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

GeoSTEM
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will gain a better understanding of the population density of the world’s continents through a kinesthetic activity and by graphing.
Author: 
Wayne Gorry
Grade Range: 
2
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
image/jpeg iconStudent Example
application/pdf iconWorld map (continents unlabeled)
application/pdf iconWorld map (continents labeled)
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface