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Worksheet
Curated OER

AP: Chapter 23: The Evolution of Populations

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
How and why do populations change over time? AP biology aces explore this question by completing this assignment. They write the answers to 21 questions regarding population genetics, stability, genetic drift, polymorphism, and selection. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Deer: Predation or Starvation

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this predation or starvation worksheet, learners read about the effects of the wildlife service bringing in predators (wolves) to control a deer population. Students calculate the change in the deer population from 1971 to 1980. They...
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Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: Population Distribution and Change

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of forty-nine data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine the distribution of human populations around the world and the changes that have taken place in...
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Unit Plan
Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 1: Population and Settlement

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to population and settlement. Covers six main areas - population growth, population change, population migration, land use, settlement characteristics and patterns,...
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Unit Plan
Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 1: Population and Change: Population Change

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module looks at how population changes. Covers population pyramids, the demographic transition model, the problem of a youthful population, how China tries to control the size of its population, and how HIV and AIDS have...
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US Census Bureau

Population Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
Visual representations of population distribution by age and sex for any country.
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Princeton University

Princeton University: Population Index on the Web

For Students 6th - 8th
Search for information on human populations by state, country, or region of the world; includes summaries of articles about changes in population.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Getting Started With the Ti Navigator: Population Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces students to Activity Center and is intended to help students develop the understanding of how use population information to compute populations, changes and to develop population models to make predictions.
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Other

Population

For Students 9th - 10th
Population directly effects our everyday lives in many ways. Explore the effects of population by learning about population density, population distribution, and population change.
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Handout
The Environmental Literacy Council

The Environmental Literacy Council: Changing Population Structures

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about changing population structures. Links to other resources, data and maps, and classroom lesson plans on population aging.