Invasive Species - Monster Movie Poster Project

Give your students the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge about the topic of Invasive Species in a creative way. Make a connection by using monster movie posters in the science classroom. Students will be choosing an invasive species and making their own Monster Movie Poster about it. They will then design a storyboard for a TV/online commercial about their movie. They can use the templates provided, draw completely by hand, digitally using Powerpoint or Google slides, or students can annotate their digital copy of the PDF using a program such as Kami https://www.kamiapp.com/ .

This product includes:

• Project Directions
• Invasive Species List
• Actual Monster Movie Poster examples
• Poster Example Analysis Questions
• Movie Poster Templates
• Movie Advertisement Storyboard Templates
• Common Terms & Techniques Used When Making Storyboards
• Sample Completed Storyboard
• Project Rubric

NYS Living Environment Curriculum The activities in this invasive species project correlate to the New York State Learning Standards for the Living Environment, as shown below. Connections to other learning standards are also valid.

• Standard 4, Key Idea 7, Performance Indicator 7.1, Major Understanding 7.1c

Human beings are part of the Earth’s ecosystems. Human activities can, deliberately or inadvertently, alter the equilibrium in ecosystems. Humans modify ecosystems as a result of population growth, consumption, and technology. Human destruction of habitats through direct harvesting, pollution, atmospheric changes, and other factors is threatening current global stability, and if not addressed, ecosystems may be irreversibly affected.

• Standard 4, Key Idea 7, Performance Indicator 7.2, Major Understanding 7.2b

When humans alter ecosystems either by adding or removing specific organisms, serious consequences may result. For example, planting large expanses of one crop reduces the biodiversity of the area.