Additional Resources

Overview

Download an overview of the Florida Invasive Plant Education Initiative (PowerPoint)

Request Free Materials For Florida Teachers

Curriculum Resources

• Activity Booklet: Understanding Invasive Aquatic Plants – Florida Edition | Questions | Answer Key | Standards
  Brought to you by the Aquatic Plant Management Society - See National Edition Here

• Activity Booklet: Aquatic Plants – The Underwater Forests of Lakes and Rivers (PDF)
  An activity book with information about native and invasive aquatic plants with activities suitable for upper elementary

• Teacher Kits (available for loan)

Text Resources

• Glossary
• Teaching Points (PDF)  A four page flyer of about native and non-native plants, questions and answers made by and for teachers
• AQUAPHYTE Newsletter for advanced science students and/or teachers
• Biological Invasions: A Growing Threat  An article from Issues in Science and Technology
• Extension Publications  Covering a variety of invasive plants and their management
• Weed Alerts  Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Invasive Plant Management Section
• Florida LAKEWATCH Information Circulars

Video/Image Resources

• Why Manage Plants?  Videos covering the problem and frequently asked questions
• Illustrated Plant Structures  Covers leaf shapes, bases, margins, and more
• Plant Images  Native and non-native plants in Florida and the U.S.
• IFAS Bookstore

Data Set Resources

• APIRS Database  A free, bibliographic database with over 80,000 citations about aquatic, wetland and invasive plants
• Florida LAKEWATCH Pamphlets
  • Florida LAKEWATCH Data – What Does It All Mean– leads you through the tables and graphs and shows you how to spot trends and patterns (PDF)
  • Florida Lake Regions: A Classification System – Where Does Your Lake Fit In? A LAKEWATCH publication
  • Trophic State: A Waterbody's Ability to Support Plants, Fish, and Wildlife – explains four trophic states, discusses how LAKEWATCH determines your waterbody's Trophic State and how the information can be useful to you.

Web Resources

• Florida Wildflowers: A Growers Cooperative
• National Science Teacher's Association, other free materials
• Solutions for Your Life  Brings you current, science-based answers (free)
• University of Florida Herbarium  Focuses in plant collections, acquisition and care, research based on the collections, education and public service
• USF Plant Atlas
• USDA Plant Database