Learn about how invasive species and introduced species impact the environment around them with a presentation and lesson plan. After viewing the presentation, learners go to the library and computer lab to look up various species and give them a rating based on how invasive they are to their environment.

Concepts

invasive species, habitats, ecosystems

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the extension activities as extra credit, group projects, or independent study
• Have kids discover the species that exist in their town, and the history of how they got there

Classroom Considerations

• Requires an interactive whiteboard or projector for parts of the lesson, but you could make it work if you don't have the equipment

Pros

• Easy to understand and interesting subject matter
• Provides extension activities, including crafting a debate for and against population control for invasive species

Cons

• None