Document Type

Curriculum Material

Publication Date

2008

First page number:

1

Last page number:

17

Abstract

In the “Alien Invaders!” program, students investigate how quagga mussels might affect Lake Mead. Students collect water quality data such as clarity, pH, and temperature to determine current habitat conditions that have allowed quagga mussels to thrive in Lake Mead. Students learn about the consequences that quagga mussels could have on the lake and its living and non-living resources. Using the knowledge they’ve gained, students create their own management plans to prevent the spread of quagga mussels to other waterways.

Keywords

Dreissena; Ecology – Study and teaching (Elementary); Introduced aquatic organisms; Quagga mussel – Study and teaching (Elementary); Teaching – Aids and devices; United States – Lake Mead

Disciplines

Curriculum and Instruction | Curriculum and Social Inquiry | Environmental Health and Protection | Natural Resources and Conservation

Language

English

Comments

Incomplete paper data

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