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
Repository Citation
Discover Mojave: Forever Earth
(2008).
Alien Invaders! On-Site Programming -- Support Materials (Grade 6).
1-17.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/pli_forever_earth_curriculum_materials/11
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Curriculum and Social Inquiry Commons, Environmental Health and Protection Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons
Comments
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