Invasive Species Activity Graphing Human Impact on Environment PDF AND DIGITAL
Flying Colors Science
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Grade Levels
7th - 10th
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Standards
NGSSMS-LS2-5
NGSSMS-LS2-4
NGSSMS-ESS3-4
Formats Included
- PDF
- Google Apps™
Pages
5 pages
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Read about and GRAPH the growth of an invasive species and its impact on a native species and biodiversity! Includes both PRINT and GOOGLE versions!
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This activity has the following sections:
- READING: Students read a 2-slide informational text about zebra mussels, an invasive species in North America. The article includes how the zebra mussels spread and their negative impact on biodiversity in the new ecosystems.
- GRAPHING INVASIVE SPECIES: Students are given data about the increasing population of zebra mussels by year and graph the information on a provided graph.
- GRAPHING NATIVE SPECIES: Students are given data and information about swan mussels, a native species, and graph the negative impact of zebra mussels on their population.
- ANALYSIS: Students answer concluding analysis questions, including a claims-evidence-reasoning grid.
Teacher Notes:
- You may also be interested in our Top 10 Invasive Species Article!
- INCLUDES ANSWER KEY
- Please note: This PDF resource is NOT editable.
- NGSS Standards: MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-5, and MS-ESS3-4
- NGSS Science & Engineering Practice: Analyzing and interpreting data
- NGSS Science & Engineering Practice: Using mathematics and computational thinking
- NGSS Science & Engineering Practice: Engaging in argument from evidence
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Total Pages
5 pages
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Standards
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NGSSMS-LS2-5
Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services. Examples of ecosystem services could include water purification, nutrient recycling, and prevention of soil erosion. Examples of design solution constraints could include scientific, economic, and social considerations.
NGSSMS-LS2-4
Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. Emphasis is on recognizing patterns in data and making warranted inferences about changes in populations, and on evaluating empirical evidence supporting arguments about changes to ecosystems.
NGSSMS-ESS3-4
Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems. Examples of evidence include grade-appropriate databases on human populations and the rates of consumption of food and natural resources (such as freshwater, mineral, and energy). Examples of impacts can include changes to the appearance, composition, and structure of Earth’s systems as well as the rates at which they change. The consequences of increases in human populations and consumption of natural resources are described by science, but science does not make the decisions for the actions society takes.
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