Examining Cause and Effect: Mussel Mania
Topics: Adaptations Ecosystems Food webs Human Impacts on Environment Invasive Species NGSS Population Studies
Skills: Compare and Contrast Large Group Work Modeling Observation Presentation and Public Speaking
Grade Levels: Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8
Resource Types: Kits
Students become native mussels, invasive zebra mussels, perch, walleye, or “plankton movers” in a game designed to help them understand how harmful invasive species can affect the balance within aquatic ecosystems.
Minnesota Science Standards:3.1.1.2.4, 3.1.3.2.1, 3.4.3.2.2, 4.3.4.1.1, 5.1.1.1.4, 5.3.4.1.3, 5.4.2.1.1, 5.4.4.1.1, 6.1.2.1.4, 6.1.3.1.1, 7.4.2.1.1, 7.4.2.1.3, 7.4.4.1.2, 8.1.3.3.1, 8.3.4.1.2
Next Generation Science Standards: Crosscutting Concept: Cause and Effect
Mussel Mania – Cause and Effect Lesson Plan
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