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These resources are available to educators at no-cost with funding and support from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), Great Lakes Sea Grant Network (GLSGN), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Getting Students Hooked on Conservation with Lake Sturgeon!
By Anne Moser | January 2026 What happened? In October, middle school students and their teachers…
Fact Sheet: Great Lakes Almanac to Invasive Crayfish
The Great Lakes Almanac to Invasive Crayfish is an educational resource developed to aid in the…
Center for Great Lakes Literacy website brimming with resources for educators
By Geneva Langeland | September 2025 Digital Resource Library The Sea Grant-led Center for Great Lakes…
Educators Dive into Earth’s Water Systems at Indiana Dunes
By Janice Milanovich | September 2025 What happened? On August 8th and 9th, 2025, 20 educators…
2025 Shipboard Science Immersion on Lake Michigan
By Julie Fiorito | August, 2025 What happened? Fifteen educators from across the Great Lakes spent…
Hands-on story mapping of St. Louis River Estuary
By Heidi Ferris | June 2025 What happened? From May 19th to May 22nd, over 1500…
Spring Success Great Lakes BioBlitz!
By Heidi Ferris | June 2025 What happened? Science in action! For four weeks this spring…
Lesson 9: Community Presentations and Engagement, Investigating Crayfish and Freshwater Ecosystems
Lesson Summary Students make presentations and/or create videos about their crayfish research project(s). In this way,…
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