Life Science and Invasive species lesson plans
To find lesson plans, use any of the following:
(1) Graphic Table of Contents, categorized into types of lessons (e.g. multimedia, gathering information, hands-on, etc.)
(2) Grade-level Index of Contents: Below the graphic Table of Contents is an Index of Lessons, indexed by target grade levels.
(3) Alphabetical by Teacher's Names, Index of Contents: Below the grade-level index, the same lessons are indexed by last names of the teachers who designed them
For inquiries about this page, contact jeffram(at)gmail.com
To access any of the lesson plans in the Graphic Table of Contents, click on either the section name or the individual graphic logo for the lesson. Each lesson is represented by a logo graphic.
(1) Graphic Table of Contents, categorized into types of lessons (e.g. multimedia, gathering information, hands-on, etc.)
(2) Grade-level Index of Contents: Below the graphic Table of Contents is an Index of Lessons, indexed by target grade levels.
(3) Alphabetical by Teacher's Names, Index of Contents: Below the grade-level index, the same lessons are indexed by last names of the teachers who designed them
For inquiries about this page, contact jeffram(at)gmail.com
To access any of the lesson plans in the Graphic Table of Contents, click on either the section name or the individual graphic logo for the lesson. Each lesson is represented by a logo graphic.
II. Invasive Species Lesson Plans
New lesson plan ideas are welcome and will be uploaded as they are received and approved.
For submitting lesson plans about invasive species, send inquiry to jeffram(at)gmail.com
For submitting lesson plans about science and science careers, send inquiry to jchadde(at)mtu.edu
The DPSCD lesson plan template should be used for lesson plan submissions by all DPSCD teachers
INDEX of Lesson Plans, with titles, in order of target grade level
grade of lesson first name last name title and hyperlink to lesson Click on the lesson title to go to the lesson
K - 5 Shari Fresorger Let Me Tell You About Plants!
4 Sara Forbing Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan Through Infomercials!
4 Sara Forbing Invasive Species Have Feelings, Too?
1 - 5 Dawn Michalak Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
3 - 12 Jessica WagonmakerProtecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Silver Carp
3 - 12 Jessica Vander Ark Protecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Silver Carp
3 - 12 Jessica WagonmakerProtecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Zebra Mussels
3 - 12 Jessica Vander Ark Protecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Zebra Mussels
4 - 12 Michigan Sea Grant Great Lakes Most Unwanted
5 Sonya Brown What is an Ecosystem?
5 Maria Siciliano Exploring Water Garden Ecosystems
5 Robin Crawford Food Chains and Food Webs
5 Connie Atkisson It's Time for a Water Check-Up--You be the Doctor
5 Maria Siciliano Invasive Species Multimedia Educational Outreach Project
5 Karl Hartwig Invasive Species: Upsetting the Balance
5 Sarah Johnson What are Invasive Species?
5 Tina Williams Are Mussels on a Zebra Dangerous?
5 Heidi Trepkowski Researching Invasive Species
5 Sarah Johnson Invasive Species Research to Create Awareness
5 Beth Thomason Calling all cars!!! Be on the Lookout for Invasive Species
5 Robin Chambers Invasive Species in our Backyard
5 Shari Fresorger Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
5 Marcerlean Green Golden Invaders
5 Holly Longo Native Species and Invaders: Which One Doesn't Belong?
5 Tina Williams A World of Invasive Species in Michigan
5 & 6 Jeffrey Ram Invasive Species Card Game.
5 & 6 Nicole Samuel Invading the Invaders: Impacts of Zebra and Quagga Mussels
5 - 8 Jeffrey Ram Creating stories for science or engineering videos
5 - 8 Kisha McKee Invasive Species: Good or Bad?
5 - 8 Katie Larson Tangled Web of Life
6 - 8 Katie Larson What's New?
6 - 8 Katie Larson Invasive Issues
6 - 8 Katie Larson Something's Fishy in the History of the Great Lakes
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Great Lakes Food Webs: Impacts of Invasive Species on Lake Huron Food Web
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Earthworm Invaders
6 -8 Erica Sprague Asian Carp: Non-Native or Invasive?
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Pollinator vs Invasive Species
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Biodiversity in a BioCube: Do you see Invasive Species?
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Stop Aquatic Invaders in Our Neighborhood!
6 - 8 & 9 - 12 Erica Sprague Pretty Problems: Purple Loosestrife
6 - 9 Jessica Wagonmaker FBI - Fighting Bad Invasives
6 - 9 Jessica Vander Ark FBI - Fighting Bad Invasives
6 - 12 Bill Hodges Lake Michigan Food Web and Sea Lamprey
6 - 12 Vlad Borza Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
7 - 8 William Smith Why are Invasive Species Successful? An Investigation
9-12 Stephen Atwood Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
9 - 12 Katie Larson Challenge: Stop New Invaders
INDEX of Lesson Plans, with titles, in alphabetical order by teacher's last name
grade of lesson first name last name title and hyperlink to lesson Click on the lesson title to go to the lesson
5 Connie Atkisson It's Time for a Water Check-Up--You be the Doctor
9-12 Stephen Atwood Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
6 - 12 Vlad Borza Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
5 Sonya Brown What is an Ecosystem?
5 Robin Chambers Invasive Species in our Backyard
5 Robin Crawford Food Chains and Food Webs
4 Sara Forbing Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan Through Infomercials!
4 Sara Forbing Invasive Species Have Feelings, Too?
K - 5 Shari Fresorger Let Me Tell You About Plants!
