Review the Academic Content Standards related to this lesson. Explore why a government might want to influence its citizens with regards to decreasing or increasing the birthrate. Are Giving Bonuses for Having Babies. Formulate legislation that a government might implement to give parents incentives to produce more children or to discourage parents from having more children. Assess whether or not the government should have a voice in determining the size of families in a country, as well as the positive and negative effects of increasing a country's population.
Students share their answers.
Divide the class into small groups. Students should debate their views in a future class. Students will be evaluated based on written journal entries, participation in class and small group discussions, thoughtful participation in group creation of birthrate laws, and reflective essay. Choose five to ten countries from around the world. Identify each on a globe or map.