Matrix of K-12 Invasive Plant Education Activities

	CIPM Invasive Plant Education Activities for K-12
	Gathering Information	Organizing Information	Analyzing Information	Interpreting Information	Applying Information	Evaluating Information	Presenting Information	Developing Citizenship Skills
Grades K-2
Poet-Tree	Brainstorming, Listening, Observing	Drawing, Listing	Identifying patterns, Listening	Comparing and contrasting, Summarizing	Creating		Describing, Illustrating, Writing
Whose Parts Are We?	Listening, Observing	Manipulating materials, Matching, Sorting	Categorizing, Comparing and contrasting, Identifying components and the relationship between components, Identifying patterns	Drawing conclusions, Identifying cause and effect, Inferring, Reasoning	Relating	Designing	Describing, Explaining
Grades 3-5
Are There Weeds There? Observation Sheet	Collecting, Measuring, Observing, Recording	Classifying, Categorizing, Charting, Graphing, Listing, Manipulating materials, Plotting data	Calculating, Comparing and contrasting, Discussing, Identifying cause and effect, Questioning	Drawing conclusions, Inferring, Reasoning	Experimenting, Hypothesizing, Predicting, Proposing solutions	Testing	Explaining, Reporting	Working in a group
Poet-Tree	Brainstorming, Listening, Observing	Drawing, Listing	Identifying patterns, Listening	Summarizing, Comparing and contrasting	Creating		Describing, Illustrating, Writing
Scavenger Hunt	Collecting, Observing, Recording	Categorizing, Matching	Comparing and contrasting	Discussing	Relating		Demonstrating, Describing
Seeds on the Move	Observing, Researching, Simulating	Arranging, Manipulating materials	Categorizing, Identifying cause and effect, Identifying components and the relationship between components, Identifying patterns	Generalizing, Making models, Inferring, Reasoning	Creating, Designing, Developing and implementing investigations, Experimenting, Predicting, Proposing solutions	Constructing, Creating, Designing, Testing	Explaining, Describing, Demonstrating	Working in a group
Tagging Race	Brainstorming, Observing, Researching	Classifying, Matching, Prioritizing	Categorizing, Comparing and contrasting, Discussing, Identifying patterns	Defining problems, Summarizing, Relating	Relating, Synthesizing	Establishing criteria	Illustrating, Persuading, Relating	Seeking consensus, Working in a group
Wacky Weed Parts	Brainstorming, Listening, Observing, Recording	Categorizing, Listing, Matching	Identifying components and relationships between components, Listening	Relating, Summarizing	Proposing solutions, Synthesizing	Establishing criteria	Relating, Reporting	Working in a group
Grade 6-8
Are There Weeds There? Observation Sheet	Collecting, Measuring, Observing, Recording	Classifying, Categorizing, Charting, Graphing, Listing, Manipulating materials, Plotting data	Calculating, Comparing and contrasting, Discussing, Identifying cause and effect, Questioning	Drawing conclusions, Inferring, Reasoning	Experimenting, Hypothesizing, Predicting, Proposing solutions	Testing	Explaining, Reporting	Working in a group
Build-A-Weed	Identifying main ideas, Listening, Observing	Classifying, Drawing, Listing	Identifying cause and effect, Listening	Generalizing, Inferring, Making models, Reasoning	Creating, Designing, Relating, Proposing solutions	Designing, Establishing criteria	Describing, Illustrating, Writing
Dichotomous Key	Observing, Reading comprehension, Researching, Simulating	Categorizing, Classifying, Matching, Prioritizing, Sequencing, Sorting	Categorizing, Identifying components and the relationship between components, Identifying patterns	Discussing	Decision making, Relating, Synthesizing	Assessing		Working in a group
Munching Insects Supporting Material	Collecting, Observing, Recording, Researching, Simulating	Classifying, Charting, Listing, Plotting data, Sorting	Calculating, Identifying cause and effect, Identifying components and relationships between components	Drawing conclusions, Identifying cause and effect, Inferring, Reasoning	Developing and implementing investigations, Experimenting, Hypothesizing, Planning, Predicting, Proposing solutions	Designing, Establishing criteria, Testing	Reporting, Writing	Planning action, Working in a group
Plant Investigation Supporting Material	Measuring, Observing, Reading comprehension, Recording, Researching	Categorizing, Classifying, Listing	Comparing and contrasting, Identifying patterns, Questioning	Defining problems, Drawing conclusions, Generalizing, Summarizing	Synthesizing		Writing
