Document Type
Curriculum Material
Publication Date
7-2008
First page number:
1
Last page number:
7
Abstract
In the “Alien Invaders!” program, students use the Forever Earth vessel to investigate how quagga mussels might affect Lake Mead. Students collect water quality data such as clarity, pH, and temperature to determine whether current habitat conditions would allow quagga mussels to survive and thrive. Students learn about the consequences the 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.
This activity involves students in the concepts of introduced and invasive species
Keywords
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 | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Natural Resources and Conservation | Science and Mathematics Education
Language
English
Repository Citation
Discover Mojave: Forever Earth
(2008).
Alien Invaders! Pre-visit Lesson: Introduced and Invasive Species (Grade 6).
1-7.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/pli_forever_earth_curriculum_materials/15
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Curriculum and Social Inquiry Commons, Environmental Health and Protection Commons, Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons