Population Problems, Teacher's Guide. Environmental Education Unit, Twelfth Grade Sociology.

Human population growth and the implications of increasing population on the well-being of men and nations is examined in this twelfth grade curriculum guide which is part of a series for grades 4 through 12. The primary functions of the unit are to introduce the student to reasons for population growth, results of overextended populations, and solutions to overpopulation. Consideration is also given to political and sociological problems which arise as adjuncts to the question of population. The component parts of this guide are: an overview of the unit, the major concepts in the unit, behavioral objectives, daily schedule, lesson plans for classroom activities, a pretest for the unit, and student and teacher evaluation forms. The unit requires three weeks to complete, and is structured around 15 student-centered activities which include films, survey questionnaires, filmstrips, student readings, discussion activities, data analysis, and role playing. (Author/DE)