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 Invasion
Ecology
Developed by the Cornell Environmental Inquiry Program, Invasion
Ecology consists of a student edition and teacher's guide designed
to enable high school students to carry out authentic research. By studying
non-native invasive species such as purple loosestrife and Phragmites,
students will learn about the links between biology and ecology -- and explore
how scientists are fighting these aggressors with biological controls. Invasion
Ecology was published by the National Science Teachers Association
(NSTA) and is available at 1-800-277-5300 or http://store.nsta.org.
Online resources to accompany the books
More about Invasion Ecology:
Invasion Ecology includes:
- An in-depth explanation of population, community, and
ecosystem ecology
- An introduction to invasive species, including what
they are, how they have affected ecosystems in the United States, and several
case studies
- Simple but authentic research protocols for measuring the
impact of invasive species on the ecosystems they inhabit
- A progression
of worksheets that guides students through each step of research, providing structure
but flexibility in designing and conducting meaningful experiments, and
- Guidelines
for integrating peer review and other collaborative knowledge-building into classroom
science.
Other books in the Cornell Scientific
Inquiry Series
Assessing Toxic Risk, Decay and Renewal, and Watershed
Dynamics are available from NSTA. Click on the book covers below for
more information.
Other Environmental
Inquiry Publications
Visit our publication page to find out
about other curricula, conference papers, videos, websites, and peer-reviewed
journal articles that have been developed through the Environmental Inquiry
program.
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