Chapter 2 Section 4: EQ: Why might population increase in the Future?
1. Learning Outcome: Summarize arguments supporting and opposing Malthus's theory of the connection between population and resources.
2. Learning Outcome: Understand the future population of the world's most populous countries.
3. Learning Outcome: Understand reasons for declining birth rates.
Step 1. Teacher assigns group and group topic/section.
Group 1: Population and Resources p.66
Group 2: Contemporary Neo-Malthusians and Critics p.66-67
Group 3: Debate: Can Earth's resources support our growing population? p. 67.
Group 4: Population Futures: China and India p. 68-69
Group 5: Sustainability and Our Environment: Japan p.69
Group 6: Family Futures: Lowering CBR Through Education and Health Care. p. 72
Group 7: Family Futures: Lowering CBR Through Contraception p. 72-73
Step 2. Read your section and focus on Key ideas, concepts, examples, vocabulary, provide visuals that relate to the content you are covering. You are the expert for your section and you are responsible for teaching and providing the necessary information to understand your particular section and its content.
Step 3. Create a presentation that outlines the important ideas with in your assigned sections. Write one Focus question for your section, place this question on the second slide after your group introduction. This is a question that you feel the class should be able to answer from the information you present.
Step 4. Class presentation: All members must participate
1. Learning Outcome: Summarize arguments supporting and opposing Malthus's theory of the connection between population and resources.
2. Learning Outcome: Understand the future population of the world's most populous countries.
3. Learning Outcome: Understand reasons for declining birth rates.
Step 1. Teacher assigns group and group topic/section.
Group 1: Population and Resources p.66
Group 2: Contemporary Neo-Malthusians and Critics p.66-67
Group 3: Debate: Can Earth's resources support our growing population? p. 67.
Group 4: Population Futures: China and India p. 68-69
Group 5: Sustainability and Our Environment: Japan p.69
Group 6: Family Futures: Lowering CBR Through Education and Health Care. p. 72
Group 7: Family Futures: Lowering CBR Through Contraception p. 72-73
Step 2. Read your section and focus on Key ideas, concepts, examples, vocabulary, provide visuals that relate to the content you are covering. You are the expert for your section and you are responsible for teaching and providing the necessary information to understand your particular section and its content.
Step 3. Create a presentation that outlines the important ideas with in your assigned sections. Write one Focus question for your section, place this question on the second slide after your group introduction. This is a question that you feel the class should be able to answer from the information you present.
Step 4. Class presentation: All members must participate