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From Mental Maps to GIS: Modeling Data with Visualization and Mapping, Investigating Crayfish and Freshwater Ecosystems, Lesson 8
Lesson Summary Students are engaged by creating mental maps of their local watershed or the larger…
Crayfish as Indicator Species, Investigating Crayfish and Freshwater Ecosystems, Lesson 7
Lesson Summary Students will first read about a hypothetical mysterious phenomenon about crayfish disappearing from a…
Plankton: Educators explore these tiny Great Lakes heroes
By Nate Drag | March 2025 What happened? To learn about the microscopic world of Great…
Collecting Reliable Crayfish Data, Investigating Crayfish and Freshwater Ecosystems, Lesson 5
Lesson Summary In this lesson, students participate in a scientific field study* and apply what they…
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 5 – What’s in a (species) name?
This article discusses the justification for reviewing and changing the names of certain species with culturally…
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…
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