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The People Planet

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Book meta-data
  • Reading Box: Ruby (Levels 27-28)
  • Year: Four
  • Fiction/Nonfiction: Non-fiction
  • Theme/Topic: Change over time, Environment, Geography, History
  • Genre: Explanation, Report
  • Strategy/Skills: Making connections, Asking and answering questions
  • Page Count: 32
  • Reading Level: 27
  • Item Code: 200257
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  • Curriculum Codes: ACELT1594, ACELT1599, ACELT1600, ACELY1678, ACELY1679, ACELY1680, ACELA1489, ACELA1490, ACELT1605, ACELY1692, ACELA1504, ACELA1797, ACELA1512, ACELY1702, ACELY1703
Reader Description

A thousand years ago, there were only a quarter of a billlion people on Earth. Today, there are around six billion. What caused this population explosion, and will it go on forever?

After you have completed the Reader

Make a census form like the one on page 7. Use the form to gather information on your family. Ask questions that will give you interesting. answers. Report back to your family on your census.

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