2. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 Administrator Catherine Begley Phone number 01 4358585 E-mail : catherinebegley@pdst.ie National Co-ordinator Conor Harrison Mobile: 087 – 240 5710 E-mail: conorharrison@pdst.ie Cultural & Environmental Education

3. Population Spaceship Earth People and planet Inspectorate encourages the study of population in 1 st Year Reduce emphasis on Physical in 1 st Year Population often regarded as challenging Relevant to Junior and Leaving Certificate The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

4. Population Supporting Literacy Matching exercise Crossword Word search Differentiated cloze tests The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

5. Population Distribution Map There are 100 figures on the sheet Each figure represents 1% of the World’s population Place the figures where you think they should be on the map of the world Stick the figures Work out the percentage in each continent The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

6. ContinentPercentage Africa15 Asia60 Europe11 Latin America and Caribean8.5 North America5 Oceania0.5 Antarctica0 World100

8. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

12. Reasons for High Densities Intensive agriculture Rich alluvial soils Flat land Climate Industry Trade Communications The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

13. Reasons for Low Densities Climate too cold too dry Poor soils Relief too high too exposed Isolation The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

14. Google Tour Philadelphia Sahara Desert Bangladesh Amazon Rainforest Antarctica The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

15. Map Activity Integrating Numeracy Working out densities using multiplication Working out average densities Graded worksheet The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

16. Map 1

17. Map 2

18. Population Density on OS Maps Marsh and boggy land Floodplains Relief Urban areas Urban sprawl Fertile agricultural land The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

24. Population Change Activity Read the statements Decide whether each statement will cause the birth or death rate to rise or fall Stick the statement onto the placemat The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

26. Graphing Natural Population Change Graph the birth rate for each decade from 1950 to 2009 Graph the death rate for each decade from 1950 to 2009 Shade in the natural change The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

28. Natural Change Graph Title Axes named Units shown Birth rate graph Death rate graph Natural increase shaded The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

29. Population 1926-2006

30. Components of Population Change

32. Birth/death rates 0 20 30 40 10 Time 1750Present

33. Natural increase Natural decrease Total population

35. Demographic Transition Model

36. Living graphs Humanises the graphical information Help students to relate to information Encourages thinking Placement of statements must be based on information from the graph The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

37. Constructing a Population Pyramid Observe blank pyramid on the wall Read cards /post-it with names and ages Decide where to place card/post-it on the blank pyramid Stick card on the blank pyramid The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

38. Population Pyramid Animation Link to population pyramid animation http://www.ined.fr/jeux.php?_movie=/flash/d03/EN/ D03WebSon.swf&titre=Population%20pyramid&lg=en http://www.ined.fr/jeux.php?_movie=/flash/d03/EN/ D03WebSon.swf&titre=Population%20pyramid&lg=en

39. Population Pyramid Activity Read the card Decide where to place it on Ireland’s population pyramid Give an explanation The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

40. Ireland’s Pyramid 2006

41. Pyramid for Irish Travellers 2006

42. Migration Placemat

43. Blind Drawing Activity Pairs sit back to back One of the pair faces the screen The other faces away An image is displayed The person facing the screen describes the image to their partner Neither partner must look around The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

44. Letterfrack 1987