Florida Critter Sheets
Worksheets
GradesK, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5Science
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Provided by Florida State Parks
What it is
- This collection of printable sheets profiles native and invasive plants and animals found in Florida, such as the American alligator, gopher tortoise, Burmese python, and air potato.
- Each sheet helps students identify a species and provides facts about its habitat, diet, and range and explains how to protect native populations or prevent the spread of invasive ones.
- Matching coloring sheets accompany the profiles for students to use.
Teaching tips
Classroom Implementation:
- Assign each student a native and an invasive species to read about, color, and show-and-tell to the class.
- Introduce students to food webs by using string or yarn to connect species students colored; then, introduce an invasive species and cut any connections that it affects, so students can see the impact.
Extensions:
- Plan an outing to a local wildlife reserve and have students use their profiles to identify species they observe.
- Use the population protection and prevention tips as a springboard for a stewardship project focused on local species.
Related Resources:
- For older students, use this invasive species game and lesson to demonstrate how invasive species outcompete native species in their environments.
- For younger students, use this habitat scramble activity to learn how changes to the habitat can affect the species that live there.
From the scientist review
This resource is a collection of sheets detailing both native and invasive flora and fauna found in Florida. Sheets help students identify each species and provide facts about habitat, diet and range. Each sheet also includes tips for how to protect or prevent populations of each native or invasive species, respectively. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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