Non Native Species: English Ivy-Landscape Plant or Deadly Killer?

Gardeners are given an individual plant specimen from a bouquet of local rain garden plants. They group up by their plant type and then make observations together, name the plant, and introduce it to the rest of the class. You then share...

Part two in a series of four explores the effects of climate on succession or the changing of plant species in a forest. Groups review how to identify trees and then spend a day in the field collecting extensive data on trees to...

This video explores what happens when exotic animal and plant species are introduced into ecosystems, and the impact of introduced species on biodiversity. [9:56]

Describes the impact of invasions of non-native plant and insect species in Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio, including the gypsy moth and the emerald ash borer.

Students examine an area overrun by English Ivy. They explore how invasive species affect an ecosystem. They also study about the lack of biodiversity and how to measure it out in the field.

Students, in groups, collect and analyze samples of native grassland plants near and around a road to show how roads have an impact on surrounding habitat.

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...

Students explore how invasive species can change an environment. In this critical thinking lesson, students study how invasive animals can change an environments population. They will discuss the implications of an invasive species and...

This resource details the non-native plant and animal species that have become invasive to the ecosystem of the Pacific Northwest. Topics include the impact of invasive species and how they become part of a new environment.

Learn about invasive plants and how they impact the ecosystem, including insects.