Lessons and Units for Teaching Science - Living Environment Developing a Management Strategy for Japanese Knotweed Infestation Use GIS to calculate whether a natural area is most safely managed for invasive knotweed using mechanical or chemical control treatments. Lesson is prepared for use with both ArcGIS and AEJEE. Source: GIT Ahead Project (Author: Karen Edelstein - Finger Lakes Institute) Japanese_Knotweed_lesson.zip   Distribution of Chinook Salmon in the Columbia River Watershed This web-based GIS "module uses current and historic salmon distribution of Chinook salmon in the Columbia River basin" as a basis for enhancing spatial literacy. Source: Lane Community College http://gis.lanecc.edu/Plone/modules/copy_of_social-networks   Gray Whale "In this lesson students examine the patterns of gray whale migration along the Pacific Coast of North America.  The exercise provides data at both broad and local scales, providing students with migration patterns and local scale feeding patterns." Source: Lane Community College http://gis.lanecc.edu/Plone/modules/gray-whale   STEM Lessons in Geospatial Technology These lessons are prepared for use with both ArcGIS and AEJEE. Lesson topics include: Bats in the Neighborhood: Friend or Foe? Invasive Species: Attack of the Animals Invasive Species: Attack of the Plants Source: James Madison University http://www.isat.jmu.edu/stem/curriculum.html   Life Science Lessons from Spatial Sci "The mission of SpatialSci is to provide educators with a sustained environment for the integration of geo-technologies into classroom instruction. From relevant spatial data sets to GIS-based curriculum, SpatialSci is a one stop shop for teachers committed to implementing geo-technologies into K-12 classroom instruction." These lessons include: Weed Management - Causal Relationships Affecting Tansy Propagation Follow That Bear Source: Spatial Sci, University of Montana, Missoula http://www.spatialsci.com/index.php/sID/dac9db2a/area/bd1570cc/fuseaction/curriculum.lessons.htm