Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Alien Profile: Gypsy Moth
Learn how the gypsy moth first came to North America, how it spread, how to identify it, its life cycle, the damage it causes, and what can be done to fight this invasive species.
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Protect Your Waters
An informative site that suggests a number of things that the general public can do to prevent the spread of nuisance species.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Teacher Resources: Identifying Alien Invaders
In this instructional activity, students will identify native and exotic plant and animal species through observation and research, and identify the effects of introduced species on ecosystems.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Teacher Resources: Invaders of the Forest [Pdf]
A 140-page teacher resource guide of lesson plans in environmental education for K-12. Students will learn how to distinguish between native, non-native, non-native invasive, and native invasive plants, and the impact invasive plants can...
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Pbs Teachers: Alien Invasion: Estimating a Snake Population [Pdf]
Learn about the effects of alien species on native environments and explore biologists' use of capture/recapture statistics and analysis of sampling techniques by estimating the population size of a tagged species.
NOAA
Noaa: Stressed Out! [Pdf]
In this activity, students investigate factors that affect the health of the oceans. These include overfishing, the destruction of habitats, the invasion of foreign species, the impact of pollution, and the increasing acidification. An...
PBS
Pbs: Nature: Hawaii's Vulnerable Biodiversity
Because of Hawaii's isolation, endemic species evolved in their own unique way. With the arrival of foreigners and colonization, new species were introduced to the islands. The result being a crisis within the Hawaiian ecosystem,...
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Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries: Snakehead Identification
This site provides an interesting comparison of the snakehead to the bowfin, American eel, and sea lamprey. Pictures and facts are presented in an easily readable manner. Why should we care and what can you do are other topics explored.
NOAA
Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Score One for the Estuaries
Invasive plants and animals can damage the estuary. Students learn about invasive plants and get hands-on experience getting rid of them, plus they get tips on other ways to restore and protect our important estuaries.
Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy: Gardens Activity Guide: Habitats
In this lesson learners learn how the garden provides habitat for a variety of different animal species. They make observations and collect data to determine which species inhabit the garden. They will investigate relationships among...
EL Education
El Education: Aquatic Invasive Stamps
Students in Wiscasset, Maine, created these stamps as part of a learning expedition on invasive ocean species. They researched ocean species, and in particular, problems caused by invasive ocean species, working with local experts. Teams...
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: How Do They Get Here?
An article that explains the pathways by which non-native fish and wildlife find their way into Florida's ecosystem.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Illegal Fish
In this task, students learn about exponential functions when they investigate the exponential growth of an invasive fish population. Aligns with F-LE.B.5 and F-LE.A.1.c.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Mystery Spot: Croak
Access Excellence provides this fictional interactive story that explores the possible reasons for a disappearing species of frogs. Follow the clues, and email your answer!
Read Works
Read Works: Pythons Invade the Florida Everglades
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the problems pythons, a nonnative species, are causing in the Florida Everglades. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
PBS
Pbs: River Rewilding: Grand River Restoration and Revitalization Project
A unit for learners to look at the economic opportunities associated with a river. Students will explore the Grand River Revitalization & Restoration Project. In this unit, they will also learn about two species impacted by the...
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Loss of Wetlands: How Bird Communities Are Affected
With increased deforestation, invasive species, and other human actions harming or eliminating the wetland habitats the bird populations are decreasing. Scientists are working diligently to restore the wetland birds' habitats.
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Competition
This well-written article explains what competition in an ecosystem is and the different ways it can manifest itself. It also looks at how organisms avoid competition, some disadvantages and outcomes of competition, the impact of a...
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy and Wildlife
Outlines some major threats to wildlife from human activities, and discusses the responsibility a power company has to protect wildlife.
US Geological Survey
U.s Geological Survey: Frequently Asked Questions About the Zebra Mussel
Are zebra mussels edible? What do they eat? How big do they get? These are just a few examples of the types of questions that are answered in this thorough site.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Habitat Destruction and Its Effects on Ecosystems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Some of the main ways that habitats are destroyed by human activities are described. Includes two videos and questions about them, as well as review questions.
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City of Austin: Watershed Protection Office: Plants
Provides guidance for what plants will survive the best in the Texas environment, and how to grow and protect them. There is information about native and adapted plants, invasive plant species, plants resistant to deer, backyard ponds,...
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Eat the Invaders: Periwinkle
Periwinkles are a non-native, or invasive, species of mollusk along the eastern coast of Canada and the United States. Learn about their habitat, the history of their invasion, and the kinds of damage they do to their new environment....
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Invaders!
This bustling game is a race to help Plum eliminate introduced or invasive species before they crowd out the native populations.
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