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Some Similarities Between the Spread of an Infectious Disease and Population Growth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners compare and contrast the spread of infectious diseases and population growth. In this biology lesson plan, students identify the exponential growth pattern of spreading diseases. They relate this to HIV infection and AIDS.
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Population Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate human emission rate by year 2050. In this social studies activity, students watch a video online and analyze population trends. They explain how e total emissions affect global climate.
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Human Population Growth in the Future, What are We Going to Do?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students predict what will happen to human population in the future. For this biology lesson, students brainstorm possible solutions to overpopulation problems. They create a persuasive brochure about their views on this issue.
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Pop Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
In this geography skills practice worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about world population statistics. 
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As Populations Age, a Chance for Younger Nations

For Students 8th - 12th
In this geography skills worksheet, learners read a 4-page article titled "As Populations Age, a Chance for Younger Nations." Students then respond to 4 short answer questions based on the content of the article.
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Populations – The Survival of the Fittest (Part 1)

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explain in their own words why organisms live together. In this biology instructional activity, students model what happens to organisms if their environment changes. They explain the importance of evolution.
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Lights On ! Lights Off! Exploring Human Settlement Patterns

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write informational paragraphs based on the settlement patterns of the United States. For this settlement lesson plan, 3rd graders read about population and how it affects where people settle next.
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Brain Teaser - Population

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this logic worksheet, learners solve a word problem using logic about the percentage of population of the French who speak English. Students complete 1 problem.
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Integrated Algebra Practice: Exponential Growth

For Students 9th - 12th
In this exponential growth worksheet, students solve 4 short answer and multiple choice problems. Students determine the population of a city after a given amount of time.
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Population Demographics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore how life expectancy has been able to increase in recent years.  In this population lesson students complete several activities and create a graph. 
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Our Aging World

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars explore how health and nutrition vary in people from different countries and backgrounds.  For this life expectancy lesson studets explore populations and health from people around the world.
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Push and Pull Factors on Migration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate push and pull factors. In this population trends lesson, students examine primary sources that help them comprehend how push and pull factors have changed over time. 
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Are There Too Many Elk?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study elk populations in Arizona.  In this data lesson students read an article on monitoring elk populations, analyze data and make management recommendations. 
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Case of the Threespine Stickleback

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine why some freshwater populations of stickleback fish.  In this macroevolution instructional activity students read a study packet then answer questions. 
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Tracing Migration Patterns

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders analyze migration patterns. In this migration instructional activity, 7th graders use U.S. Census records to trace the migration patterns of 2 German families in Kansas.
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Population Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the factors that affect population growth such as, the length of life cycles, carrying capacity and competition.  In this population lesson students conduct an experiment on population growth and collect data and analysis. 
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Populations- The Survival of the Fittest

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the ways that populations become diverse and how mutation changes the diversity of a population.  In this exploratory lesson students study natural selection by completing a lab activity and discussing what they learned. 
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Densest Population Countries Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive geography instructional activity, students examine a chart with population density details and identify the 20 most densely populated countries in the world within 4 minutes.
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Population Demographics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils pretend they are entrepreneurs to help create a positive mentality.  In this entrepreneurship activity students complete several activities to see how to market and advertise to a certain age group.
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Do You Want to Risk it?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the history of natural disaster events for a given county, discuss the impact of population and the risk from natural disaster events.  In this hurricane lesson students use a geographic information system to...
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How Evolution Works

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the term natural selection and what behavioral adaptations are.  In this evolution lesson students view videos about evolution and perform experiments that simulate populations that interplay between the forces of...
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Immigration Graphs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study immigration. In this graphing lesson, 4th graders make a population graph of people who have immigrated to Indiana.
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Distant Relatives

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate observations between widely separated populations of anchialine cave fauna.  In this biogeography lesson students discuss theories that could explain the given observations. 
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Among the Hidden - Population Math Activity

For Students 6th - 10th
In this population worksheet, students collect data on population by researching the Census Bureau and then make online graphs and answer short answer questions about the data. Students complete 5 problems total.