![reed-warbler bird pirched on a twig](https://www.worldof8billion.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/bye-bye-birdie.jpg)
Grades: 9-12
Bye, Bye, Birdie
Students determine a list of criteria to use when deciding the fate of endangered species, then conduct research on a specific species and create a presentation justifying its protection.
![concept of a connected network](https://www.worldof8billion.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/everything-is-connected.jpg)
Grades: 6-8
Everything is Connected
Students create a concept map in cooperative learning groups to display cause and effect relationships between population, the natural world, and human society.
![man checking water quality](https://www.worldof8billion.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/our-earth-ourselves.jpg)
Grades: 9-12
Our Earth, Ourselves
Students create flowcharts that link environmental issues with human health issues.
![baby during a pediatricians appointment](https://www.worldof8billion.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/growing-up-healthy.jpg)
Grades: 6-8
Growing Up Healthy
Through playing a board game, students are presented with various health-related scenarios that can hurt or help child health and then discuss which public health measures are most effective in keeping people healthy.
![train going through the countryside at sunset](https://www.worldof8billion.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/migration-stories.jpg)
Grades: 9-12
Migration Stories
In small groups, students take on the role of real-world migrants and take turns in the “hot seat” to answer questions about their unique journey.
![silhouettes of people migrating](https://www.worldof8billion.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/people-on-the-move.jpg)
Grades: 6-8
People On the Move
Students participate in a “push/pull” simulation to identify reasons people migrate from one place to another and analyze the similarities and differences between two real-world migrations.
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