Illinois' Invasive Species

Illinois' Invasive Species Loan Box

The Illinois' Invasive Species Loan Box contains information about why certain species species are detrimental, how they arrived to the state and what actions can be taken to control them.  

Suggested grades: 7 – 12
Illinois Department of Natural Resources 

Box Contents 

Open the Illinois' Invasive Species Loan Box (PDF) to view its contents.

Standards Explored

NGSS:

• MS-LS1-4 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
• MS-LS1-5 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
• MS-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• MS-LS2-2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• MS-LS2-4 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamcis
• MS-ESS3-3 Earth and Human Activity
• HS-LS2-6 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• HS-LS2-7 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• HS-LS4-5 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

Reserve This Loan Box

Illinois Department of Natural Resources loan boxes are available for a two-week period. For more information, contact exploreloanboxes@dupageforest.org or call Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center at 630-850-8110.