K-12 Curriculum assistance
Click HERE or on the adjacent image for Lesson Plans on WATER, BIOLOGY, AQUATIC ORGANISMS, INVASIVE ANIMALS AND PLANTS, AND ECOSYSTEMS. Gathered from Michigan teachers by Aquarium educators.
Click here for an invasive species card game called:
Who am I? Where did I come from? How did I get here?
To play the game, download two files:
(1) Information and instruction page, and
(2) The cards. These are a pdf of three pages. When printed on "Avery 5390 name badge insert refills," they create 24 cards that have pictures of invasive organisms, text descriptions of origins and impacts, and pictures of methods that may introduce or spread the organism.
Click here for an invasive species card game called:
Who am I? Where did I come from? How did I get here?
To play the game, download two files:
(1) Information and instruction page, and
(2) The cards. These are a pdf of three pages. When printed on "Avery 5390 name badge insert refills," they create 24 cards that have pictures of invasive organisms, text descriptions of origins and impacts, and pictures of methods that may introduce or spread the organism.
Teacher websites
1. Food Chains of the Great Lakes and Lake Saint Clair
2. Invasive species educational card game
General information
Regulations and Research
Asian Carp
Cross-curricular inspiration
1. Food Chains of the Great Lakes and Lake Saint Clair
2. Invasive species educational card game
General information
- List of non-native species in the Great Lakes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Great Lakes Aquatic Nuisance Species
- United States Great Lakes Program Report on the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement shows how invasive species have effected the Great Lakes
- Visualizing the Great Lakes - Issues - Invasive Species - high-resolution photos of various invasive species in the Great Lake
- A Great Lakes Invasive Species Quiz and THE ANSWERS - Take the quiz yourself and then check your knowledge against the correct answers.
- List of Education Resources and websites about Invasive Species
Regulations and Research
- Great Lakes Nonindigenous Invasive Species - Briefing Paper
- Predicting the Identity, Spread, and Impact of Future Non-indigenous Species in the Great Lakes - An EPA-funded study by the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago
- Basic information about zebra mussels - General facts from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) about zebra mussels and their effects on the Great Lakes
- EPA Study: Reestablishing the Native Clam Population of Metzger Marsh, Lake Erie - Zebra mussels readily colonize clam shells, disrupting feeding, movement, and reproduction. Clams generally die within 1-2 years after infestation. This die-off has been well-documented in the Great Lakes
- EPA Study: The Effect of Zebra Mussels on Cycling and Potential Bioavailability of PCBs: Case Study of Saginaw Bay - The aim of this work was to understand and quantify the effects of zebra mussels on cycling and bioaccumulation of PCBs in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron
Asian Carp
- Preventing Asian Carp in the Great Lakes - EPA's Web page on the electric barrier that will help prevent Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan
Cross-curricular inspiration
- Relating invasive species to English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Art activities. Katie Meister, a Hamtrammck language arts school teacher explores how to use lessons about invasive species in your ELA, math, social studies, and art activities.
This material is partly 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.
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.
