Teacher Resources

Middle School Activities

Encourage critical thinking and group problem solving while making connections across the curriculum

High School Activities

Go more in-depth on specific issues with information on global trends and national/international policies.

School Wide Events

Involve your entire grade or the whole school in real-world simulations and fun contests.

Population can be linked to global challenges ranging from traffic congestion and pollution to loss of biodiversity and climate change. The lessons below engage your students in many of the environmental, social, and economic issues impacted by population – by both our numbers and our behaviors. Hands-on, engaging, and fun, these activities challenge students to tackle real global issues through data and graphic analysis, lab simulations, role-playing games, argumentative writing, and more. Each lesson can stand alone or easily be inserted into established units and course plans.

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The World of 7 Billion lesson plans found here are only a piece of the larger Population Education curriculum library.

Find further classroom resources including lesson plans, background and case study readings, infographics and more.

Teacher training workshops are a cornerstone of the Population Education program. Professional development opportunities are available for current teachers, pre-service teachers, and non-formal educators.

Watch population grow from 1 AD to present in just 7-minutes on our World Population video.

Stay up-to-date on the PopEd program and current events/trends by checking out the Population Education blog.

Checklist

Before submitting your video use this checklist to make sure you have followed all the rules and guidelines of the World of 7 Billion video contest.

Title Screen including the Lead Producer’s name, School name, School city, state, Title of video, Total running time (not including the 5-second title screen)

Does your video connect population to your global challenge?

Does your video offer at least one sustainable solution?

Is your video 60 seconds or less (not including the title screen)?

Did you check for typos on any text that appears in your video?

Did you check if the images you used are under copyright?

Did you check if the music you used is royalty-free?

Does your audio work?

Did you keep a copy of the list of sources used in your video?