Module 1 ~ Silent Invaders

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Module 1 Introductory Materials

• READ FIRST: Silent Invaders Module GuideUE / MS / HS (PDF 700 KB)
• Silent Invaders Presentation - Sunshine State Standards
• Module 1 Sunshine State Standards - Listed by Activity
• Keywords Chart and Definitions
• Guiding Questions (Note to Teachers) UE, MS / HS
• Guiding Questions (Answer Key) UE, MS / HS
• "Silent Invaders" Presentation Talking Points (PDF 149 KB) UE / MS / HS
• ATTN: Classroom sets of these activities & resources available: caip-education@ufl.edu

 

Lessons and Activities

 

Part 1 - Have You Seen Your Backyard Lately?

• Activity Book: Understanding Invasive Aquatic Weeds UE / MS / HS (PDF 1.5 MB)
SSS     Online Interactive Booklet     Questions     Answer Key w/SSS    
• Classroom Discussion Activity - with FREE PHOTO MURALS FOR TEACHERS and
TEACHING POINTS about native and non-native invasive plants in Florida (PDF 3.5 MB)
• Freshwater Plants Jigsaw Puzzle Activities
• • Classroom set of 6 puzzles and hand magnifiers available upon request: caip-education@ufl.edu
  • Freshwater Plants Jigsaw Puzzle Activities - Teacher Guide with SSS pdf
  • Freshwater Plants Jigsaw Puzzle Illustration (8.5" x 11") jpeg (500 KB)
  • Freshwater Plants Jigsaw Puzzle - Plants List & Answer Key (8.5" x 11") pdf
  • Freshwater Plant Habitats (8.5" x 11") (8.5" x 14")
  • Steps 1 & 2 - Plant Terminology Match Up (UE / Answer Key), (MS / Answer Key)
  • Step 3 - Observation Chart (UE / Answer Key), (MS / Answer Key)
  • Step 4 - What am I? UE / MS
• Optional Resources for Freshwater Plants Jigsaw Puzzle Activities
• • Freshwater Plant Habitats - Checklist  (PDF 94 KB)
  • Freshwater Plants of the Southeastern United States - Recognition Guide (8.5” x 14”)
    • Emersed Plants (PDF 3.5 MB)
    • Grass-like Plants (PDF 3.5 MB)
    • Floating and Floating-Leaved Plants (PDF 3.5 MB)
    • Submersed Plants (PDF 3.5 MB)
• Reading Activities
• • Native Plants UE (Answer Key) / MS (Answer Key) / HS (Answer Key)
  • Non-Native Plants UE (Answer Key) / MS/HS (Answer Key)
  • Invasive Plants UE (Answer Key) / MS/HS (Answer Key)
• Silent Invaders Crossword Puzzle MS / HS

Part 2 - A Closer Look: Identify and Classify Native, Non-Native and Invasive Plants

• Freshwater Plants Concept Maps
• • Freshwater Plants Concept Map - TEACHER NOTES (PDF 93 KB) UE / MS / HS
  • Freshwater Plants Concept Map - BLANK (PDF 85 KB) UE / MS / HS
  • Freshwater Plants Concept Map - SAMPLE (PDF 84 KB) UE / MS / HS
• Classification of Aquatic Plants with KWL
• • Classify Aquatic Plants -- Teacher UE / MS
  • KWL blank 2009 UE / MS / HS
  • KWL sample 2009 UE / MS / HS
• Florida Plant Research Activity MS / HS and Data Chart (PDF 58 KB)
• Reading Activities
• • Emersed Plants Reading Activity UE/MS (Answer Key with SSS UE/MS) MS/HS (Answer Key with SSS MS/HS)
  • Floating-leaved Plants Reading Activity UE/MS (Answer Key UE/MS)
  • Free-floating Plants Reading Activity UE/MS (Answer Key UE/MS) MS/HS (Answer Key MS/HS)
  • Submersed Plants Reading Activity UE/MS (Answer Key UE/MS) MS/HS (Answer Key MS/HS)
• Silent Invaders Word Search - (PDF 331 KB) MS / HS
• Freshwater Plant BINGO!
• • Download and print these files or request a classroom BINGO packet: caip-education@ufl.edu
  • Freshwater Plant BINGO! - TEACHER GUIDE (PDF 172 KB)
  • Freshwater Plant BINGO! Cards 8.5” x 11” (#1 -- 50)
  • 84 Botanical Line Illustrations (8.5” X 11”)
  • Freshwater Plant BINGO! -- Illustration checklist (PDF 128 KB)
  • Order 300 green BINGO chips / 300 red chips. Another option: laminate BINGO cards and have students use dry erase pens to mark their squares.
  • Freshwater Plant Habitat Checklist PDF (94 KB)
  • Freshwater Plants of the SE United States / Recognition Guide (8.5” x 14”)      
    • (Note: Classroom sets of 15 printed copies available: caip-education@ufl.edu)
    • EMERSED (PDF 672 KB)
    • GRASS-LIKE (PDF 664 KB)
    • FLOATING (PDF 550 KB)
    • SUBMERSED (PDF 661 KB)
  • Freshwater Plant Habitats (classroom set of 15) - 8.5” X 14” with color illustrations/definitions of emersed, free-floating, floating-leaved, and submersed plants - PDF (590 KB)
  • Illustrated Glossary of Leaf Shapes (PDF 816 KB) and Flower Parts (PDF 292 KB).

Module 1 Lab Activities

• Aquatic Plants in the Classroom (PDF 211 KB)
• Classroom magnifier sets available upon request
• Gross Plant Anatomy Inquiry Lab
• • Gross Plant Anatomy: An Inquiry Lab (Teacher Guide) MS/HS
  • Artificial Plant Kit Cheat Sheet - PDF (513 KB)
  • Artificial Plant Kit List Answer Key - PDF (60 KB)
  • Freshwater Plant Habitats PDF (590 KB)
  • Freshwater Plant Habitats - Checklist PDF (94 KB)
  • Freshwater Plants of the Southeast United States / Recognition Guide (8.5” x 14”)
    • EMERSED (PDF 672 KB)
    • GRASS-LIKE (PDF 664 KB)
    • FLOATING (PDF 550 KB)
    • SUBMERSED (PDF 661 KB)
• MAGNIFY IT! UE / MS / HS

 

Additional Materials & Resources

• Aquatic Plants in the Classroom (PDF 211 KB)
• Florida’s Native Plants - Includes information about emersed, floating and floating-leaved, and submersed plants
• Other ways to classify plants: a photo gallery of plants in Florida, displayed as “plant types”: floating, ferns, trees, shrubs, grasses, etc.
• Learn the difference between native, non-native and invasive plants
• Non-Native Invasive Aquatic, Wetland and Upland Plants in the United States, with map
• Why Should We Care?
• What Can We Do?
• What is it Services?
• Their Plants Invade Here; Our Plants Invade There
• Aquatic Macrophytes (plants)
• Featured Native Plants: American lotus, duck potato, pickerel weed, tape grass (eel grass)
• Featured Non-native Invasive Plants: hydrilla, torpedo grass, water hyacinth, water lettuce, wild taro

 

 

A collaboration of the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission / Invasive Plant Management Section
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Contact Us: CAIP-education@ufl.edu