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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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Lesson 5: Ripple Effects, Interview With A Vampire
Lesson Summary Students will act as reporters to research the effects of sea lamprey on the…
Lesson 4: Ripple Effects, Seeing Purple – A Population Explosion
Lesson Summary Through a simulation, sampling, and estimation activity, students learn about the impact of purple…
Lesson 3: Ripple Effects, Characteristics of Great Lakes Invasive Species
Lesson Summary Students use puzzle pieces to match Great Lakes aquatic invasive species (AIS) with their…
Lesson 2: Ripple Effects, Find 7 Ways Aquatic Invaders Are Spread
Lesson Summary Aquatic invasive species (AIS) can be introduced into new bodies of water through various…
Lesson 1: Ripple Effects, Invader Species of the Great Lakes
Lesson Summary Students engage in a card-matching activity to learn about aquatic invasive species (AIS). In…
Book: A Guide to Understanding Ojibwe Treaty Rights
Book Description: “A Guide to Understanding Ojibwe Treaty Rights” contains pertinent treaties, discusses the nature of treaty…
Book: Our Ancestors’ Kitchen
Book Description: Our Ancestors’ Kitchen is a beautiful book celebrating traditional Indigenous harvesting, foods, and the connections…
Book: Where Wolves Don’t Die
Book Description: Where Wolves Don’t Die is both taut thriller and a raw, tender coming-of-age story, about…
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