PART I: TEACHER NOTES

• Instructions
• Overview of lesson plans
• Teacher checklist
• Answers
• Overheads

PART II: STUDENT MATERIALS

Goal Level I: Foundations 1-36

1. Introduction to exotic species
2. Supplemental Reading: Aliens!
3. Getting to know biological invaders
4. Introduced species in the Great Lakes
5. The zebra mussel
6. Zebra mussel facts
7. Supplemental reading material

Goal Level II: Issue Awareness 37-54

1. Zebra mussel biology
2. Sudden impacts
3. Effects of the invasion
4. Control methods
5. Preventive Measures

Goal Level III: Student Activities 55-81

1. Spread of zebra mussel in the US
2. Decision making simulation game
3. Ecological inter-relationships

Goal Level IV: Issue Investigation 82-92

1. Investigating the zebra mussel issue
2. Community action

Appendix

• Posttest
• Glossary of terms
• Selected bibliography