These Standards-Based Units were written by Barbara Duncan, Executive
Director of Vermont Population Alliance (VPA) and member of ZPG's Population
Education Network (PETNet). Her work was supported by a grant from the
Vermont-NEA Partnership/Sponsorship Committee. Ms. Duncan is a Population
Mentor for the Sierra Club and is active with the National Audubon Society's
Population and Habitat Program. For more information you can reach VPA at P.O.
Box 466, Norwich, VT 05055, 802-649-5168, <vei@valley.net>. VPA is
available for school programs and teachers' workshops.
* The Vermont Population Alliance has changed its name to "Vermont Earth
Institute."
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Connections Linking Population and the Environment, a standards-based unit for grades 7-12
Adventures on Earth, a middle or high school geography standards-based unit
How Big Is Your Ecological Footprint? - an upper elementary (5th-8th grade) standards-based unit
Making Connections, Linking Population and the Environment, a standards-based unit for grades 4-6
Counting on People: How Human Population Growth and Resource Consumption Affect the Environment, a standards-based unit designed for grades 4-6 (can be adapted for younger grades)
Earth Matters: How Human Population Growth and Resource Consumption Affect the Environment, an environmental standards-based unit using Zero Population Growth's high school curriculum
People and the Planet, a middle school environmental studies standards-based unit using People and the Planet: Lessons for a Sustainable Future