Student Activity: Investigating Invasive Species
Life Sciences +1
Age Level Intermediate (9 to 12 years old)
An invasive species is a plant or animal that has been introduced to an ecosystem and does great damage to its new home. In this activity, students will look at the impact of invasive species on marine ecosystems. Using a global database, students will identify the spread of invasive species. Students will go on to create a public-service announcement to tell others what they can do to help solve the problem in their local water sources.
Water Quality and Invasions: A Global Approach
Smithsonian Education
Removing Invasive Species from Ballast Water
Office of Public Affairs
Ecosystems on the Edge: Points of Invasion
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
An Invisible Invasion
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Sampling Ballast Water in Baltimore Harbor
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
Smithsonian Scientists Work to Stop Invasions
Smithsonian Science