5 Shari Fresorger Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
5 Marcerlean Green Golden Invaders
5 Karl Hartwig Invasive Species: Upsetting the Balance
6 - 12 Bill Hodges Lake Michigan Food Web and Sea Lamprey
5 Sarah Johnson What are Invasive Species?
5 Sarah Johnson Invasive Species Research to Create Awareness
5 - 8 Katie Larson Tangled Web of Life
6 - 8 Katie Larson What's New?
6 - 8 Katie Larson Invasive Issues
6 - 8 Katie Larson Something's Fishy in the History of the Great Lakes
9 - 12 Katie Larson Challenge: Stop New Invaders
5 Holly Longo Native Species and Invaders: Which One Doesn't Belong?
5 - 8 Kisha McKee Invasive Species: Good or Bad?
1 - 5 Dawn Michalak Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
5 & 6 Jeffrey Ram Invasive Species Card Game.
5 - 8 Jeffrey Ram Creating stories for science or engineering videos
5 & 6 Nicole Samuel Invading the Invaders: Impacts of Zebra and Quagga Mussels
4 - 12 Michigan Sea Grant Great Lakes Most Unwanted
5 Maria Siciliano Invasive Species Multimedia Educational Outreach Project
5 Maria Siciliano Exploring Water Garden Ecosystems
7 - 8 William Smith Why are Invasive Species Successful? An Investigation
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Great Lakes Food Webs: Impacts of Invasive Species on Lake Huron Food Web
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Earthworm Invaders
6 -8 Erica Sprague Asian Carp: Non-Native or Invasive?
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Pollinator vs Invasive Species
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Biodiversity in a BioCube: Do you see Invasive Species?
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Stop Aquatic Invaders in Our Neighborhood!
6 - 8 & 9 - 12 Erica Sprague Pretty Problems: Purple Loosestrife
5 Beth Thomason Calling all cars!!! Be on the Lookout for Invasive Species
5 Heidi Trepkowski Researching Invasive Species
3 - 12 Jessica Vander Ark Protecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Silver Carp
3 - 12 Jessica Vander Ark Protecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Zebra Mussels
6 - 9 Jessica Vander Ark FBI - Fighting Bad Invasives
3 - 12 Jessica WagonmakerProtecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Silver Carp
3 - 12 Jessica WagonmakerProtecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Zebra Mussels
6 - 9 Jessica Wagonmaker FBI - Fighting Bad Invasives
5 Tina Williams Are Mussels on a Zebra Dangerous?
5 Tina Williams A World of Invasive Species in Michigan
Lesson plan ideas from other web sites:
From Pennsylvania Sea Grant: 10 lesson plans about interactions of invasive species, biodiversity, and climate change
Creation of the above page of educational resources was funded in part by the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program through the Departments of Natural Resources, Environmental Quality, and Agricultural and Rural Development.
This material is also based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1614187.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
For submitting lesson plans about invasive species, send inquiry to jeffram(at)gmail.com
For submitting lesson plans about science and science careers, send inquiry to jchadde(at)mtu.edu
The DPSCD lesson plan template should be used for lesson plan submissions by all DPSCD teachers
INDEX of Lesson Plans, with titles, in order of target grade level
grade of lesson first name last name title and hyperlink to lesson Click on the lesson title to go to the lesson
K - 5 Shari Fresorger Let Me Tell You About Plants!
4 Sara Forbing Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan Through Infomercials!
4 Sara Forbing Invasive Species Have Feelings, Too?
1 - 5 Dawn Michalak Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
3 - 12 Jessica WagonmakerProtecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Silver Carp
3 - 12 Jessica Vander Ark Protecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Silver Carp
3 - 12 Jessica WagonmakerProtecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Zebra Mussels
3 - 12 Jessica Vander Ark Protecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Zebra Mussels
4 - 12 Michigan Sea Grant Great Lakes Most Unwanted
5 Sonya Brown What is an Ecosystem?
5 Maria Siciliano Exploring Water Garden Ecosystems
5 Robin Crawford Food Chains and Food Webs
5 Connie Atkisson It's Time for a Water Check-Up--You be the Doctor
5 Maria Siciliano Invasive Species Multimedia Educational Outreach Project
5 Karl Hartwig Invasive Species: Upsetting the Balance
5 Sarah Johnson What are Invasive Species?
5 Tina Williams Are Mussels on a Zebra Dangerous?
5 Heidi Trepkowski Researching Invasive Species
5 Sarah Johnson Invasive Species Research to Create Awareness
5 Beth Thomason Calling all cars!!! Be on the Lookout for Invasive Species
5 Robin Chambers Invasive Species in our Backyard
5 Shari Fresorger Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
5 Marcerlean Green Golden Invaders
5 Holly Longo Native Species and Invaders: Which One Doesn't Belong?
5 Tina Williams A World of Invasive Species in Michigan
5 & 6 Jeffrey Ram Invasive Species Card Game.
