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Informative and entertaining talk on population growth, it's causes, differences between countries, and solutions. Very good visuals, data, etc.

Impressive time series photos showing change in population growth, desertification, receding glaciers, more.

Our simulated labs exploring eutrophication and toxin biomagnification, fire regimes and succession, and investigating general ecological principles such as population growth, species interactions and community structure provide a great way to add active learning experiences to environmental science courses. Several labs were developed for non-majors and introductory classes, including our Darwinian Snails EvoBeaker® lab which provides a unique opportunity to teach natural selection using an invasive species example.

About 5.5 million people around the world die prematurely every year from breathing polluted air, and the majority of those deaths are occurring in China and India, where factories and coal-fired power plants are fueling economic growth, according to a report released Friday.

This is a great movie talking about the industry growth and manipulation tactics behind climate change denial, including the Homeland Institute (the one that sent the booklet around to teachers last year). Can be streamed from Amazon, as well as purchased. Really great for bias and encouraging critical evaluation (and against the subverting of environmental science as a topic).

6 minute video about the history of population growth using dots starting at 1 AD.

Enormous amount of instructional material for teachers and students. Compiled by Sarah Bordenstein, Marine Biological Laboratory The Winogradsky Column is an excellent activity, specifically for grades 5 - 12, to demonstrate the growth of microorganisms. As a result of this activity, students will: learn about the metabolic diversity of prokaryotes, applying terms such as phototroph, chemotroph, autotroph, and heterotroph.