In this activity, students will:
- READ about the most invasive species in the United States. They’ll learn how they got here, their effect on ecosystems and native species, and how they can be controlled.
- ANSWER reading comprehension questions on a related worksheet. All answers come from the text, so no prior knowledge is required.
Includes both PRINT and GOOGLE versions!
Examples of what students will read about in the article…
- Invasive European starlings got the U.S. because fans of Shakespeare wanted to bring all the birds in his plays to the United States.
- Environmental scientists are urging restaurants to serve invasive lionfish to decrease their populations in the Atlantic.
- People can control invasive Japanese beetles using a bacteria that harms them.
- Invasive kudzu plants can grow up to a foot a day.
- Plus much more – 10 invasive species total!
Teacher Notes:
- You may also be interested in our Graphing Invasive Species Activity!
- INCLUDES ANSWER KEY
- Please note: This PDF resource is NOT editable.
- NGSS Standards: MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-5, and MS-ESS3-4
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