5 & 6 Nicole Samuel Invading the Invaders: Impacts of Zebra and Quagga Mussels
5 - 8 Jeffrey Ram Creating stories for science or engineering videos
5 - 8 Kisha McKee Invasive Species: Good or Bad?
5 - 8 Katie Larson Tangled Web of Life
6 - 8 Katie Larson What's New?
6 - 8 Katie Larson Invasive Issues
6 - 8 Katie Larson Something's Fishy in the History of the Great Lakes
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Great Lakes Food Webs: Impacts of Invasive Species on Lake Huron Food Web
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Earthworm Invaders
6 -8 Erica Sprague Asian Carp: Non-Native or Invasive?
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Pollinator vs Invasive Species
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Biodiversity in a BioCube: Do you see Invasive Species?
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Stop Aquatic Invaders in Our Neighborhood!
6 - 8 & 9 - 12 Erica Sprague Pretty Problems: Purple Loosestrife
6 - 9 Jessica Wagonmaker FBI - Fighting Bad Invasives
6 - 9 Jessica Vander Ark FBI - Fighting Bad Invasives
6 - 12 Bill Hodges Lake Michigan Food Web and Sea Lamprey
6 - 12 Vlad Borza Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
7 - 8 William Smith Why are Invasive Species Successful? An Investigation
9-12 Stephen Atwood Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
9 - 12 Katie Larson Challenge: Stop New Invaders
INDEX of Lesson Plans, with titles, in alphabetical order by teacher's last name
grade of lesson first name last name title and hyperlink to lesson Click on the lesson title to go to the lesson
5 Connie Atkisson It's Time for a Water Check-Up--You be the Doctor
9-12 Stephen Atwood Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
6 - 12 Vlad Borza Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
5 Sonya Brown What is an Ecosystem?
5 Robin Chambers Invasive Species in our Backyard
5 Robin Crawford Food Chains and Food Webs
4 Sara Forbing Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan Through Infomercials!
4 Sara Forbing Invasive Species Have Feelings, Too?
K - 5 Shari Fresorger Let Me Tell You About Plants!
5 Shari Fresorger Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
5 Marcerlean Green Golden Invaders
5 Karl Hartwig Invasive Species: Upsetting the Balance
6 - 12 Bill Hodges Lake Michigan Food Web and Sea Lamprey
5 Sarah Johnson What are Invasive Species?
5 Sarah Johnson Invasive Species Research to Create Awareness
5 - 8 Katie Larson Tangled Web of Life
6 - 8 Katie Larson What's New?
6 - 8 Katie Larson Invasive Issues
6 - 8 Katie Larson Something's Fishy in the History of the Great Lakes
9 - 12 Katie Larson Challenge: Stop New Invaders
5 Holly Longo Native Species and Invaders: Which One Doesn't Belong?
5 - 8 Kisha McKee Invasive Species: Good or Bad?
1 - 5 Dawn Michalak Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Michigan
5 & 6 Jeffrey Ram Invasive Species Card Game.
5 - 8 Jeffrey Ram Creating stories for science or engineering videos
5 & 6 Nicole Samuel Invading the Invaders: Impacts of Zebra and Quagga Mussels
4 - 12 Michigan Sea Grant Great Lakes Most Unwanted
5 Maria Siciliano Invasive Species Multimedia Educational Outreach Project
5 Maria Siciliano Exploring Water Garden Ecosystems
7 - 8 William Smith Why are Invasive Species Successful? An Investigation
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Great Lakes Food Webs: Impacts of Invasive Species on Lake Huron Food Web
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Earthworm Invaders
6 -8 Erica Sprague Asian Carp: Non-Native or Invasive?
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Pollinator vs Invasive Species
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Biodiversity in a BioCube: Do you see Invasive Species?
6 - 8 Erica Sprague Stop Aquatic Invaders in Our Neighborhood!
6 - 8 & 9 - 12 Erica Sprague Pretty Problems: Purple Loosestrife
5 Beth Thomason Calling all cars!!! Be on the Lookout for Invasive Species
5 Heidi Trepkowski Researching Invasive Species
3 - 12 Jessica Vander Ark Protecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Silver Carp
3 - 12 Jessica Vander Ark Protecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Zebra Mussels
6 - 9 Jessica Vander Ark FBI - Fighting Bad Invasives
3 - 12 Jessica WagonmakerProtecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Silver Carp
3 - 12 Jessica WagonmakerProtecting our Waterways Design Challenge: Zebra Mussels
6 - 9 Jessica Wagonmaker FBI - Fighting Bad Invasives
5 Tina Williams Are Mussels on a Zebra Dangerous?
5 Tina Williams A World of Invasive Species in Michigan
Lesson plan ideas from other web sites:
From Pennsylvania Sea Grant: 10 lesson plans about interactions of invasive species, biodiversity, and climate change
Creation of the above page of educational resources was funded in part by the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program through the Departments of Natural Resources, Environmental Quality, and Agricultural and Rural Development.
This material is also based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1614187.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.