Sustainability Education Handbook Sample Activities

Population:

Theme: (4-12) Research and discuss the effects of rising global population.

Goal: Students will become aware of the increase of global population and the effects on natural resources. Discuss the following topics: 1) global warming --- automobile emissions, the Kyoto Treaty, the U.S. and world response to global warming; 2) the earth’s carrying capacity --- (how many people can the earth sustainably support), food supply, genetically engineered seeds, and changing farming practices; and 3) habitat loss --- impacts on rivers, oceans, mountains, animals, fish and insects from increasing human population and urban / suburban growth.

Standards / MEAP:

» English Language Arts: VIII.10.3 (Ideas In Action), IX.11.1 (Inquiry & Research)

» Social Studies: II.1.1, II.1.2, II.2.2, II.3.1, II.4.3 (Geographic Perspective), IV.1.2, IV.2.1, IV.2.2 (Economic Perspective), V.2.1, V.2.2 (Inquiry)

» Mathematics: III.1.2 (Data Analysis & Statistics)

» Science: III.5.6 (Use Scientific Knowledge from the Life Sciences in Real World Contexts), V.3.4 (Use Scientific Knowledge from the Earth and Space Sciences in Real World Contexts)

Curriculum:

» Earth Matters: Studies for our Global Future (9-12)

Contact:  Zero Population Growth (ZPG)1400 16th St. NW. Suite 320, Washington, D.C. 20036

1-800-767-1956 or www.zpg.org/education or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

» Living in a Material World: Lessons on Commercialism, Consumption and Environment (9-12)

Contact:  Center for A New America Dream, 6930 Carroll Ave, Suite 900, Takoma Park, MD 20912

202-332-9110 or www.newdream.org

$10

» Population and Consumption (9-12)

Contact:  Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), Popnet, Karen Hlynsky, 55 Chapel St. NewtonMA 02458-1060

401-941-8249 or khlynsky@edc,org or www.edc.org

» Youth Scenarios for a Sustainable Future: Visions for the Year 2100 (7-12)

Contact:  Planet-TECH Associates, Seth J. Itzkan, 135 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA 01451

978-456-2702 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Websites:

see above addresses