LSI: Life Science Investigation - Intelligence Briefing (1 of 9)

Introduction - "Intelligence Briefing." According to some experts, the threat of an Asian carp invasion is very real. Out of all five Great Lakes, our own Lake Erie may have the most to lose. Why would some scientists say this? How real is this problem? What's the worst that could happen? Why should we worry about it? Is this "invasion" even possible? For educational materials and resources for the classroom, visit http://www.ideastream.org/lsi/briefing.

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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Education

Tags:

• LSI
• science
• life science
• ecology
• environment
• Ohio
• Lake Erie
• education
• invasive species
• Asian carp