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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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Video: What Will Round Gobies Do to Great Lakes Streams?
This short video (5:35) highlights the round goby, an invasive fish in the Great Lakes, along…
Video: The Antelope: What do you see?
This short video (2:17) features footage captured by an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV). It is…
Video: The Antelope: What does a maritime archaeologist see?
This video (7:22) features the shipwreck of the Antelope, which sank in 1897 in Lake Superior. The…
Video: ROVe the Great Lakes: Maritime Archaeology and ROVs
This video (5:41) highlights shipwrecks and the world of maritime archaeology. Featuring Victoria Kiefer, a marine…
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…
2025 Shipboard Science Immersion on Lake Michigan
By Julie Fiorito | August, 2025 What happened? Fifteen educators from across the Great Lakes spent…
Article: Early Detection: When it comes to Great Lakes invasives, prevention is the only cure
This news article highlights a list of 144 potentially invasive species from a 2021 study, with…
Article: 30 Years Later: Mussel invasion legacy reaches far beyond Great Lakes
This news article discusses the discovery, history, and impact of the quagga mussel, a zebra mussel…
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