Avoiding the Crowd: Understanding Population Density of Earth’s Continents

GeoMath
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will gain a better understanding of the population density of the world’s continents and of Arizona by creating models using mathematical operations.
Author: 
Wayne Gorry
Grade Range: 
3
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
video/quicktime iconAnimation of World Population Density (click on it and spin the world)
image/jpeg iconStudent Example
application/pdf iconWorld map
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts: 
1: The World in Spatial Terms
National Geography Standards: 
3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface