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Below are the different Lesson Plan topics. Click on the Topic Name or one of the images to learn learn more about the available lessons plans under that category.
This page provides two ways to find lesson plans
(1) A graphic Table of Contents, categorized into types of lessons (e.g. multimedia, gathering information, hands-on, etc.)
(2) Below the graphic Table of Contents is an Index of Lessons, currently indexed by target grade level(s).
This page provides two ways to find lesson plans
(1) A graphic Table of Contents, categorized into types of lessons (e.g. multimedia, gathering information, hands-on, etc.)
(2) Below the graphic Table of Contents is an Index of Lessons, currently indexed by target grade level(s).
II. Invasive Species Lesson Plans
New lesson plan ideas are welcome and will be uploaded as they are received and approved.
Instructions for submitting lesson plans:
About invasive species,
About science and science careers
For information about submitting new lesson plans, please contact jchadde(at)mtu.edu
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
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 Shari Fresorger Preventing the Spread 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?
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 - 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
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.
Instructions for submitting lesson plans:
About invasive species,
About science and science careers
For information about submitting new lesson plans, please contact jchadde(at)mtu.edu
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
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 Shari Fresorger Preventing the Spread 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?
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 - 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
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.