Global Migration Patterns
Voluntary and involuntary international migration carries impacts for both sending and receiving nations. The activities in this lesson allow students to understand immigration to the United States, evaluate the impact on the structure of the U.S. population, and learn more about the implications of major refugee movements. Appropriate for advanced high school or college level students. (2005)

Demography and Democracy
These activities provide students with an understanding of population as an essential tool of good citizenship. Students will look at how population size influences the political balance of power in Congress and the process of drawing new districts. (2001)

Ecotourism
This activity asks students to evaluate ecotourism sites and discover if they meet the needs of both conservation and local economic development. Appropriate for high school. Activity involves developing a travel brochure. (2001)

Sports Franchises: The Demographic Dimension
An examination of changes in U.S. population using growth of major league baseball to illustrate these patterns. Appropriate for middle to high school. Hands-on activity with a short reading (2000)

Mapping Population Change in the United States
A step-by-step activity to create a choropleth map of U.S. population change. Appropriate for middle to high school. Includes U.S. census data. (2000)

Pyramid Building
A lesson to provide students with the background to understand the importance of age structure on population growth. Appropriate for middle to high school. Graphing acativity with age and sex data for four age groups and instructions for making pyramids using Excel. (2000)

Adventures on Earth
A classroom guide, educating students about how people use the environment. Appropriate for middle to high school. Includes four lessons, two case studies, and a poster-size data sheet. (1997)