Developmental Lesson Plan

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Teacher Candidate: Kathleen Graul,Erica Zimmerman, Stephanie
Canning Date: September 26,2018 Group Size: 20 Allotted
Time 45 minutes
Grade Level: 3rd grade Subject or Topic: What are the invasive species in
Pennsylvania?

Common Core/PA Standard(s):

4.5.3.B
Define the term pest and identify various plants and animals that humans may call pests.

Learning Targets/Objectives:
The 3rd grade students will identify invasive species/pests found in Pennsylvania by
correctly matching the fact sheet to the pest that are found around the room.

Assessment Approaches: Evidence:

1. Partner Sharing 1. Partners share what their partner
2. Invasive/ Pest Scavenger Hunt learned.
…. 2. Matching the correct pest to the
fact on the fact sheet.
…

Assessment Scale: Total of 5 points

2. Students receive 1 point for each of the 5 fact and pest pairings they get correct.
5= Proficient
3-4= Basic
1-2 = Okay

Subject Matter/Content:
Prerequisites:
 Understanding of the different types of pests
 Pennsylvania’s types of ecosystems/environments
Key Vocabulary:
 Invasive Species: can be any kind of living organism—an amphibian (like the
cane toad), plant, insect, fish, fungus, bacteria, or even an organism’s seeds
or eggs—that is not native to an ecosystem and causes harm. They can harm
 the environment, the economy, or even human health. Species that grow and
reproduce quickly, and spread aggressively, with potential to cause harm, are
given the label “invasive.”
 Spotted Lantern Fly- The Spotted Lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White), an
invasive planthopper, has been discovered in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It
is native to China, India, Vietnam, and introduced to Korea where it has
become a major pest. This insect has the potential to greatly impact the
grape, hops and logging industries. Early detection is vital for the protection of
Pennsylvania businesses and agriculture.
 Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) — A herbaceous wetland invasive that
is present at scattered sites throughout the county. Once established in a
wetland this species is difficult to eradicate and will displace native species.
 Feral swine (Sus scrofa) — Feral swine are highly mobile and negatively
impact livestock, property, and natural areas. Also called wild hogs, they are
potentially one of the most influential upcoming invasive animal species in
Pennsylvania’s forests. Their numbers are currently relatively low in
Pennsylvania, but the potential exists for the numbers of feral swine and their
negative ecological effects to explode and significantly impact forest lands
and agricultural activity over the next decade.
New Content/Facts:
 Invasive species
 Invasive species found in Pa
o Spotted Lantern Fly
o Feral Swine
o Purple Loosestrife
 Pests found in Pa
o Mosquitos
o Rats
o Paper Wasps
o Stink bugs
o Deer ticks

Introduction/Activating/Launch Strategies:
 Teacher will ask the students to recall what they learned about the characteristics of
pests by giving three examples of a pest.
 Teacher will have the fact “Invasive species are among the leading threats to
native wildlife. Approximately 42 percent of threatened or endangered species
are at risk due to invasive species.” written on the board and read it to the
students.
 Students will discuss the following questions for 5 to 10 minutes:
o What do you think an invasive species is?
o Based on the quote, do you think they help the environment or harm it?
Development/Teaching Approaches
 Teacher will play ted ed about invasive species for the class
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spTWwqVP_2s
 Students will turn and talk at their tables to discuss the video they just watched,
prompt them with questions like how do invasive species affect our environment?
What makes a species invasive?
o Walk around listening to discussions and prompting students to give more
information
 After the discussion ask students what they think would be included in the definition
of an invasive species
 Write the ideas on the board to come up with a class definition of an invasive species
 Teacher will read the definition of an invasive species to the class and compare it to
the class definition of an invasive species
 The teacher will ask for thumbs up or thumbs down if they understand what an
invasive species is and if they have any questions on it.
 Teacher will point out the wanted posters posted around the room and will go around
reading the titles of the posters.
 Teacher will explain that in Pennsylvania we have pests and invasive species in our
ecosystems and the ones hanging up around the room are found in Pennsylvania.
 Teacher will explain that all invasive species are pests, but not pests are invasive
species.
 Teacher will ask the students to take out their science work books and flip the the
Wanted Pests Fact Sheet page.
 Teacher will explain to the students that they are going to have to go around the
room and do a gallery walk of the pests. The students will have to match the pest
with the fact that is found in their work book. (Example: A spotted lanternfly lay eggs
on trees that cause the tree to die, they are harmful to the tree population in the
southeast part of Pennsylvania.)
 The wanted posters that are hung up around the room will be of the pests listed
below:
o Spotted Lantern Fly
o Feral Swine
o Purple Loosestrife
o Mosquitos
o Rats
o Paper Wasps
o Stink bugs
o Deer ticks
 Each wanted poster will include
 Name of the pest
 Picture
 Where is it located in Pennsylvania?
 Description of the pest
 Why it is a pest or invasive species?
 Why is it considered a pest?What does it do to the
envirnoment?
 Example of the wanted poster is listed in the resources tab
 Teacher will give students 10 to 15 minutes to go on the scavenger hunt around the
room to read and find the different facts about the pests.
  Once the students are done with the their activity sheet, they will return to their seats
for the teacher to check their fact sheet with the rubric.

