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Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Crystal Ball Math: Predicting Population Growth
In this environmental science fair project, students will learn some of the ways in which the population growth of animals is modeled, and then use the logistic model to determine how a population grows when it starts far below, at, or...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.5 Population Growth Limits
Discover how ecosystems respond to population growth limits.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Agriculture and Human Population Growth Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about the evolution of agriculture and how it has impacted human population growth. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Human Population Growth Web Quest
This is a technology-based lesson plan that integrates science and math to investigate the dynamics of population growth.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Diets Affect Earthworms and the Soil They Enrich
In this environment-oriented experiment, you will mix it up with earthworms, soil, and various types of organic kitchen scraps. The basic idea is to set up small earthworm colonies to compost different types of food waste. You test the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.6 Human Population
Understand stages of human population growth.
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Science Buddies: It's Crowded in Here! A Study of Plant Population Density
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...