Instructions

Class Period One:

1) Divide the class into groups of four to five students. Explain that each student group is a management team in charge of controlling invasive plants within a rain forest preserve on an imaginary island called Survivor Island.

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2) Hand out the Student Pages “Survivor Island Background” and “Invasive Plant Action Sheet” to each group. Have each group select a) a leader, who will facilitate the group’s discussion and make sure it completes its assignment, b) a recorder, who will fill out the “Invasive Plant Action Sheet,” and c) a spokesperson, who will present the group’s plan and rationale to the class. Allow students to work together for the remainder of the class. (Groups will have a brief time to work together during the next class period before making presentations.)

Class Period Two:

1) Reconvene student management teams to work on their plans. When approximately 40 minutes of the class remains, have each group’s spokesperson give a five-minute overview of the group’s plans and rationale for their priorities.

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2) At the end of class, ask students to discuss what they learned by doing this activity.