Closure/Summarizing Strategies:
 Once all the students have returned back to their sheets and have gotten their fact
sheet checked, the teacher will call on 5 students to share one fact about invasive
species or pests they learned about today.
 The teacher will explain an interesting fact that they found while looking at the
wanted poster and will ask 3 students to share as well.
 The teacher will close the lesson by telling the students that the information they
learned yesterday about pests and today about invasive species in Pennsylvania will
help them in learning about pests that help the environment tomorrow.
 The teacher will take the wanted posters and hang them up in the science corner.

Accommodations/Differentiation:
For student J.D with a visual impairment ensure that she is seated at the front of the classroom
near the smartboard in order to see the video and that the pest fact sheet in her science
notebook is printed in large bold font.

Materials/Resources:
 Science Notebooks
 Wanted Pest Posters
 Pencil
 Fact Sheet ( 2 Versions)
 Chalkboard
 Chalk
 Sticky tack
 Smartboard (for video)
 Computer (for video)
 Video Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spTWwqVP_2s
 Other Links
o https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Threats-to-
Wildlife/Invasive-Species
o https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/PlantIndustry/Entomology/s
potted_lanternfly/Pages/default.aspx
o https://spottedlanternfly.com/slf-facts-1
o http://www.landscope.org/pennsylvania/Threats%20and%20Issues/pa_invasiv
es/
o https://www.resolutionpest.com/library/common-pests/
o https://schoolipm.tamu.edu/files/2011/05/Common-household-insects.pdf

Reflective Response:
Report of Student Learning Target/Objectives Proficiency Levels
Remediation Plan (if applicable)
Personal Reflection Questions

Additional reflection/thoughts
 Wanted!
Spotted Lantern Fly

Where is it located in Pennsylvania?

Berks County
Description of the pest.
Spotted Lanternfly is a planthopper native to China, India, and
Vietnam. Although it has two pairs of wings, it jumps more than it
flies. Its host plants are grapes, pines, stone fruits, and Malus
spp.
Why it is a pest or invasive species?
Spotted Lanternfly is an invasive species because it is not
native to Pennsylvania, in was brought over from Asia.
Why is it considered a pest? What does it do to the
environment?
It is considered a pest because it is harming the natural
environment around berks county. The spotted lanternfly hack
eggs on trees and suck the sap out of trees, which are killing the
trees and plants.
 Wanted!
Feral Swine

Where is it located in Pennsylvania?

Central Pennsylvania
Description of the pest.
Feral Swine are highly mobile and negatively impact livestock,
property, and natural areas.
Why it is a pest or invasive species?
Feral Swine is an invasive species because they disturb the
flow of the natural environment around them and are not native to
Pennsylvania.
Why is it considered a pest? What does it do to the
environment?
It is considered a pest because it is harming the natural
environment around central Pa. They attack livestock and disturb
the natural environment around them.
 Wanted!
Purple Loosestrife

Where is it located in Pennsylvania?

Northern and Eastern border of Pennsylvania,near wetlands
Description of the pest.
Purple Loosestrife A herbaceous wetland invasive that is
present at scattered sites throughout the county.
Why it is a pest or invasive species?
Purple Loosestrife is an invasive species because it has no
threats to rid of it and it negatively affects the wetlands in Pa.
Why is it considered a pest? What does it do to the
environment?
Purple loosestrife is a pest because once it is established in a
wetland this species is difficult to eradicate and will displace
native species.
 Wanted!
Mosquito

Where is it located in Pennsylvania?

