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Description
The video describes the problems associated with the Great Lakes sea lamprey invasion and how Canada and the United States have been able to control their numbers. It offers a quick overview of their arrival in the Great Lakes, the danger they represent to the fishery, and the strategies used to reduce the population.
General Assessment
Recommendation of how and where to use it
The concerns associated with the presence of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes represents an interesting case study in biodiversity and ecosystem sustainability. Both of these issues are related and are the subject of curriculum units in Biology, grade 10 Science (Sustainability of Ecosystems) and Environmental Science. The fishing industry is also explored in a number of Geography units dealing with resource management in general or the fisheries industry in particular.
The video may be used within the context of a larger study of invasive species and their threat to biodiversity and ecosystem sustainability. A group of students may be assigned to report on this particular example, while other groups investigate and report on other examples of invasive species.
Relevant Curriculum Units
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- Alberta
- British Columbia
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- Grade 12
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science 12: Human actions affect the quality of water and its ability to sustain life.
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
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- Grade 11
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- Biology
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- Biology 111/2: Study of Life
- Grade 12
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- Environmental Science
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- Introduction to Environmental Science 120: Investigating Environmental Issues
- Introduction to Environmental Science 120: Sustainable Development
- Geography
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- Canadian Geography 120: Patterns and Systems in the Human and Natural World
- Newfoundland & Labrador
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- Grade 10
- Grade 11
- Grade 12
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science 3205: Water Use & the Environment
- Geography
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- World Geography 3200/3202: Ecosystems
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
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- Grade 11
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science (Univ/College Prep.) Scientific Solutions to Contemporary Environmental Challenges
- Environmental Science (Workplace Prep.) Natural Resource Science and Management
- Grade 12
- Prince Edward Island
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- Grade 10
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- Science
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- Science 431A: Life Science, Sustainability of Ecosystems
- Grade 11
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- Biology
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- Biology 521A: Biodiversity
- Grade 12
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science 621A: Natural Resources
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon Territory
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- Grade 12
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- Environmental Science
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Environmental Science 12: Human actions affect the quality of water and its ability to sustain life.
Themes Addressed
Ecosystems (1)
- Invasive Species
Land Use & Natural Resources (1)
- Fisheries
Water (1)
- Marine Environments
