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Nine pamphlets comprise this college-level curriculum support package about 1970 census data. "Teacher's Guide: Approaches to Census Data" describes unit objectives, discusses student materials and other publications the teacher may need, and suggests class exercises. A workbook for students gives an overview of 1970 census subject matter, geography, and data products; mentions related current data sources; provides guidance in finding particular data; and contains exercises to involve students in the use of census publications. Two case studies present a site-location problem in which students must refer to small-area data, and a problem of group migration requiring analysis of state and regional data. Focusing on social welfare applications of data, "Census Data for Community Action" studies concerns such as relocation projects and voter registration. As a sample of state summary reports, a profile of Maryland census data is provided. Three reports, called data access descriptions, provide references to census geographic products helpful in analysis of small-area data; discussion of individual items on the 1970 census questionnaire; and a bibliography of printed reports issued by the Bureau of the Census as a result of the 1970 census. All materials are available from the Bureau of the Census. (AV)

This bilingual activity guide helps to develop students' understandings of the interdependence of people and the environment. Interdisciplinary resources are provided featuring environmental education lessons with applications to the social studies, science, math, and family life education curricula. It is designed for the middle school level, but the activities can be scaled up or down for use by students of various ages, including adults. The reading and activities in this guidebook are designed to broaden students' knowledge of trends and connections between population change, natural resource use, gender equity, and quality of life issues for individuals and communities. This knowledge, combined with critical thinking skills developed in each activity, will help students explore their roles as global citizens and environmental stewards. Topics and activities are divided into three sections: "Understanding Population Dynamics"; "Reflecting on Resources"; and "Making Connections." Extensive references and other resources are provided and suggested. In addition to a glossary, there are numerous, charts, diagrams, and figures provided throughout the text. (KFT)

This collection of classroom activities, designed to complement any lesson plan, aim to help young Americans learn how population and consumption of resources are interrelated and realize that their personal decisions will affect everyone's quality of life. The activities focus on population education and can fit into the curriculum via science, social studies, mathematics, health, or environmental education. The document contains 10 activities that are a sample of the more than 100 activities available in 5 Zero Population Growth (ZPG) teaching kits and activity books. (MM)

This teacher's guide helps students explore the connection between human population growth and the well-being of the planet. Twelve readings and 34 activities introduce high school students to global society and environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, gender equality, economics, poverty, energy, wildlife endangerment, waste disposal, food and hunger, water resources, air pollution, deforestation, and population dynamics. Teaching strategies include role playing simulations, laboratory experiments, problem-solving challenges, and mathematical exercises, cooperative learning projects, research, and discussion. These activities were designed to develop a number of student skills including critical thinking, research, public speaking, writing, data collection and analysis, cooperation, decision making, creative problem solving, reading comprehension, conflict resolution and values clarification. Each chapter and activity can be used alone to illustrate points or be inserted into existing curriculum. Activity subject areas are listed along with a quick list reference of the summary of activities. A reference guide of activities linked to National Standards is also included. Contains suggested resources, including books, periodicals, audiovisuals, hardbooks and wall charts, software, and internet sites, for each topic area. (SJR)

This classroom guide uses a series of interactive lessons to provide middle and high school students with the foundation to address complex issues of how people use the environment, the factors (demographic, socioeconomic, political, and cultural) that affect human use of resources, and the local and global environmental impact of people's actions and choices. The unit includes four core lessons and two case studies. The core lessons prepare students to consider how the quest of people around the world to meet their basic needs leads to the use of resources and the production of wastes. The case studies help students move beyond the general ideas to examine how human needs and environmental stress are problems confronted by real people in Haiti and in Bangladesh. In the culminating activity, students reflect on the first three core lessons and case studies to collaborate on an action plan for responsible global citizenship. The lessons include maps and statistical data on population and environmental use. A wall chart of statistical data completes the guide. Extension activities are suggested for further research and adaptations are available for younger grades. (EH)

