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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: Chlorophyll a
Learn how the green pigment (Chlorophyll a) in plants can help scientists understand how much plant…
Video: Turbidity
Learn why changes in turbidity or the cloudiness of a waterbody can impact the health of…
Video: pH
The acidity or basicity of the water can impact the survival of aquatic organisms. In this…
Video: Secchi Disk
Find out how a simple and low tech tool called a Secchi disk can help scientists…
Video: Dissolved Oxygen
Oxygen is essential for living things, including those that live in water. In this video (2:32),…
Video: Conductivity
Learn how water’s ability to conduct an electrical current (conductivity) can provide an assessment of water…
Getting Students Hooked on Conservation with Lake Sturgeon!
By Anne Moser | January 2026 What happened? In October, middle school students and their teachers…
Video: Lake Michigan Seiche Time Lapse
A time-lapse video (0:16) of a Great Lakes seiche occurring in a coastal wetland on March…
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