Curated OER
China's 'One Child Policy'
Students use an extract from Beth Gilligan's Voices and Values: Citizenship in Asia (Curriculum Corporation, 1998, pp 29-30), together with other resources, as the basis for investigation and analysis of China's 'one child policy'.
Curated OER
Debate on China's One Child Policy
High schoolers learn about China's One Child Policy. They read an article about a specific family's experience under the policy (not included) and research and explain the key points of the policy. They assess the pros and cons in a...
Curated OER
China
Students participate in a lesson that is focused on the culture of China. The unit is set up using the layered curriculum method which is student centered. They pick the type of activities and assessments.
Curated OER
World in the Balance
Young scholars make estimates on how many people they believe live on Earth. While watching a video, they take notes on the issues facing Kenya, Japan and India. In groups, they calculate how long it takes for a country to double in...
Other
China Daily: $94,000 Fine for One Child Policy Lapse
As hard as it is to believe, here is an article that reports on a Chinese couple that has been fined $94,250 because they had more than one child. 9/04
CNN
Cnn en Espanol: Week of 11 18 13: China Permitira Tener Mas De Un Hijo
In Spanish. Article reports on the announcement that China will slightly relax its position on allowing families to have just one child.
Geographypods
Geographypods: Theme 1: Population and Change: Population Change
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...
Geographypods
Geographypods: Theme 1: Population and Settlement
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,...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Population Growth: Friend or Foe?
The environment has recently been the focus of much research and discussion. Because productive resources are limited, it is important that we use resources wisely to ensure that resources will be available for use in future generations....