conclusions based on statistical information in the US and NC, and construct their own 'letter to the editor' about the problem and possible solutions. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students simulate problems associated with decreasing amounts of usable land on the earth. They research population growth of the world using the Internet. Using this information, students create a PowerPoint presentation that illustrates current po 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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- 4th - 5th
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Students investigate the problem of elephant overpopulation. They identify the components of the watering hole as found in Addo Elephant National Park. They also pretend to be part of the environment and act out the part in a class drama presentation. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore the effects of overpopulation in an ecosystem while applying the scientific method. They discuss overpopulation and its meaning. Students as an organism competes for space in an overpopulated area. They plant radishes in a limited space and observe what happens as they compete for the limited resources. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students explore "populations" and "pet overpopulation" and why it's important to control pet overpopulation. They complete two math exercises to reinforce their comprehension of populatioons and pet overpopulation. Studnets define the term population and discuss examples of populations of people, pets and wild animals. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students comprehend the pet overpopulation problem, why companion animals were domesticated and why people are responsible for their populations. They are divided into small groups and fiven a variety of problem-solving scenarios. Studnets define th term population. They discuss how the population of animals different than that of people. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the difference between endangered wild animals and overpopulated companion animals. They read the book, Wolves in Yellowstone, and discuss why wolves are endangered and why companion animals have an overpopulation problem. Students write a report about the two situations and compare and contrast them. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students comprehend teh reasons why pet overpopulation occurs and how we can achieve solutions by working together. They educate the rest of their classmates about what they can do to help solve this problem. Students take a tour of the Dumb Friends League and investigate about pet overpopulation. Full Review »
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