Populations

Understanding Populations
Read: Chapter 8: Pages 197-212
-  How Populations Change in Size
-  How Species Interact with Each Other
Activities:
-  Estimating Population Size (Sampling/Capture-Mark-Recapture Techniques)
-  Population Growth Curves:  Pop Ecology Files

The Human Population
Read: Chapter 9: Pages 219-234
-  Studying Human Populations
-  Changing Population Trends
Activities:
-  Human Population Growth Curves
-  Doubling Time Activity
-  Population Pyramids
-  Population Growth 200 Years Ago vs/ Today: Cemetery/Obituary Survey
-  Maps in Action: Fertility Rates and Female Literacy in Africa
-  Society and the Environment:  Lost Populations:  What Happened?
-  Movie (Optional)


Human Impact on the Environment & Biodiversity
Read: Chapter 10: Pages 241-260
-  What is Biodiversity?
-  Biodiversity at Risk
Activities:
-  Marine Mammal Conservation Project
-  Whale Data: Metompkin Lost at Sea
-  Field Trip (Optional)

Resources:
POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS & HUMAN POPULATIONS POWERPOINT
Day 6 Human Impact on Environment: Laws Protecting Marine Mammals