Lesson #4:
Lesson #4:
Human Population Growth
Human Population Growth
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Consequences
Consequences
Embedded Files
Ecology End of Unit Test on Tuesday, October 7th
Culminating Question
Why has the human population been increasing over the last 100 years? What is the trade-off for that increase?
Learning Target
Students will be able to...
discover the positive and negative outcomes of human population growth and describe trade-offs that must be made to sustain our population growth.
Success Criteria
Engage: Discuss and share their initial thoughts and ideas about human population growth and its consequences.
Explore: Analyze graphical data representing human population trends over time.
Explain: Explain the relationship between human advancements, and the carrying capacity of humans
Elaborate: Evaluate solutions for the negative environmental impacts of human population growth.
Standards
HS-LS2-7.
Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity
Reminders
Quiz on Human Impact on Tuesday October 21st - Lessons 1-6
Part 1
Something Looks Sus'
(One of Many is Incorrect)
(12 min)
Part 2:
Two Box Induction
(8 min)
Trade-Off: When people make decisions that benefit them—like building roads, cutting down trees for wood, or using cars for transportation—there is often a cost to the environment.
**Test questions that ask about trade-offs require you to say what is being gained and what is being lost.**
Part 3
Slow Reveal Graph
(8 min)
Part 4
Video on Human Population
(5 min)
Part 5
Get the Gist
Active Reading
(13 min)
Culminating Question
Why has the human population been increasing over the last 100 years? What is the trade-off for that increase?
Part 5:
Stop N'Jot
Key Concepts + Vocabulary
(5 min)
KC 1: Human population has been increasing dramatically due to advances in INDUSTRIALIZATION and MEDICAL ADVANCES.
KC 2: An increase in human population puts a strain on Non-Renewable resources. The negative effects humans have had on the environment are mostly due to the increasing human population.
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