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Take a Stand

Provided by: Population Education |Published on: November 26, 2025
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  • In this lesson from Population Education, students will determine their opinion on several statements relating to population growth and global issues and write a position paper defending their stance.
  • Students will walk around the room to select their level of agreement with statements about government policies, water quality, agricultural practices, waste management, and other topics.
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Subjects: Social Studies, English Language Arts
Authors: Population Education
Region: Global
Languages: English

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Population Education
Population Education provides K-12 teachers with innovative, hands-on lesson plans and professional development to teach about human population growth and its effects on the environment and human well-being. Human population has grown from 1 billion to 8 billion in just over 200 years, so it is critical to examine human impacts on wildlife, climate, and natural resources while working toward equality and justice for the world’s people. Through memorable, standards-aligned classroom activities like simulations, cooperative challenges, and debate, Population Education inspires students to tackle a variety of real-world problems and to become positively engaged in their communities as the next generation of leaders and policy makers.

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