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Plankton: Educators explore these tiny Great Lakes heroes
By Nate Drag | March 2025 What happened? To learn about the microscopic world of Great…

Investigating Crayfish and Freshwater Ecosystems, Lesson 5 Collecting Reliable Crayfish Data
Lesson Summary In this lesson, students participate in a scientific field study* and apply what they…

Workshops Connect the Watershed Game and Real-world Restoration
By Nate Drag | March 2025 What happened? On August 2nd and 5th, 2024, 21 teachers…


Plastic Pollution and You, Lesson 1.2 Plastic Pollution and You
Background This lesson is part of the Plastic Pollution and You curriculum developed by the educators…

2024 Shipboard Science Immersion on Lake Erie
By Michelle Niedermeier | July 7, 2024 What happened? 15 teachers and educators from across the…

2023 Shipboard Science Immersion on Lake Ontario
By Nate Drag | February 28, 2025 What happened? 15 teachers and educators from across the…

Full Curriculum: Plastic Pollution and You
Curriculum Developed by: New York Sea Grant This curriculum is made possible through a partnership between…

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