Dive into our Great Lakes Lessons & Resources
Explore curated Great Lakes resources from Sea Grant and other partners.
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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Book: I am on Indigenous Land
Book Description: Explore the beauty and resources of the thirteen ancestral Indigenous lands and how we all…
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…
Game: Bloom: The Saga of the Fertilizer Economy
In Bloom, an online game, you will learn about the relationship between agricultural runoff and water…
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…
Workshops Connect the Watershed Game and Real-world Restoration
By Nate Drag | March 2025 What happened? On August 2nd and 5th, 2024, 21 teachers…
Lesson 3.5: Creating an Action Plan – What Can You Do About Plastic Pollution? Plastic Pollution and You
Background What can you do about plastic pollution? This lesson is part of the Plastic Pollution…
Lesson 2.5: Public Hearing – Plastic Pollution Policy, Plastic Pollution and You
Background This lesson is part of the Plastic Pollution and You curriculum developed by the educators…
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