Poet-Tree	Brainstorming, Listening, Observing	Drawing, Listing	Listening, Identifying patterns	Summarizing, Comparing and contrasting	Creating		Describing, Illustrating, Writing
Tagging Race	Brainstorming, Observing, Researching	Classifying, Matching, Prioritizing	Categorizing, Comparing and contrasting, Discussing, Identifying patterns	Defining problems, Summarizing, Relating	Relating, Synthesizing	Establishing criteria	Illustrating, Persuading, Relating	Seeking consensus, Working in a group
Weed Management Conflict Supporting Material	Brainstorming, Identifying main ideas, Listening, Reading comprehension, Researching, Simulating	Listing, Prioritizing, Reading comprehension, Sorting	Discussing, Identifying cause and effect, Identifying components and the relationships between components, Questioning	Defining problems, Discussing, Drawing conclusions, Reasoning, Relating	Decision making, Planning, Problem solving, Proposing solutions, Relating, Synthesizing	Establishing criteria, Critiquing, Identifying bias, Proposing solutions	Acting, Articulating, Persuading, Public Speaking, Reporting	Compromising, Defending a position, Evaluating a position, Taking a position, Working in a group
Where Do Weeds Grow Best? Observation Sheet	Collecting, Measuring, Observing, Recording, Researching, Simulating	Charting, Estimating, Graphing, Plotting data	Identifying cause and effect, Identifying components and relationships between components, Identifying patterns	Defining problems, Drawing conclusions, Reasoning, Summarizing	Developing and implementing investigations, Experimenting, Hypothesizing, Planning, Predicting, Proposing solutions	Assessing, Testing, Proposing solutions	Describing, Public speaking, Reporting	Planning action
Grade 9-12
Build-A-Weed	Identifying main ideas, Listening, Observing	Classifying, Drawing, Listing	Identifying cause and effect, Listening	Generalizing, Inferring, Making models, Reasoning	Creating, Designing, Relating, Proposing solutions	Designing, Establishing criteria	Describing, Illustrating, Writing
Munching Insects Supporting Material	Collecting, Observing, Recording, Researching, Simulating	Classifying, Charting, Listing, Plotting data, Sorting	Calculating, Identifying cause and effect, Identifying components and relationships between components	Drawing conclusions, Identifying cause and effect, Inferring, Reasoning	Developing and implementing investigations, Experimenting, Hypothesizing, Planning, Predicting, Proposing solutions	Designing, Establishing criteria, Testing	Reporting, Writing	Working in a group
Weed Management Conflict Supporting Material	Brainstorming, Identifying main ideas, Listening, Reading comprehension, Researching, Simulating	Listing, Prioritizing, Reading comprehension, Sorting	Discussing, Identifying cause and effect, Identifying components and the relationships between components, Questioning	Defining problems, Discussing, Drawing conclusions, Reasoning, Relating	Decision making, Planning, Problem solving, Proposing solutions, Relating, Synthesizing	Establishing criteria, Critiquing, Identifying bias, Proposing solutions	Acting, Articulating, Persuading, Public Speaking, Reporting	Compromising, Defending a position, Evaluating a position, Taking a position, Working in a group
Where Do Weeds Grow Best? Observation Sheet	Collecting, Measuring, Observing, Recording, Researching, Simulating	Charting, Estimating, Graphing, Plotting data	Identifying cause and effect, Identifying components and relationships between components, Identifying patterns	Defining problems, Drawing conclusions, Reasoning, Summarizing	Developing and implementing investigations, Experimenting, Hypothesizing, Planning, Predicting, Proposing solutions	Assessing, Testing, Proposing solutions	Describing, Public speaking, Reporting	Planning action
Games and Puzzles
Fill in the Weed Word	Reading comprehension, Researching	Listing, Matching			Problem solving
Weed Quiz	Identifying main ideas, Reading comprehension	Listing			Relating
Weed Word Scramble	Identifying main idea, Observing	Arranging, Sorting			Restructuring
Word Search	Observing, Reading comprehension	Arranging, Sorting

Updated 12/14/07
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CIPM Invasive Plant Education Activities for K-12