How Many people can the earth support now, and in 100 years? Afro-Asian Cultures: Early Civilizations culminating project
“How many people can the earth support now, and in 100 years?” What is this project? Working in pairs and using sound scientific evidence and reasoning, students will decide one Driving Question (DQ): “How many people can the earth support now, and in 100 years?” There are two more questions to help answer the DQ: What are the conditions would be necessary to support these numbers? How do you define “support”?
…A little background What we have studied so far? How does this connect to our studies?
Things to consider for the calculations Water availability Human lifespan War and conflict Food, agriculture, and land use Education Disease and medicine Natural disasters Social structure, family, and lifestyle
What are the students producing? Infographic Narrative Poster presentation session
The Presentations Bridget and Alex Hiro and Gino