Example of Student Work on Ecological Footprint
Population and Poverty: Understanding the Relationship
Students documented the relationship between poverty and population growth. By emphasizing the influences of education, nutrition, and health care on fertility rates, the student aimed to debunk the myth that people are poor because their regions have "too many people."

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Some of the Concepts, Standards, and Skills Addressed by this Activity:
- explaining causes of important global problems
- identifying factors that affect population growth and change
- analyzing data and drawing conclusions
- communicating information through graphic representations
- creating information for an authentic audience
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