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Submodule 9: Where to Get More Information about Invasive Plants
Educational Resources
Professional Education
Center for Invasive Plant Management (CIPM) Invasive Plant Resource Guide
Includes information on integrated pest management, how to work with others to get things completed, and general range management strategies.
Information to Action: Teaching Ecological IPM for Invasive Plants in Natural Areas
Suggestions from professional weed managers about how to teach about weeds and engage your learners.
Understanding and Assessing Plant Invasions: A Framework for Prioritizing Management Strategies
This is an online workshop for those interested in developing a weed management plan. Learn how to assess invasions and create a viable, workable plan of action by formulating clear management goals based on sound ecological principles and processes. Available for Continuing Education Units.
Children’s Classroom Activities
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Learning Landscapes Invasive Species
Includes formal materials for teachers and students, as well as activities for individual explorations about invasive species, in general. Also, included are some online activities for kids to try in the classroom. Detailed information about lesson plans and necessary materials are often detailed.
Aliens In Your Neighborhood - Invasive Species and the National Parks
This curriculum is aimed at middle school students and details how you can incorporate weeds education as a part of your school's curriculum. This is not a curriculum about weeds, but instead provides a model for integrating a theme, as well as expanding it to multiple grade levels and subjects (math, language arts, social studies, art, etc.).
The Noxious Weed Coloring Book
Help your students learn about weed identification and weed origins by completing the 16-page assignment.
Montana’s War on Weeds Education Curriculum
This website includes many links to lesson ideas, detailed plans, and links to additional resources for specific assignments.
This web site offers ample resources for just about any grade level. Included are detailed lesson plans, materials needed, advanced planning, and other information. Many lesson plans and handouts are available in PDF format.
Educational outreach resources available for specific regions, counties, communities, school, or states about invasive weeds. Includes brochures, handouts, videos, or resource guides. Many projects for grades K-12.
Cornell Environmental Inquiry Program, Invasion Ecology
Developed for older high school students who are interested in doing real scientific research. They will learn how biology and ecology relate to invasive plants and what they can do to fight weeds.
Educational Resources from the National Invasive Species Information Center
Contains links to many resources for K-12 teachers on all types of invasive species, including plants. These resources are from federal, state, and private sources.
A Kid's Journey to Understanding Weeds
This curriculum was developed by the Center for Invasive Plant Management and is intended for children in or around the 3rd grade. Includes pictures, classroom activities, and a CD-ROM.
A website for the Utah Weed Awareness Campaign, and the Utah Weed Awareness Committee that includes activities for students and resources for teachers at the K-12 level. Includes links to original materials as well as links to educational materials form USDA, National Park Service, and BLM.
Provides many environmental education program for educators and students in PreK-grade 12, including lessons about invasive plants. PLT is a program of the American Forest Foundation.
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