The two parts of this book consider two main facets of nonformal curriculum development: theory and practice. Part I on nonformal curriculum theory has four chapters. Chapter 1 addresses the origins, meaning, purpose, and scope of nonformal education. Chapter 2 examines three major themes in discussions on nonformal education: nonformal education as an instrument of positive change, as a social control mechanism, and the context. Chapter 3 explores the rationale. Chapter 4 examines the rational planning model and three models that have relevance for curriculum development in nonformal education: psychosocial, liberal education, and Bhola's core-interface. The five chapters in Part II on nonformal curriculum practice consider the case of the People's Educational Association of Sierra Leone in integrating population education into adult literacy. Chapter 5 describes nonformal education in the Sierra Leone context where it is an educational response to the problems of out-of-school youth and illiterate adults and an alternative development strategy. Chapter 6 sets forth the rationale for population education and literacy. Chapter 7 describes the process of curriculum integration. Chapter 8 is a case analysis of the population education project. Chapter 9 highlights these conclusions: contingent nature of curriculum development in nonformal education; importance of learner participation; and need for staff development. Appendixes contain a 359-item bibliography and index. (YLB)

This booklet, one of six in the Living Things Science series, presents activities about heredity and genetics which address basic "Benchmarks" suggested by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for the Living Environment for grades 3-5. Contents include background information, vocabulary (in English and Spanish), materials, procedures, extension activities, and worksheets. The worksheets are presented in both English and Spanish versions. Suggestions for use of the activities include using student grouping, a related readings center, and journal keeping. Activity names are: "Peas in a Pod,""Inherited or Learned,""Pass It On,""Population Sampling,""Corn Genes,""Codebreaker,""Alphabet Soup,""Super Sleuth,""DNA Fingerprints," and "Chimera." An appendix contains a list of people that have contributed to the fields of genetics and heredity, and lists of fiction and non-fiction readings. (MKR)

This activity book serves as a primer on population dynamics and environmental impacts. It is designed to show young students their connections to other people, all living things, and the environment that surrounds them. While the kit is designed for use with students in grades 1-6, many of the activities are more appropriate for upper elementary students in grades 4-6. The book may be used as an entire curriculum or to select individual activities which fit curriculum priorities and teaching style. All of the activities are interdisciplinary, especially combining science, social studies, and math. Activity formats include games, simulations and role playing, lab studies, problem-solving challenges, cooperative learning activities, riddles, story analysis, library research, guided imagery, community service, and art projects. Each chapter begins with a teacher's introduction followed by a poem, song lyrics or excerpts from popular stories. All of the 41 activities outline the concept covered, student objectives, subject areas, skills used, materials needed, activity procedure, discussion questions, and follow-up ideas. A number of the activities contain teacher reproducible student worksheet masters. A concluding chapter includes word games which reinforce the concepts and vocabulary found in the activities. (LZ)

Using text, graphics, satellite imagery, and data this publication with accompanying teacher's guide seeks to illustrate three main points concerning world population: (1) rapid world population growth is placing untenable immigration pressures on the United States; (2) immigration and U.S. population growth patterns generally are regionally concentrated, especially in coastal counties; and (3) given population and natural resource/environmental pressures, there are now profound and urgent reasons to address immigration within a broader national population policy framework. The text is suitable for use in high school, junior college, and college-level social science classes and applies and employs an interdisciplinary approach. The book is divided into three main sections. Part I contains eight complex graphs and map graphs displaying international data about world population growth. Part II contains six complex graphs and map graphs and six satellite photographs displaying the effects of population growth on the natural resources and environment of the United States. The third part, the Appendix, contains 18 statistical tables. Three short essays by Dan Stein, Garrett Hardin and Richard D. Lamm, present the ideological argument of the book. The teacher's guide contains five lesson plans and sample examination questions. (LZ)

This textbook survey is designed to aid junior high and high school social studies teachers in choosing texts which cover population topics adequately. Thirty social studies textbooks from all major publishers have been evaluated. The results are contained in matrices which show how each text ranks on its coverage of demographics and related issues. The chart format allows comparison of texts within the subject areas of World History, Geography, and Global Studies, and can help teachers pinpoint weak areas of their current texts so they know where supplemental materials are especially needed. Each text was evaluated for its coverage of level, definitions and concepts, population dynamics, social aspects of population growth, effects of population growth, population growth as a concern, population and the future, supplemental information, and length of coverage. A discussion of the top textbooks in each category explains why they deserve the rating. Survey authors conclude that global studies texts are the overall best source of population information available from social studies textbook publishers, that surprisingly few geography textbooks cover population thoroughly, and that generally, world history textbooks' coverage of population is not as detailed as either geography or global studies books. (LZ)

