Invasive Species Learning Lab

• This interactive learning module provides several opportunities for students to learn about invasive plants and animals.
• Students can explore a variety of linked resources, go through guided information with images and videos, and view maps and graphs.
• A comprehensive teacher guide, including six lessons, can be used with the learning lab to create an entire unit for your class.

Positives

• This learning lab has enough linked and included information to fill an entire unit on invasive species.  
• Information is presented in a visually appealing manner, helping educators to quickly locate videos and lessons.

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers may wish to have an initial class discussion about the definitions of invasive species and native species.
  
• Teachers and/or students need Internet access and devices to use this resource on their own.
  

Differentiation

• Connections can be made in social studies classes when students study geography, especially for what kinds of plants and animals are found in different regions.
  
• This learning lab can be utilized for a cross-curriculum unit on habitats and ecosystems.
• There is enough information for a class of students to work on individual or small-group research projects and then present their findings to the class. 
• As an extension, students are invited to submit personal climate change narratives to the organization.
• Biology classes can use portions of this learning lab to support lessons about keystone species, predator-prey interactions, population dynamics, climate change, and habitat loss.