Hydrilla: Weed Alert Activity
Hydrilla: Weed Alert Activity |
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Objective: Students will learn key characteristics, identification techniques, and environmental impacts of the invasive plant species Hydrilla verticillata.
Materials:
Activity:
1. Divide class into groups, 3-5 students per group.
2. Hand out copies of the Weed Alert: Hydrilla to various groups.
3. After reading and discussing the handout, each group will design a public service announcement using one of the following (a flyer, a poster, a sticker, a doorknob hanger or a radio spot) that addresses the impacts of water hyacinth on Florida’s water bodies.
Extensions:
1. Have students design their PSA in a second language.
2. Develop a contest in conjunction with your local water district where the winning design could be inserted in a utility bill (electric, phone, or water bill) or water district mailing. http://dep.state.fl.us/secretary/watman/wmd_map.htm
3. Research the dangers people have encountered while swimming in a lake that is infested with hydrilla; create a sign that could be posted at the lake's boat ramp.
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