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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…

Article: Alien Language Series Part 3 – Using controlled vocabulary to talk about invasive species
This article discusses the vocabulary used when communicating about invasive species. It includes a flow chart…

Video: TED Ed – What’s so great about the Great Lakes?
This Ted-ED animated video (4:46), developed by Cheri Dobbs and Jennifer Gabrys, highlights about the Great…

Printable: Lake St. Clair Food Web
This food web graphic features major fish species of Lake Ontario and their main food sources,…

Printable: Lake Ontario Food Web
This food web graphic features major fish species of Lake Ontario and their main food sources,…

Printable: Lake Erie Food Web
This food web graphic features major fish species of Lake Superior and their main food sources,…

Printable: Lake Superior Food Web
This food web graphic features major fish species of Lake Superior and their main food sources,…

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