Instructions:

• Students pick an invasive species to study (could be terrestrial, aquatic, microbial plant and/or animal): http://www.invadingspecies.com/invaders/
• Students report on:
  • Why the species is invasive.
  • The species impact on people and on traditional Indigenous practices.
  • How invasive species are being managed from both Western and Indigenous perspectives.

Students create:

• An action plan on how to raise awareness to public.
  • Students will choose whether they want to work alone, in pairs or in groups.
  • Students will choose how they want to show their knowledge ie: pictures, drawings, maps, story. There is an opportunity here to bring in the Arts. Ie: interactive maps, storyboard/comic books etc.
  • Students will be expected to share their information with other students. For instance, grade 9s could:
    • put up their displays in the school hallway or library to allow other students in the school to learn.
    • Display their work in their school for Grade 8 School Preview Day.
    • Host a “Invasive Species Fair” and invite parents, and community members to learn about their projects.
    • Use technology (for students who don’t want to present in person.)