Population Education Library

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Reading

The Weight of Water

Reading

A reading on freshwater access and how population growth strains local water systems.

9–12 Social Studies Land Use

Key Takeaways

Article body (or paginated excerpt). If the file is a PDF only, this block is skipped and Download in the sidebar is the access path.

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Demo video

Modeling Exponential Growth

Demo Video

A classroom demo of the bean-model activity: setup, one full round, and the debrief prompt.

6–8 Science Exponential Growth

Video

Player

Related lesson plan: All in the Family

Transcript

Searchable transcript. Omit this block if none exists.

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Outside resource list

Children’s Books: Population & Habitat

Outside Resource List

Curated picture books and middle-grade titles for units on habitat, crowding, and sharing resources.

K–2 3–5 ELA Biodiversity / Habitat

Titles

Picture Books

  • A Place for Butterflies
  • One Well
  • The Lorax

Middle-Grade Titles

  • The Wild Robot
  • Hoot
  • Compost Stew
  • Water Dance

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Civic engagement

Write Your Representative

Civic Engagement

A structured letter-writing activity connecting a local environmental issue to a classroom unit.

9–12 Social Studies Personal Consumption

What to do

Steps, prompts, and any links the teacher needs. Same slot a lesson would use for procedure — only rendered when content exists.

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