The following lessons correlate to most middle school science curricula and many are easily adapted to elementary or high school grades.  Lessons are currently being created to expand Aliens In Your Neighborhood to a K-12 curriculum!!

The Oregon Trail - Whitman Mission National Historic Site Photo Credit: Mark Goddard

Ecosystems
Introduction to Ecosystems
Your Curriculum
Exploring Ecosystems in the Classroom
Exploring Your Ecosystem
Writing Through the Ecosystem

Plants
Introduction to Plants
Your Curriculum
When Is A Rose Not A Rose? (defining plants 
as weeds) - Research & Activities
Tracking Aliens In The School Yard - Mapping
Alien Wanted Posters - Photography
Pressing Aliens - Collection
Raising Aliens - Growing Plants in a Solar-Powered Cold Frame
Make-Believe Alien - Assessment through Art

Spreading the Invasion
Introduction to the Invasion
Your Curriculum
Alien Species Research Discussion
Alien Seed Bank
Alien Shopping Spree
Aliens In Your Socks
Alien Invasion - Math

Bindweed invades the butte at Whitman National Historic Site Photo Credit: Mark Goddard

Alien Impacts
Introduction to the Impacts of Alien Plants
Your Curriculum
Alien Populations EXPLODE!
Aliens In The Web - Upsetting the Balance

Alien Controls
Introduction to Controlling the Spread
Your Curriculum
And Just How DO You Kill A Weed?
Create A Spotted Knapweed Insectory

Alien Issues
Introduction to Issues & Human Needs
Your Curriculum
Student-Designed Research/Experiments
Debate & problem-solving 
Public Awareness

Activities to Introduce the XID System and Classification
Classification Pre-test - testing prior knowledge
Classification Pre-test Key
Introduction to Classification - how do your students organize things?
Classification Worksheet - practice grouping different sets of animals and plants
Mythical Classification - develops an understanding on how science organizes by like characteristics
Using the Dichotomous Key - practice with a simplified frog key and developing their own flower key
Handouts/Transparencies for lesson above:
- Frogs
- Frog Anatomy
- Frog Key
Classification of Triangulum species - practice session for the XID System

Citizen Scientists - Contributing Data and Affecting Change: The National Database systems

Introduction to NatureMapping
     Introduction to NatureMapping with specifics for Washington, Idaho and Montana
Introduction to Oregon NatureMapping
     Where Am I?
     Data Collection
     Mapping and Contributing Data
     Appendix

Matrix of PLT and WILD activities

Teacher's Outline for Student-Based Inquiry
This .pdf document contains:
Teacher's Outline for a Student-Based Inquiry
Student Design An Experiment form
Student Experiment Notebook check-off List
Science Experiment Assessment Rubric
Student Science Experiment Assessment Detail (feedback form)

Glossary & Plant Facts

Resources