Overpopulation Lesson Plans

1. RNR: "Deer Population" Lesson Plan
Wildlife icon spacer Wildlife Lesson Plans "Deer Population" Lesson Plan Keywords: population, white-tailed deer, management, overpopulation Prepared by: Robert Cooper, Wilmington Area School District Grade Level: ninth grade Total Time for Lesson: 40 minutes Setting: classroom Topic: deer population Concepts to Be Covered Deer live and reproduce in Pennsylvania. Deer may reproduce at such a rapid rate that they overpopulate a given area...

2. Inquiry Lesson Plan Template
...lp students develop generalizations about leaders in these situations and their policies. student examples: 1. Leaders that make with difficult choices for long term benefit of the people lose short term support. 2. Leaders that go against the moral policy of the majority do not get re-elected.. 3. Overpopulation and lack of food lead to political instability. Solutions to overpopulation and food shortages are often unpopular with the majority. 6. Summary Assessment 7. Evaluation: Example: § Students could have been graded on a number of items, such as: group skills, presentation skills, research skills, po...

3. Consider the Issues
...le (and sometimes desirable) to begin this lesson without any introduction to the concepts. 2. Issues questions: present students with the questions, dilemmas, problems raised by the issue. For example, when studying predator/prey relations and population biology my students read an article on deer overpopulation in New Jersey. Then they consider such questions as; is there a deer overpopulation problem?; if there is a problem, what should we do about it?; is hunting a good solution? and; should humans control natural populations?" Other examples of biological issues (followed by the unit into which they cou...

4. Annenberg Media Exhibits: Collapse
...ion was collapsing. Why did this great civilization fall? The history of humankind has been marked by patterns of growth and decline. Some declines have been gradual, occurring over centuries. Others have been rapid, occurring over the course of a few years. War, drought, natural disaster, disease, overpopulation, economic disruption: any of these can bring about the collapse of a civilization. Internal causes (such as political struggles or overfarming) Try a hands-on activity whenever you see this icon. can combine with external causes (such as war or natural disaster) to bring about a collapse. What does...

5. An Interdisciplinary Deer and Human Population Study
...of Entry: Project Type of Activity: Hands-on Simulation Group/Cooperative Learning Target Audience: most applicable - Environmental Studies Life Science Biology BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This activity helps the student to answer the question "What environmental problems arise due to animal and human overpopulation and what might need to be done to combat these problems?" The class should have already covered some ecological material, and the students should be familiar with the concepts of population sampling, competition, overcrowding, habitat, niche, carrying capacity, food chains and food webs. During the...

6. Endangered species and extinction
...completed by the Thursday and that there may be time later on this week to write on the poster if needed. Closure:(5 minutes) TTW restate what endangered and extinct species are. TTW ask the student to share some information about the species they chose. TTW explain that tomorrow we will talk about overpopulation in the world, urbanization, and how biodiversity may be effected by these issues. Assessment: Objectives: TSW distinguish between extinct and endangered species, TSW prepare a poster of an endangered species Informal: TTW observe (M) as th student searches for species(C). Formal:TTW collect posters...

7. Lesson Plan 7
...omena of the natural world. To understanding that population growth affects people in the United States and is not just an issue in the developing world, and that population growth isnít the only issue we face ñ a related issue is high levels of consumption in the developed world. This ìconsumption overpopulationî may cause more damage to the environment than population growth in developing nations. To appreciate the perspective that least developed countries have in regards to sustainability, population growth, and consumption, and understand that human population growth and sustainability is a cross-discip...

8. Environmental Impact (Education at the Getty)
...tury photograph of a Los Angeles landscape, utilizing the principles of design and discussing the message of the work. They will also consider the history of Los Angeles within the broader context of population expansion in U.S. history, and write a research paper about the environmental impacts of overpopulation. Learning Objectives Students will be able to: discuss how the principles of design are used by an artist in a photograph. explain the historical and technological development of aerial photography. discuss the political and environmental message in a photograph. research and write a paper about the...

9. Erase It! Endangered Animals Lesson Plan
...angered Animals Why From pandas to penguins, as many as 6,000 plant and animal species become extinct each year. How can you help to erase the problem of these endangered creatures? Steps 1. Why do animals become endangered? Changes in the environment, poachers, chemicals and toxic materials, human overpopulation, and demands for certain species and just some of the reasons animals become endangered or extinct. 2. Research how you can help to erase the problem of endangered animals. Brainstorm what you and your classmates can do locally. What changes need to happen in the world? While the ideas are flowing,...

10. CGA Lesson Plans
...tion, quality of life, religion, and language. An inquisitive person will ask how the physical aspects of a place have affected the lives of the people who live there. Finally, places are not static; they are constantly changing both in physical and human ways. Climates, natural disasters, war, and overpopulation are just a few of the ways that places change because of human or physical impact. There is a source that I would like to share with you that is rich in this type of information and so profound that everyone should have a copy whether they are a teacher or not. Material World by Peter Menzel can be...