Provide "acknowledged body of knowledge" related to the concept. Emphasize the most significant aspects of the concept in an organized, organic manner. Present information sequentially so students see continuity. Draw attention to important, discrete details; don't swamp students with myriad facts.

Principles of World Population Growth

Objective: Students acquire information about population dynamics from a video, the instructor, and the text

Activity: Video: Population records and projections (5 min)

Teacher led discussion about Chapter 4, notes on overhead defining key terms and concepts. The discussion should include topics on the principles of population growth, limiting factors to population growth, patterns of population growth, effects of population growth and how birth rates, death rates, age, immigration and emigration affect a population.

Assessment: Students are engaged, and are able to formulate questions related to the topics