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Population Dynamics Lesson PlanPopulation Dynamics Lesson Plan
Publisher
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Grade
10th - 12th
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Math
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Duration
2 hrs
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2018
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Population Dynamics

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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 understand the difference in short-term and long-term perspectives. Then, they theorize about the future of human population growth rates.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

population, exponential models, population trends, population data, carrying capacity, emigration, immigration, limiting factors, exponential growth, population growth, growth rate

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • To better prepare scholars, share this video of a related lecture before starting the lesson 

Classroom Considerations

  • Assign some as homework to reduce in-class Instructional time 
  • Lesson designed for AP/IB or college level courses
  • Relies on prior knowledge of solving math problems with limits

Pros

  • Uses higher level thinking skills
  • Explains concepts and immediately applies them to case studies
  • Includes answer keys

Cons

  • None

Common Core

HSN-Q.A.1 HSA-REI.C.6 HSF-IF.C.7.a HSS-ID.A.4 HSS-ID.C.7 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7 WHST.9-10.1.a WHST.11-12.1.a MP2 MP4

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