Modeling Population Growth

Will human population growth always be exponential, or will we find a limiting factor we can't avoid? Young scientists learn about both exponential and logistic growth models in various animal populations. They use case studies to...

How many people did you say? An instructive lesson uses human population growth to explore linear and exponential functions. Learners work cooperatively to use real-world population data and apply concepts of models.

For this exponential population growth worksheet, students read word problems and determine the exponential growth of a specified populations.  They find the percent of growth and compute exponential regressions.  Students graph...

Modeling population growth gives learners an opportunity to experiment with real data. Comparing the growth rates in this real-life task strengthens learners' understanding that exponential functions change by equal factors over equal...

High schoolers explore the concept of population growth. In this population growth lesson plan, students graph the population growth of a 'calcumite' which is a made up species whose population grows exponentially. High schoolers plot...

Does a linear or exponential model fit the data better? Guide your class through an exploration to answer this question. Pupils create an exponential and linear model for a data set and draw conclusions, based on predictions and the...

In this Algebra I/Algebra II activity, 9th graders explore and compare linear, quadratic, and exponential models of the world population growth.  The lesson is intended to be done with a graphing calculator.  The two page activity...

Students examine both historical and recent estimates of world population. They identify regions of the world that have had significant population growth in the last decade and speculate on reasons for this.

Students use cups of bright candies to model population decay, and growth. They complete a worksheet and participate in a discussion relating their findings.

Through the exploration of population growth of a bacteria population, students learn about and observe bacteria population over a 20 hour period.  Students graph the population growth using a scatter plot and discuss its logistic...