Creator: Galen Huntington | visit site
Grade Range: 5 - 11
This World Population Clock offers a world population counter. It is not perfect but it is an effective tool to show just how dramatic and quickly the population is growing. "Freeze" the site and resume the counter later to show just how big changes can take place in small amounts of time. The calculator can also estimate the population at a chosen date.
In the Classroom
Try using this website in science class during environmental science units on human population growth. Start the class by sharing this website on your interactive whiteboard (or projector) for students to see. Explain the concept of a population counter, and pause the clock. Have students copy down the number in their notes. Continue with class discussion and activities. With five or so minutes left in the class, bring the students back to the website and quickly unfreeze and re-freeze. Have students compute the change in population during their class. This site offers a real connection to the concept of population growth, easy for students to SEE.
At Home
Just before breakfast pause the clock, have your student copy down the number, and continue with their day. After dinner unfreeze and re-freeze. Have your student compute the change in population during their day. Talk about eye-opening! And, it’s a real connection to the concept of population growth.
Tags
population, environment, conservation,
Subjects
Biology/Life Science, Earth Science/Geology, Math, Science, Social Studies, Social Studies,