University of Nottingham
Mathematics Assessment Project: Modeling Population Growth: Having Kittens
This activity unit guides students in developing strategies for modeling problems. The task focuses on investigating a cat shelter's claims about the rate of cat population growth. The unit includes a full lesson plan, examples of...
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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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Malthusian Population Growth and Population Pyramids
Read this passage and study the graphics to answer the five-question quiz that follows.
Palomar Community College District
Palomar College: Principles of Population Growth
An excellent interactive review from Palomar College of population growth and how it can be described. Try out the interactive calculators of population size.
Other
Population for Countries and Cities Around the World
Site calculates and approximates populations for numerous major cities around the world, and also has information about world countries as well.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Population Growth
At this website there is basic information about world population growth over the last 300+ years. The link at the end of the article is to another article that compares the population growth of two states.
Population Connection
Population Connection
This is the official home of Population Connection (formerly Zero Population Growth), a non-profit organization focused on slowing population growth. This site offers current information on government legislation and policy in this...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.4 Population Growth Patterns
Explore growth patterns in wildlife populations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Human Population Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on the growth of the human population.
Other
Are High Population Rates Unhealthy for a Nation?
This site debates the issue of population growth being a problem. The article specifically addresses the huge population growth in Africa.
University of Oregon
Basics of Exponential Growth
A site for exponential growth as it applies to population, resource consumption, polution.
US Census Bureau
U.s. Census Bureau: Population Clocks
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.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Le in the Billions and Exponential Modeling
For this task, students examine world population data from 1804 to 2012 and investigate whether an exponential function is appropriate for modeling the relationship between the world population and the year. Aligns with F-LE.A.1.c.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F if Logistic Growth Model, Explicit Version
For this task, students are presented with a graph showing the growth of the U.S. population from 1790 to 1940 and are given the equation for a logistic function for it. They are asked to use the equation and the graph to find the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: I Feel Renewed!
In this activity, students will simulate the equal and unequal distribution of our renewable resources. Also, they will consider the impact of our increasing population upon these resources and how engineers develop technologies to...
Population Connection
Population Connection: 7 Billion
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...
Geographic
Photius Coutsoukis Home Page: Honduras People
This short but informative site covers the Honduran people, population, age structure, population growth rate, birth rate, death rate, migration rate, infant mortality, life expectancy and much more. Information current to 1999.
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Datos Estadisticos De Hispanoamerica
This resource has a comparison of statistical data on all Spanish-speaking countries. Countries are compared and ranked according to land mass, population, population density, annual population growth, life expectancy, infant mortality...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Demographic Transition
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the four stages of demographic transition.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Demographic Transition
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the four stages of demographic transition.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Math Today Population on the Move
In this activity students will determine the rate of change (slope) & build a linear model (y = mx + b) from this data. The model will be used to make a prediction about the future growth of the population of the U.S. if the current...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Exponential Functions: Growth and Decay
Students can use exponential functions to study growth and decay. Students will solve word problems ranging from population to interest rates.