Invaders of the Forest:
Educator's Guide to Invasive Plants of Wisconsin's Forests
Invaders of the Forest was a 2005 project funded by the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board (WEEB). Project partners include the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and The Park People: Friends of Milwaukee County Parks.
All links below are to PDF files
A Letter to Educators
Full Document
Introduction
Global Marketplace
grades 4-12
Wildflower, Weed, or Botanical Bully grades 4-adult
Sizing Up Weeds grades 7-12
Ad-libbed Aliens grades 2-8 (and up
Invasive or Not? grades 6-adult
Field Notes grades 2-adult
The Plant Hunters grades K-adult
Web of Life grades 2-8
Outwit-Outplant-Outlast grades 5-12
Garlic Mustard Invasion grades 2-adult
Bane or Blessing? grades 5-12
A Can of Worms grades 4-adult
Plants of the Melting Pot
grades 6-12
Means & Modes grades 3-adult
Wanted Posters grades 4-12
Eyewitness Accounts grades K-adult
Citizen Scientists grades 5-adult
Plotting Plants grades 4-12
Diversity Index grades 6-12
Stand Your Ground grades 9-adult
How to Kill a Dandelion
grades 2-12
Checking Out the Options grades 5-12
Shears, Sawbuck & Co.
grades 5-12
Weed Out!
grades K-adult
Inspired by Wrath
grade varies with project
Appendices: Activities by Grade, Activities by Subject Area,
Activities by Teaching Strategy, Activities by Location/Season,
Correlation with Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards, List of Plant
Identification Guides