This document seeks to create a greater sense of awareness of the relevance of women's issues to quality of life themes that come within the domain of population education. The handbook provides guidelines on the various modalities of integrating women's issues into population education programs. It offers sample lessons and teaching materials that are suggestive of the type of materials that could be used or adapted by different countries to integrate women's issues into population education programs. The handbook is based largely on research studies, reports, papers, and monographs that have been published in recent decades on various aspects of the theme of women and development and on lesson and teaching materials prepared by national population education programs in Asia and the Pacific, and by UN agencies. Because social, cultural, and religious factors determine the role of women in traditional societies, it will be necessary to adapt the guidelines, materials, and texts to suit national contexts. The document is divided into four sections. Section 1 presents a general discussion of five issues affecting women's status: (1) political recognition; (2) legal recognition; (3) access to education; (4) access to employment; and (5) improving health. Section 2 explores how women's concerns can find entry into the population education curriculum, what major and relevant topics can used to show the role that women can play to achieve the objectives of population education. Section 3 provides procedures for developing a framework for women's issues. Section 4 gives instructional materials on how women's education, employment, roles, equality, and family planning affect population issues. (DK)

These lesson plans for the adult learner result from two regional UNESCO workshops held in Indonesia in 1989 and Pakistan in 1991. Prototypes of exemplar instructional materials for primary education, literacy and continuing education programs were developed and tested during the workshops. The lessons focus on the need to introduce population education core messages in the Asia-Pacific Programme of Education for All (APPEAL). This volume is the third in a series of three to result from the workshops. Part 1, "Exemplar Teaching/Learning Materials from Indonesia," contains two sections. Section 1, entitled "Materials for Semi-Literates," offers the following lessons: (1) "Education Brings Light into a Woman's Life"; (2) "Education: Key to Women's Welfare"; (3) "Educated Mother: Better Quality of Life"; (4) "Women and Education"; (5) "Is There Enough Water for Everyone?"; (6) "Safe Water"; (7) "Together We Stand"; and (8) "Let's Organise Women's Groups for a Happier Community." Section 2, "Materials for Post-Literacy and Continuing Education," contains the following: (1) "Ensuring Health Care for Mother and Child"; (2) "Mother and Child Care for a Happy Family"; (3) "Card Game on Mother and Child Health Care"; (4) "Story of Tuti"; and (5) "Marry at the Right Age." Part 2, "Exemplar Teaching/Learning Materials from Pakistan," contains: (1) "Re-Oriented Population-related Social Values"; (2) Evaluation Instrument"; and (3) "Fatima--A Brave Girl." Pictures illustrate the lessons throughout the book. (EH)

These lesson plans are the result of two regional workshops sponsored by UNESCO in Indonesia in 1989 and Pakistan in 1991. The workshops focused on the need to introduce population education core messages in the Asia-Pacific Programme of Education for All (APPEAL). These prototypes of exemplar instructional materials for primary education, literacy and continuing education programs were developed and tested during the workshops. These materials can be used by different countries in the regions as possible types of materials that can be adapted to suit their needs. The table of contents shows two parts. Part 1, "Exemplar Teaching/Learning Materials from Indonesia," contains the following: (1) "Small Family Size for Family Welfare"; (2) "Delayed Marriage"; (3) "Responsible Parenthood"; (4) "Population Planning for Environment and Resource Conservation and Development"; (5) "Reorientation of Population-related Beliefs and Values"; (6) "Enhancement of the Status of Women"; (7) "Small Family Size for Family Welfare"; (8) "Delayed Marriage"; (9) "Responsible Parenthood"; (10) "Enhancement of the Status of Women"; and (11) "Delayed Marriage." Part 2, "Exemplar Teaching/Learning Materials from Pakistan," contains the following: (1) "Our Problems"; (2) "Our Population"; (3) "Family"; (4) "Teaching of the Holy Prophet Muhammad"; (5) "Implications of Population Growth"; (6) "Living Things and Their Environment"; and (7) "Shimim's Story." The book contains pictures to illustrate the different scenarios for small and large families. (EH)

