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Population Connection

Population Connection

For Students 9th - 10th
Population Connection, a grassroots organization concerned about overpopulation and its affect on the quality of life, provides a wealth of materials about human population. Resources include world population fact sheets, factoids,...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Population Curve: Significance of Breakpoints

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about three models of population growth: linear, exponential, and logistic. Then conduct a population experiment to see how populations can work in the real world, and see how linear graphs can help simplify complicated ones.
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United Nations

Unpi: World Population Ageing 1950 2050 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Graphically displays the growth of the world's population with projections for 2050. Study's changes in such statistics as median age for particular countries, age demographic shifts, and the disparity between "developed" and...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: It's Crowded in Here! A Study of Plant Population Density

For Students 3rd - 5th
Like humans, plants can be negatively affected by overcrowding. Unlike humans, plants cannot get up and move to a new environment or explore how to utilize new resources. This experiment will explore the effects of crowding (population...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Human Population Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on the growth of the human population.
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Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Differential Equations/population Dynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
This math lesson shows how population growth can be determined by using differential equations.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Growth of Human Populations

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how the human population is rapidly expanding.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Growth of Human Populations

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how the human population is rapidly expanding.
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Population Connection

Population Connection: 7 Billion

For Students 9th - 10th
This fact sheet from the non-profit organization Population Connection addresses the problem of overpopulation as the Earth approaches 7 billion residents. Includes statistics and details the reasons why many experts are concerned about...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Population Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how population pyramids and survivorship curves relate to population structure.
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Other

Woa: Population & Sustainability Dynamics India

For Students 9th - 10th
With India's population topping one billion, this page deals with both population growth and sustaining the current population in India.
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Pew Research Center

Pew Hispanic Center: Interactive Map: Where Latinos Live in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed population maps graphically demonstrate that changing demographics of the Hispanic population in the United States from 1980 to 2007.
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BBC

Bbc News: Disposable Planet

For Students 9th - 10th
The Earth's population is soaring, but its resources are finite. Can we provide food, water, energy? Watch a slideshow on our planet's future, and take a quiz to measure your impact on the Earth.
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Other

Population

For Students 9th - 10th
Population directly effects our everyday lives in many ways. Explore the effects of population by learning about population density, population distribution, and population change.
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University of Oregon

Basics of Exponential Growth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A site for exponential growth as it applies to population, resource consumption, polution.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Human Geography: Population

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module for AP Human Geography course explores population, including factors affecting distribution and growth.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Population and the Environment: Global Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Look globally at the rising population and understand the impact on the environment, water supply, forestry, and biodiversity through the article and its supporting resources.
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Read Works

Read Works: Hispanic Population Soars

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text the population growth of Hispanics in the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in understandig author's purpose.
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US Census Bureau

U.s. Census Bureau: Population Clocks

For Students 9th - 10th
This U.S. Census Bureau Web site has two population clocks with notes available. One clock shows the population increase for the United States. The other shows the world population increase.
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PBS

Nova: Global Trends Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
How is the human population changing? This quiz covers population trends in the developed world, and the developing world. Explore the impact human population growth is having on the environment.
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PBS

Nova: Earth in Peril

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of nine maps with accompanying explanations. They show how population growth has affected the environment around the world in terms of water availability, climate change, land and forest use, and more. There are both interactive...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
The political landscape in imperial Germany with its six parties (founding of the SPD) and their leaders. The struggles with Bismarck's rule are described. In the second part of the page, economy and population growth are discussed.
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Climate Literacy

Clean: Climate and Civilization: The Maya Example

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use geophysical and geochemical data collected by the Ocean Drilling Program to examine climate in Central America during the recent past. They also have the opportunity to investigate the link between climate change and...
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Other

St. Olaf College: The Malthusian Model

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from St. Olaf College provides great information on the Malthusian Model for population growth. Great factual text is given, along with formulas and examples to increase the learning on the subject.

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