Throughout all of Pennsylvania.
Description of the pest.
Mosquitos are flies with a stinger to puncture the skin of
animals and to suck their blood and that are in some cases
vectors of serious diseases.
Why it is a pest or invasive species?
Mosquitos are pests because they are native to the united
states but negatively affect humans, animals, and the
environment.
Why is it considered a pest? What does it do to the
environment?
Mosquitos are pests because they transfer diseases and
bother humans and animals. They suck the blood of humans and
animals.
 Wanted!
Rat

Where is it located in Pennsylvania?

Throughout all of Pennsylvania.
Description of the pest.
A rat is a rodent that is typically having a pointed snout and a
long, sparsely haired tail and bigger than a mouse. Some kinds
have become cosmopolitan and are sometimes responsible for
transmitting diseases.
Why it is a pest or invasive species?
Rats are a pest because they are native to Pennsylvania, but
still negatively affect the environment.
Why is it considered a pest? What does it do to the
environment?
Rats are considered a pest because they carry diseases and
have a negative impact on the environment around them. They
infest houses and other buildings causing sickness.
 Wanted!
Paper Wasps

Where is it located in Pennsylvania?

Throughout all of Pennsylvania.
Description of the pest.
A paper wasp are vespid wasps that gather fibers from dead
wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to
construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery
material.
Why it is a pest or invasive species?
Paper wasps are a pest because they are native to
pennsylvania but they disturb the people who live here.
Why is it considered a pest? What does it do to the
environment?
Paper wasps are considered pests because they make big
nests in trees in peoples yards near or schools. They can and will
sting in defense of their nest and queen.
 Wanted!
Stink Bugs

Where is it located in Pennsylvania?

Throughout all of Pennsylvania, mainly in the southern half.
Description of the pest.
The name “stink bug” refers to the scent glands located on the
dorsal surface of the abdomen and the underside of the thorax.
Why it is a pest or invasive species?
Stink bugs are an invasive species because they are not native
to Pennsylvania. They are originally from Eastern Asia.
Why is it considered a pest? What does it do to the
environment?
A stink bug is considered a pest because they destroy crops
and due to their odor, they can cause people with asthma to
become sick. They have no natural predators in Pennsylvania.
 Wanted!
Deer Ticks

Where is it located in Pennsylvania?

Eastern Boarder
Description of the pest.
Deer ticks, now known as the black-legged tick, is defined more
by the disease it spreads than by its own characteristics. They
spread lyme disease.
Why it is a pest or invasive species?
Deer ticks are a pest because they are native to Pennsylvania,
but they disturb the deer and humans living there.
Why is it considered a pest? What does it do to the
environment?
A deer tick is considered a pest because they stick to deer and
humans and bite them, possibly giving them lyme disease. They
spread lyme disease and leave a bite on the skin.
 Fact Sheet #1

1. The ___________________ has the possibility of spreads

lyme disease.
2. When introduced into a wetland, the ___________________
is hard to eradicate.
3. Native to China, the ____________________ is found in
Berks County, Pennsylvania.
4. Due to the scent glands located on the dorsal surface, that is
how __________________ get there name.
5. The _______________ is highly mobile and located in
central Pennsylvania.
 Fact Sheet #2
1. Native to Eastern Asia, ______________ are located in the
southern half of Pennsylvania.
2. Bigger than a mouse, the ____________ is a pest because it
carries diseases.
3. _______________ suck the blood of humans and animals.
4. The _______________________ is harming the natural
environment of Berks County.
5. The __________________ attack livestock and disturb the
natural environment around them.
 Fact Sheet #1 Answer Key

6. The _deer ticks____ has the possibility of spreads lyme

disease.
7. When introduced into a wetland, the __Purple Loosestrife__
is hard to eradicate.
8. Native to China, the ___Spotted Lantern Fly__ is found in
Berks County, Pennsylvania.
9. Due to the scent glands located on the dorsal surface, that is
how ___stink bugs__ get there name.
10. The ___feral swine__ is highly mobile and located in central
Pennsylvania.
 Fact Sheet #2 Answer Key

6. Native to Eastern Asia, __stink bugs__ are located in the

southern half of Pennsylvania.
7. Bigger than a mouse, the __rat_ is a pest because it carries
diseases.
8. __Mosquitos__ suck the blood of humans and animals.
9. The ___Spotted Lantern Fly__ is harming the natural
environment of Berks County.
The _Feral Swine__ attack livestock and disturb the natural
environment around them.