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Subalpine Web Activity
National Park Service

Subalpine Web

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
The theory of keystone species in an ecosystem was first established in 1969 by Robert T. Paine. Pupils open the final lesson in a five-part series with a game guessing which member of the alpine ecosystem they are based on clues. After...
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Who Grows There? Activity
National Park Service

Who Grows There?

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
More than 127 non-native species live in Glacier National Park in Montana and their infestations are growing! Pupils read about and gather samples of exotic plants. Participants create a master book of pressed plants and complete a...
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Mathemafish Population Activity
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Mathemafish Population

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
It's shark week! In this problem, young mathematically minded marine biologists need to study the fish population by analyzing data over time. The emphasis is on understanding the average rate of change of the population and drawing...
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Read Works: The Origin of Species Activity
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Read Works: The Origin of Species

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about problems created when nonnative species become invasive. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Noaa: Your Alien Dodecahedron [Pdf] Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Your Alien Dodecahedron [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Define what invasive species are and learn how they may affect the environment. Construct a twelve sided dice with examples of invasive species to help educate others about the topic.
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Pbs Teachers: Alien Invasion: Estimating a Snake Population [Pdf] Activity
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Pbs Teachers: Alien Invasion: Estimating a Snake Population [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn about the effects of alien species on native environments and explore biologists' use of capture/recapture statistics and analysis of sampling techniques by estimating the population size of a tagged species.
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Read Works: Pythons Invade the Florida Everglades Activity
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Read Works: Pythons Invade the Florida Everglades

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the problems pythons, a nonnative species, are causing in the Florida Everglades. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Great Lakes? Not for Long Activity
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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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Read Works: Great Lakes Activity
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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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