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Lesson Plan

All in the Family

Students use beans to model population growth in several mystery countries while varying four key demographic factors.

Objectives
  • Interpret how birth, death, migration, and age structure shape growth
  • Practice modeling with concrete materials
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Time to complete
  • 15 min — warm-up & model setup
  • 20 min — country rounds / data collection
  • 10 min — debrief & discussion
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