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Printable: Coloring Sheets and Paper Crafts
This collection created by Taaja Tucker features coloring sheets and papercraft focused on aquatic wildlife. Coloring…

Video: Sea Lamprey Aquarium
This short video (2:58) shows Sea Lamprey, which are invasive in the Great Lakes, in an…

Books: Select Bibliography of the Great Lakes
This select bibliography was compiled by Anne Moser, Wisconsin Water Library at University of Wisconsin-Madison in…

Public Hearing: Plastic Pollution Policy, Plastic Pollution and You, Lesson 2.5
Background This lesson is part of the Plastic Pollution and You curriculum developed by the educators…

Database: How’s My Waterway
Find your watershed and explore water conditions. This tool is filled with data that state, federal,…

Types of Plastic, Plastic Pollution and You, Lesson 1.3
Background This lesson is part of the Plastic Pollution and You curriculum developed by the educators…

Activating Knowledge on Plastic, Plastic Pollution and You: Lesson 1.1
Background This lesson is a “foundational lesson” for the larger curricula, “Plastic Pollution and You” developed…

How Well Do You Know the Great Lakes?
Background Many people, including a large portion of those who live close to the Great Lakes,…

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