Curated OER
Most Troublesome Exotic Invasive Plant Species Web Quest
Young scholars participate in a Web Quest activity in which they identify common exotic invasive plant species of the Southern Appalachian Region. After identifying the top 10 exotic invasive species, they choose one to research in depth.
Curated OER
Water Quality Monitoring
Learners comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...
Curated OER
Average Vehicle Occupancy In Your Community
Students determine the average vehicle occupancy in their community. In this transportation lesson students develop and analyze a survey to determine attitudes towards air pollution and transportation.
Curated OER
Exploring Air Issues
Learners collects survey data from their community on air pollution. In this environmental science lesson, students consider the opinion of the community on air pollution and create a plan to reduce it. Learners plan on creating a...
Curated OER
Sharks, Denizens of the Deep Quiz-Part 2
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of multiple choice trivia questions about sharks. Page has a link to answers.
Curated OER
Insect Classification
Students compare and contrast the visible structures of three insects based on photographs. They differentiate characteristics of crane flies, ants, and wasps then create a simple classification system.
Columbia University
Nasa: Sedac: Population Distribution and Change
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of forty-nine data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine the distribution of human populations around the world and the changes that have taken place in...
Other
America's Civil War: Population Distribution of the Future Confederate States
Provides information on the 1860 Population distribution of the the eleven future Confederate states after the Civil War.
US Census Bureau
Population Pyramids
Visual representations of population distribution by age and sex for any country.
Geographypods
Geographypods: Theme 1: Population and Settlement
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to population and settlement. Covers six main areas - population growth, population change, population migration, land use, settlement characteristics and patterns,...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Population Density in the United States
Several factors contribute to the population trends across the United States. This lesson will explore maps to discover and understand these trends.
Other
Population
Population directly effects our everyday lives in many ways. Explore the effects of population by learning about population density, population distribution, and population change.
US Census Bureau
U.s. Census Bureau: Population Change and Distribution [Pdf]
This U.S. Census Web site gives current and past information on population changes and distribution. Must have an Adobe Reader to access.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Population Size, Density, and Distribution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will identify and understand the significance of size, density and distribution in the population of organisms.
US Census Bureau
Us Census Bureau: Population Pyramid Graph for Canada
Graphs showing the population pyramids of Canada from the year 2018. Shows a comparison of males versus females.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Population Size, Density, and Distribution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of population size, density, and distribution.
Missouri State University
Missouri State University: Introductory Statistics: The Sampling Distribution
A review is provided at the start of this resource, then the more specific discussion of sampling distributions gets under way. Graphs are provided for ease in understanding the material.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Simple Population Space Usage
Using data on population, land area, and house size, students will investigate how much space is used by people in Texas compared to the population of the world, and how much space would be required to give everyone in the world the...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Human Geography: Population
Learning module for AP Human Geography course explores population, including factors affecting distribution and growth.
Other
Fayetteville State Univ.: Sampling Distributions
A detailed explanation of statistical sampling distributions is provided here. Several graphs are attached to aid in understanding. The sampling distribution of the mean and the Central Limit Theorem are also discussed at this site.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Population Density: How Much Space Do You Have?
Students learn about population density within environments and ecosystems. They determine the density of a population and think about why population density and distribution information is useful to engineers for city planning and...
Other
Texas Population Growth, Projections, and Implications [Pdf]
A report analyzing the population changes that have occurred in Texas since the middle of the 20th century, and the expected projections for the future. It breaks the numbers down by race and ethnicity to show that Hispanics will...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: A Single Population Mean Using the Normal Distribution
This lesson explains how to calculate and interpret the confidence interval for a population mean. It also looks at the effect on the confidence interval of changing the confidence level or sample size. It then explains how to find the...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Using an Applet to Demonstrate a Sampling Distribution
In this activity students are exposed to the concept of sampling distributions by creating an example as a class. By having the students assemble the data, they can more readily understand that a sampling distribution is made up of a...