Resources for Activity 5: Saga of the Gypsy Moth

Overview:
Students will become more aware of the effects of the gypsy moth. They will formulate management plans that deal with large-scale disturbances like the gypsy moth. Students will have the responsibility of advocating their specific management perspective.

Subjects: Biology, Environmental Science, History, Language Arts, Social Studies.

Student Pages
Gypsy Moth Background Information
Gypsy Moth Control Team Cards
Power of Persuasion
The Insecticide Predicament
Cooperation Versus Competition

Urban and Community Forestry Website Connections
www.plt.org/cms/urbanforestry

Earth & Sky Radio Correlations
This activity can be supplemented with related Earth & Sky radio shows that you can download for use in your classroom. Learn about the PLT and Earth & Sky Initiative.

Related Earth & Sky Shows:
- Sheep:  The New Weapon Against Invasive Plants (2009) 
- Neil Sampson Says Climate Change Speeding Flux of Forest Ecosystems  (2008) 
- Sally Collins: 'No one expected forest fires to become so big a factor, so quickly' (2008)