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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Great Lakes? Not for Long

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about problems in the Great Lakes including: toxic substances, over fishing, invasive species, and more. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers:mediterranean on the Rocks: Turtle Hospital

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Research how people affect animal populations by introducing alien species, which endanger endemic species. Map how the imported red fire ant expanded its range in the U.S. since the 1920s, and investigate the impact this alien has on...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: White Bass, a Taste of Home?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This instructional activity uses a real-life event to teach students about wildlife management, in this case of fish. The event was that the white bass, a fish preferred by local Hmong anglers, was moved from one lake to another in St....
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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Science Explorations: Animals, Adaptations and the Galapagos Islands

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the effects human impact has had on the native organisms of the Galapagos Islands.
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Interactive
Other

Sea Grant: Nab the Aquatic Invader

For Students 9th - 10th
Choose a region in the United States and use your detective skills to help find the top ten organisms that are invading those areas.
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Article
Other

The Lionfish Info Sheet: Captive Care and Home Husbandry

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhaustive look at the Lionfish provides an amazing amount of information on it's characteristics, habitat and much more. References and many colorful images are provided as well.
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Website
US Department of Agriculture

United States Department of Agriculture: Usda for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
The United States Department of Agriculture home page for kids. Links to many activities and learning sites.
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Website
Other

Union of Concerned Scientists: Science for a Healthy Planet and Safer World

For Students 9th - 10th
The official website for Union of Concerned Scientists provides information on environmental issues and suggestions on actions people can take to curb environmental harm.
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Lesson Plan
BSCS Science Learning

Bscs: Frog Eat Frog World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Using maps and graphs of large data sets collected in FrogWatch, students will determine the range, preferred land cover, and proximity to water of the American bullfrog to figure out the bullfrog's requirements for food, water, and...
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Website
University of Chicago

University of Chicago: The Great Lakes: Our Legacy, Our Future

For Students 9th - 10th
This 2001 exhibit focused on the EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office's work to ensure the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes in the areas of chemical contamination and habitat loss.
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Handout
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Pterois Volitans: Red Lionfish

For Students 9th - 10th
The Florida Museum of Natural History presents this informative article on the Red Lionfish which is native to reef habitats of the Indo-Pacific. General information including photographs and a habitat map.
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Handout
University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Nebraska at Omaha: Carrying Capacity

For Students 9th - 10th
Read through some case studies, and study data that shows how wildlife populations react when they reach carrying capacity.
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Website
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Alien Invaders

For Students 9th - 10th
The aliens have landed in Wisconsin! You may see them and not even know they are aliens. These invaders are actually exotic plants and animals that have been introduced to our state from other countries or habitats on purpose or by...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Great Lakes

For Teachers 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about environmental issues causing problems for the Great Lakes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in drawing conclusions.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Bf Lake Algae

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this task, students analyze the amount of algae growing on the surface of a lake. The purpose of the task is to introduce students to exponential growth. Instead of giving a starting value and asking for subsequent values, it gives an...
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Unit Plan
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Qualitative & Quantitative Information: Tree Destroying Bugs

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this science-themed literacy lesson, middle school students read about an exotic bug and integrate qualitative and quantitative information through close reading and viewing of diagrams.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: Habitat Destruction

For Students 4th - 5th
Looks at ways plants and animals, including humans, can impact the environment in this learning module.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Biodiversity Crisis Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on the biodiversity crisis.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Kudzu Covered Field and Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
This website highlights some of the main points from a documentary on Kudzu. It includes history, attempts to control, and other uses for the invasive species. There are lots of links to other sites that provide more information.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Kudzu Attacks Atlanta

For Students 9th - 10th
This website highlights some of the main points from a documentary on Kudzu. It includes history, attempts to control, and other uses for the invasive species. There are lots of links to other sites that provide more information.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Sunset Over Kudzu

For Students 9th - 10th
This website highlights some of the main points from a documentary on Kudzu. It includes history, attempts to control, and other uses for the invasive species. There are lots of links to other sites that provide more information.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Banner Tailed Kangaroo Rat

For Students 4th - 8th
The Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat confines its activities to small areas near the large earthen mounds that contain its complex burrow systems. Usually gentle and timid, this Kangaroo Rat will fight furiously to defend its territory from...

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