Adolescence Education is a family life education training program designed to assist young people in their physical, social, emotional, and moral development as they prepare for adulthood, marriage, parenthood, aging, and social relationships in the context of family and society. This package consists of four individually bound modules: (1) "Physical Aspects" deals with male and female reproductive systems; physical, emotional, and psychological changes that occur during puberty and the physiological processes of human conception; (2) "Social Aspects" covers topics on sexual behavior, sexuality in childhood and adolescence, love, dating, adolescent pregnancy, and moral codes of ethics; (3) "Sex Roles" examines role expectations, male and female roles, and sex stereotyping; and (4) "Sexually Transmitted Diseases" (STD) discusses the various types of STD, their origins, symptoms, effects, testing, and prevention in the context of social and medical problems. Each module includes several lessons, objectives, time required for teaching, resource materials, and a set of procedures. Information sheets to help teachers in expanding the subject, reference materials, and activities and exercises for students are also provided. (LL)

Through 12 readings and 32 activities this curriculum material introduces high school students to issues of the global environment and society, while both challenging them to critically evaluate the issues and motivating them to develop solutions. The materials are cited as being applicable to social studies, science, math, language arts, and family life education. A teachers guide provides a chart that briefly describes each activity, indicating the skills and subject areas emphasized in each activity. The activities utilize a variety of teaching strategies including role-playing simulations, laboratory experiments; problem solving challenges; mathematical exercises; cooperative learning projects; research; discussion; and, values clarification. Twelve of the 13 chapters address specific issues of global society and environment: (1) Population Dynamics; (2) Climate Change; (3) Air Pollution; (4) Water Resources; (5) Deforestation; (6) Food and Hunger; (7) Waste Disposal; (8) Wildlife Endangerment; (9) Energy Issues; (10) Rich and Poor; (11) Population and Economics; (12) The World's Women; and (13) Finding Solutions. The final chapter, "Finding Solutions," includes activities that encompass the preceding topics. Also included are: suggested resources for further research; and population education resources available through Zero Population Growth, Inc. (MCO)

This report summarizes some of the important, recent trends in household and family charcteristics, such as educational attainment of the householder, and provides detailed demographic data from the Annual Demographic Supplement to the Current Population Survey. Among the findings contained in this report on current population characteristics in the United States are: the proportion of two-parent family households has decreased dramatically since 1970; the increase in black single parents is slowing; Hispanic single parents have the fastest rate of increase among ethnic groups; and Asian or Pacific Islander families had the fastest growth rate in the 1980s. This report is comprised of 180 pages of detailed statistical tables of population data. These data have implications for education policy makers. (DB)

Both humanity and nature have suffered greatly from human insensitivity. Not only are the natural resources of the earth being depleted and its air, land and water polluted, the financial resources of humanity are being wasted on destructive expenditures. The "Our Only Earth" series is an integrated science, language arts, and social studies problem solving program for grades 4-12 that addresses six different global issues. The units are designed to provide students with knowledge and skills to address these major global issues actively. The unit presented in this document addresses the problems associated with the global effects of poverty, hunger and overpopulation around the world. This document includes information to assist teachers in organizing and directing students in their activities. This teacher's guide includes a unit overview, instructions on how to collect information through letter writing (including addresses for appropriate organizations), a set of fact cards, instructions for a scavenger hunt, two classroom activities, instructions for a geography activity, instructions for research and independent study, and materials for a youth summit on global poverty, hunger, and overpopulation. Additional materials included in this packet are a discussion and chart of instructional techniques and thinking skills used in the unit, a glossary of terms and a bibliography of 67 books, articles, other resources, and games on global poverty, hunger, and overpopulation. (CW)

Incorporates history and genetics to explain how genetic traits are passed on to the next generation by focusing on methemoglobinemia, a rare genetic disease, and discusses how oxygen is carried by hemoglobin. Includes individual pedigree analysis and class pedigree analysis. (YDS)