World Population Growth

by Katy Monwai

Introduction

Concept Map

Project Calendar

Lesson Plans

Letter to Parents

Assessments

Resources

Modifications

Grant

Web Resources

This is a lab that uses an applet that models population growth of bacteria.

http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/javalabs/java12/SciNot/LinVsExp/student.html

Interesting Facts about Population Growth Mathematical Models

http://www.arcytech.org/java/population/facts_math.html

This is a good introduction to the background of the question.

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/population.html

 
Here is one of many sites about a few of the many issues around population growth.
http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/lec16/b65lec16.htm


Others:

http://episte.math.ntu.edu.tw/applications/ap_population/

http://www.ento.vt.edu/~sharov/PopEcol/popecol.html#mark5

http://www.econlib.org/library/Malthus/malPlong.html

http://www.ento.vt.edu/~sharov/PopEcol/lec5/explog.html

http://www.co.rug.nl/~Maddison/China.html

http://www.stats.gov.cn/index.htm

http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2002/default.asp

http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/pr2.pdf

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

http://www.unpan.org/asia-statistical%20database.asp

http://www.cpirc.org.cn/popforum.html

http://www.library.uu.nl/wesp/populstat/Asia/chinac.htm

Supplies

1 laptop or desktop or handheld computer with internet access for every 4 students

Journals/notebooks for each student to keep everything in