LSI: Life Science Investigation - The Struggle for Survival (5 of 9)

Investigation 4- "The Struggle for Survival." The round goby is an example of an invasive species that has changed Lake Erie. But the extent of its impact, and how it has changed our lake was not something that was easily predicted. How has the round goby affected the Lake Erie ecosystem? How have other invasive species changed Lake Erie's ecosystem? For educational materials and resources for the classroom, visit http://www.ideastream.org/lsi/struggle.

LSI: Life Science Investigation- Attack of the Alien Invaders (http://www.ideastream.org/lsi) is an award-winning multimedia classroom resource which utilizes the recent news story of the "Asian carp" threat to the Great Lakes as a way to hook students into a better understanding of the life science benchmarks and indicators contained within Ohio's middle grade science standards.

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• LSI
• science
• life science
• ecology
• environment
• Ohio
• Lake Erie
• education
• invasive species
• snakes
• Lake Erie watersnake
• LEWS
• endangered species
• round gobies
• Asian carp