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Website
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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Activity
Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Habitat Overcrowding

For Students 3rd - 5th
An experiment where several containers are set up with different numbers of seeds planted in each. The objective is to investigate how seed density affects the health of the plants that grow.
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Website
Other

Population Action International

For Students 9th - 10th
Organization dedicated to "advancing policies and programs that slow population growth in order to enhance the quality of life for all people." The site includes country by country data on population, natural resources and data...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Overpopulation and Over Consumption

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes issues caused by increased population growth.
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Unit Plan
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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Website
Other

Diversity Alliance for a Sustainable America

For Students 9th - 10th
This group seeks to stabilize the population growth in America by limiting immigration. They present their platform and possible solutions.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Human Causes of Extinction

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In addition to habitat destruction, other human-caused problems are also threatening many species. These include issues associated with climate change, pollution,...
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Website
US Census Bureau

U.s. Census Bureau: Population and Household Economics

For Students 9th - 10th
U.S. Census Bureau statistics involving 40+ subdivisions of the U.S. population and statistics involving these demographics.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Malthus & Overpopulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Slideshow explains Robert Thomas Malthus' theory on the effect of overpopulation on economics, resources, and geography.
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Website
National Audubon Society

National Audubon Society: Advocacy

For Students 9th - 10th
The Audubon Society focuses its efforts on attempting to slow the population explosion through various publications and resources.
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Website
Population Connection

Population Connection

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Website
Population Connection

United Nations Population Fund

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource attempts to assist developing countries manage their population problems.
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Issues in Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from American Institute of Biological Sciences provides a collection of articles on current issues in environmental science and human impacts on the environment. Several articles available in Spanish.
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Website
Other

Population Education: Homepage

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Population Education provides teacher training and a variety of teacher tools to help educators on population concepts such as population growth, overpopulation, our effect on the environment, and related resources.
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Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Overpopulation

For Students 4th - 8th
Learn about overpopulation, and its relationship between the inhabitants and the resources available.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Earth Is Full

For Students 9th - 10th
Have we used up all our resources? Have we filled up all the livable space on Earth? Paul Gilding suggests we have, and the possibility of devastating consequences, in a talk that's equal parts terrifying and, oddly, hopeful. [16:47]
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Overpopulation and Over Consumption

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how the human population has grown. Some consume a tremendous amount of resources and produce a lot of waste.
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Unit Plan
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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Website
PBS

Pbs: Nature: The Fascinating World of Jellies

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the mysterious jellyfish blooms that have occurred in the world's oceans. Because the resulting alteration to the marine food web has had devastating effects, researchers grow and study jellyfish at the Monterey aquarium....
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Article
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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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Overpopulation and Overconsumption Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about overpopulation and overconsumption by humans and the impacts these have. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Future Human Population Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes future population growth.
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Interactive
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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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Crowding Animals How Close Is Too Close?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this instructional activity students will explore the concept of crowding as it relates to people and animals. The main purpose of this instructional activity is for students to recognize the possible negative consequences to people...