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Graphic
Curated OER

World Population Map

For Students Pre-K - 1st
World map graphing population density.
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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can view maps showing the migratory paths of dozens of animals across the northern hemisphere, report a sighting of one of the animals listed in the database, and much more.
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Website
Trinity University

Trinity University: Demography

For Students 9th - 10th
Trinity University offers interesting statistics on the world's population; such as ethnicity, education, religion, gender, etc. Includes special links.
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Handout
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Modelling Natural Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
This site shows how to model exponential growth. The site walks the student through an example problem using logarithms to find the exponential growth of the theoretical world population.
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Article
Other

Green Global Travel: Endangered Species Spotlight: Alabama Beach Mouse

For Students 1st - 9th
A quick overview about the endangered Alabama Beach Mouse along with conservation information about its population status.
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Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Climate Change and Arctic Ecosystems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about how climate change is affecting the Arctic ecosystem, and then investigate how this change is impacting polar bear populations. Students analyze maps of Arctic sea ice, temperature graphs, and polar bear population...
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Article
National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife: The Incredible Shrinking Polar Bears

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published by National Wildlife Magazine (February/March 2004 issue), offers an insightful look into the life of the polar bears of Canada's Hudson Bay. The article looks at why these bears are losing weight and bearing...
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Climate Change Threatens Penguins

For Students 9th - 10th
More than half of the species of penguins are feeling the affects of global warming. Understand the impact of this climate change while reading this article and exploring the resources provided. Teacher resources available for students...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Animated Map of Human Population

For Students 9th - 10th
This animated map shows world population growth from the year 1 to 2020 A.D. Note the changing years as you observe the growth on a map of the world.
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Website
Other

Temperate Forest Organization: Temperate Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides links to sites such as forestry, population, management, diversity, and fire. There are lesson plans, tours and educational links for teachers.
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Handout
Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Fact Book: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Sponsored by the CIA, the World Fact Book gives current information about the world's countries and peoples. Includes geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues sections.
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Website
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Global Climate Change: Biosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore real scientific data relating to the biosphere. With this information, you can gather evidence, test theories, and come to conclusions. Click on the data examples to view a full-scale version.
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: The Global Decline of Mollusks

For Students 9th - 10th
You can help! Species of mollusks are disappearing from our marine sources. While it might not be obvious to the casual beach-goer, these shelled creatures provide food and shelter, medical research, and help keep our waters clean.
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Activity
Other

Miniature Earth: Comparative Demographics Worldwide

For Students 9th - 10th
Miniature Earth reduces the world's population to 100 to underscore the dramatic differences in wealth, age, faith, education, environment, and health among people who live on this planet. An excellent apply-what-you-know site for...
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Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Food, Demographics, and Culture

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit probes into the role food plays in society in terms of culture, economy and global awareness since the primary globalization in the 1500s through videos, various readings, and activities.
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Website
Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: Health and the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twenty-three data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine health issues and how the environment impacts health in areas around the globe. They look at a...
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Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Connections Across Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Global exportation and importation increased when water routes opened up. This unit analyzes how this affected world trade as well as the spread of population, religion, and illness.
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Website
University of California

Regents of the University of California: Amphibia Web

For Students 9th - 10th
AmphibiaWeb, a site inspired by global amphibian declines, is an online system that allows free access to information on amphibian biology and conservation. This site is filled with amphibian facts, a glossary of terms, species numbers,...
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Interactive
Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: A Developing World

For Students 9th - 10th
CIDA, in partnership with Canadian Geographic, have created a resource which allows students to investigate the quality of life in over 200 countries by examining various Human Development Index indicators. Students may search by...
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Interactive
Other

Gapminder World: 200 Years That Changed the World

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive allows you to view graphs of a variety of things by selecting and comparing bubbles; drag the time slider, zoom in and out and turn trails on/off.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Understanding Migration [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Why do people move? This curriculum unit tackles the complex questions about the causes of individual versus large-scale migration as well as the global effects of migration. Clear lesson plans and objectives are included.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Coming Neurological Epidemic

For Students 9th - 10th
Biochemist Gregory Petsko makes a convincing argument that, in the next 50 years, we'll see an epidemic of neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's, as the world population ages. His solution: more research into the brain and its...
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Website
Other

The Earth Times

For Students 9th - 10th
The Earth Times newspaper covers the latest in environmental issues such as world population, conflict-resolution, governance, human-rights and trade.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Seven Billion and Counting

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the increasing world population. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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