Don't Release A Pest

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Publications

Books & Lesson Plans

All lesson plans align to National and California Science Standards. Some also align to Florida Science Standards.

• PreK – 2nd Grade:
  • Book – A New Home for an Old Friend – PreK – 2nd Grade (pdf) (order hard copy: USCSG-ME-01-2009)
  • Lesson Plans – A New Home for an Old Friend – K-2nd Grade Standard Correlated Lesson Plans – Understanding and preventing invasive organisms (word document)
  • PowerPoint Presentation – A New Home for and Old Friend – Presentation contains background on two invasive species discussed in the book (ppt)
• 3rd – 6th Grade:
  • Book – Fish Invaders at Gypsy Point – 3rd – 6th Grade (pdf) (order hard copy: USCSG-ME-01-2010)
  • Lesson Plans – Fish Invaders at Gypsy Point – 3rd – 6th Grade Standard Correlated Lesson Plans
• 9th – 12th Grade:
  • Lesson Plans – How do we manage killer algae? 10th – 11th Grade Standard Correlated Lesson Plans (pdf)
  • Lesson Plans – Field Activity – Caulerpa Hunt

Identification Keys

• Caulerpa Species Identification Key (pdf)
• Species Commonly Confused with Caulerpa (pdf)
• Spaghetti algae fact sheet (Chaetomorpha) (pdf)

Outreach Brochure

• Don’t Release a Pest (pdf)

Animated Video

• Don’t Release a Pest DVD (order hard copy: USCSG-ME-03-2007) (watch online)

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