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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…
Investigating Crayfish and Freshwater Ecosystems, Lesson 4 Native and Invasive Crayfish
Background In this lesson, students explore native and invasive crayfish species of the Great Lakes and…
Investigating Crayfish and Freshwater Ecosystems, Lesson 3 Crayfish Adaptations
Objectives Students will accomplish the following goals upon completing this lesson: Students will meet the following…
Investigating Crayfish and Freshwater Ecosystems, Lesson 2 Invasive Crayfish and Community Changes
Background Students first read about mysterious population changes in a freshwater ecosystem, then create line graphs…
Investigating Crayfish and Freshwater Ecosystems, Lesson 1 Crayfish and Freshwater Ecosystems
Background This lesson is designed to be highly adaptable, but options include a brief “crayfish trivia”…
Educators explore water quality along the Chicago River’s Wild Mile
By Janice Milanovich | August 22, 2024 What happened? Educators from Illinois and Indiana gathered this…
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