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Summary

The “Stop the Invasion” zine helps students explore the following questions:

  • What are invasive species? 
  • How do they adapt to/ thrive in new habitats?
  • How do invasive species destroy balance in an ecosystem?
  • What leads to the spread of invasive species?
  • Who is helping stop invasive species and how can we help?

Connections to Other Resources

This zine is the primary text in our Stop the Invasion Project.

Overview

Life Habit Focus: Creativity

Subject: ELA, life science, earth science

Grade: 3-5

Aligned Standards

Common Core Reading (CCSS):

  • Informational/NonFiction Standards R.I 1-10 for grades 3-5.

NGSS Standards:

  • 3-LS4-3: Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive
  • less well, and some cannot survive at all.
  • 3-LS3-2: Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
  • 3-LS4-2: Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.
  • 4-LS1-1: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

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