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Biocontrol In Your Backyard is designed for educators to access content by
State required core and standards. The purpose is to seamlessly integrate
biocontrol, integrated pest management, and noxious weed lesson plans into
existing programs by Grade level, Core Subjects, Core Skills, Core Concepts
and Core Objectives.
CORE SKILLS - Brainstorming
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What is a Weed Lesson Plan. In this lesson students will participate in discussions, brainstorming, skits and a learning game to discover the world of weeds, how noxious weeds out-compete native plants and why noxious weeds affect our everyday outdoor activities.
Weeds and the Outdoor World Brainstorm (60 minutes).
Native Plant Species Game (20 minutes).
Grades 4-8. Subjects: Science, Mathematics.
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There are Many Ways to Fight Weeds! Lesson Plan. What do we do about weeds? Without any natural enemies, noxious weeds can easily outcompete native plants and take over whole landscapes. These weeds are tough and don't give up easily. In this lesson students will learn about many tools we use to stop the spread of noxious weeds. Students will also create skits to demonstrate integrated weed management and participate in a journaling activity to discover how they could be "Weed Warriors."
What About Weeds Skits? (60 minutes)
Weed Warrior Journaling Activity (60 minutes)
Grades 4-8. Other subjects: Science, Language Arts, Performing Arts.
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Aquatic Invasive Species
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Water Cycle. In this lesson students will participate in discussions, brainstorming, and hands on activities to discover the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the earth.
Water Cycle Chant (10 minutes) and Water Cycle Bracelet (25 minutes)
A Drop in a Bucket (45 minutes) and WOW The Wonders of Wetlands
Grades: All. Subjects: Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics.
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Purple Loosestrife Parts of a Plant (30 minutes) and Mapping a Wetland and Controlling Purple Loosestrife (60 minutes)
Students will be introduced to the 6 plant parts and participate in a hands-on investigation of plant parts and the function of each plant.
Grades: 1 and up: Parts of a Plant; 4 and up: Mapping a Wetland and Controlling Purple Loosestrife
Subjects: Language Arts, Science, Performing Arts.
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Native vs. Non-native Fish. In this lesson, students discover the features that make a fish a unique riparian animal! In a fight for survival, students will become the fish they have studied and learn how exotic species can affect native fish populations.
Fish Tales/Fish Life Cycle (30 minutes)
Fish Sorting (20 minutes) Native Species Game (30 minutes)
Grades: All. Subjects: Language Arts, Science, Mathematics.
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Whirling Disease. In this lesson students will participate in discussions, brainstorming and a learning game to discover what Whirling Disease is, how it spreads and how they can help prevent the spread of this parasite.
Grades. 3 and up. Subjects: Language Arts, Science, Social Studies.
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Explore Your World With Lewis and Clark
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Stand Alone Media Elements Gateway to biocontrol still and motion video and graphics
for assembling in a sequence for individualized lesson plans will be available later this year.
- Content for Biocontrol in Your Backyard is provided by individual program sponsors.
- Content is formatted and uploaded by InterMedia
- The Biocontrol In Your Backyard Portal collaboration with The Bugwood Network and its
- content accessible format are sponsored by USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry
- Regions 1, 4, and Northeastern Area; and Forest Health Protection Technology Enterprise Team.
