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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: 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…
Video: Quagga Mussels Feeding–Sped up 10x
This short video (1:22) emphasizes that quagga mussels are active animals–much more active than washed up…
Video: A Wisconsin Clean Marina Champion: Port Washington’s Dennis Cherny
This short video (1:25) highlights Port Washington Marina on Lake Michigan, which was Wisconsin’s first certified…
Lake Superior Speaks!
By Heidi Ferris | September 2025 What happened? The “Lake Superior Speaks: Educator & Researcher Confluence”…
2025 Shipboard Science Immersion on Lake Michigan
By Julie Fiorito | August, 2025 What happened? Fifteen educators from across the Great Lakes spent…
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