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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.

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Aquatic Invasive Species

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Macroinvertebrate and Mudsnails. Students will explore a local stream to determine its relative health, physical attributes and plant/animal populations. During the investigation students collect and classify aquatic insects and learn how they are adapted to stream life.
What is a Sream? Mudsnail Invasion (15 minutes)
Dichotomous Keys (20 minutes) and Stream Exploration (45 minutes)
Grades: All. Subjects: Language Arts, Science, Mathematics.
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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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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.

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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.