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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 for Young Readers
This select bibliography was compiled by Anne Moser, Wisconsin Water Library at University of Wisconsin-Madison in…
Book: The Great Lakes
Book Description: The Great Lakes—Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior—are five blue jewels set a bit…
Invasive Crayfish and Community Changes, Investigating Crayfish and Freshwater Ecosystems, Lesson 2
Lesson Summary Students first read about mysterious population changes in a freshwater ecosystem, then create line…
Creating an Action Plan: What Can You Do About Plastic Pollution? Plastic Pollution and You, Lesson 3.5
Background What can you do about plastic pollution? This lesson is part of the Plastic Pollution…
How to Capture Plastic Pollution, Plastic Pollution and You, Lesson 3.4
Background Is it possible to capture plastic pollution that is in our water? This lesson is…
Persuading Parker’s Party Place, Plastic Pollution and You, Lesson 3.3
Background This lesson is part of the Plastic Pollution and You curriculum developed by the educators…
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