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
California Adapted Student Pages Dutch Elm Disease Oak Root Rot Bark Beetles
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)
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