These Standards-Based Units were written by Barbara Duncan, Executive Director of Vermont Earth Institute (VEI) and member of ZPG's Population Education Network (PETNet). Her work was supported by a grant from the Vermont-NEA Partnership/Sponsorship Committee. Ms. Duncan is a Population Mentor for the Sierra Club and is active with the National Audubon Society's Population and Habitat Program. VEI is available for school programs and teachers' workshops.
Click the title to see and print out the unit...Connections Linking Population and the Environment - a standards-based unit for grades 7-12.
Adventures on Earth - a middle or high school geography standards-based unit.
How Big Is Your Ecological Footprint? - an upper elementary (5th-8th grade) standards-based unit.
Making Connections, Linking Population and the Environment - a standards-based unit for grades 4-6.