PowerPoint™ Lessons -- Middle School
"A FISH TALE " PowerPoint™ Related Activities
Teacher Guide - Word Document (118 KB) | PDF File (62 KB) | HTML - Forthcoming!
PowerPoint™ Notes - Word Document (124 KB) | PDF File (58KB) | HTML
Becca the bass narrates this colorful lesson about Florida's freshwater environments, a place where the oxygen content is constantly changing, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Learn how non-native invasive plants are making things even more difficult for everyone involved, especially the fish and aquatic organisms that rely on dissolved oxygen for survival. Questions and answers are provided at the end of the presentation.
Preview as a PDF File (3.5 MB) or contact CAIP to have a free copy mailed to you.
"A Fish Tale" PowerPoint™ Questions and Answers
PowerPoint™ Questions - Word Document (92 KB) | PDF File (43.9 KB) | HTML
PowerPoint™ Answer Sheet - Word Document (92.5 KB) | PDF File (35.3 KB) | HTML
"SILENT INVADERS" PowerPoint™ Related Activities
Teacher Guide - Word Document (138 KB) | PDF File (77 KB) | HTML
PowerPoint™ Notes - Word Document (118 KB) | PDF File (60 KB) | HTML
This 50-slide presentation is a basic introduction to aquatic and terrestrial plants found in Florida along with the concept of native, non-native and invasive plant species. Learn the difference between the three and how some non-native invasive plants are impacting our natural areas. The lesson ends with positive actions we can all take to help prevent the spread of invasive plants in our own neighborhoods. Includes viewing questions, answers, and vocabulary.
Preview as a PDF File (4.4 MB) or contact CAIP to have a free copy mailed to you.
"Silent Invaders" PowerPoint™ Questions and Answers
Questions - Word Document (98.5 KB) | PDF File (35.6 KB) | HTML
Answer Sheet - Word Document (100 KB) | PDF File (37.9 KB) | HTML
"WHY MANAGE INVASIVE PLANTS?" PowerPoint™ Related Activities
Teacher Guide - Word Document (138 KB) | PDF File (77 KB) | HTML - Forthcoming!
PowerPoint™ Notes - Word Document (101 KB) | PDF File (49 KB) | HTML
Join Otto P. Stump-jumper, a plant management specialist, as he takes us on a brief tour of the invasive plant situation in Florida. Find out what it means to 'manage' plants and the reasons why we need to do so. Also learn about the challenges plant managers face every day as they struggle to keep invasive plants from taking over our waterways, lakes, wetlands and uplands. Questions and answers are provided at the end of the presentation.
Preview as a PDF File (4.44 MB) or contact CAIP to have a free copy mailed to you.
"Why Manage Invasive Plants?" PowerPoint™ Questions and Answers
Questions - Word Document (100 KB) | PDF File (37.3 KB) | HTML
Answer Sheet - Word Document (101 KB) | PDF File (38.1 KB) | HTML
"Viva la difference" Powerpoint™ Related Activities
Teacher Guide - Word Document (118 KB) | PDF File (62 KB) | HTML - Forthcoming!
PowerPoint™ Notes - Word Document (118 KB) | PDF File (62 KB) | HTML
An introduction to the biological productivity of Florida's lakes and the characteristics that make them so unique. Featuring algae, chlorophyll, large aquatic plants, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, with specail appearances by the fish, insects, amphibians, birds and other wildlife that depend on these aquatic systems. Questions and answers are provided at the end of the presentation.
Will be available as a PDF File (5.9 MB) or contact CAIP to have a free copy of the Powerpoint™ mailed to you.
