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Strategic plan targets invasive species
The Superior Daily Telegram (11/17)
Douglas County’s Land Conservation Committee is forwarding a plan to the county board that takes aim at invasive species.
Mich. Clean Marina Program: Public-private partners work together to improve water quality
Grand Rapids Environmental News Examiner (11/9)
Partners from the public and private sector in Michigan are working together in a voluntary program to improve the quality of the Great Lakes.
Researchers seek funding for wind test site in Lake Michigan
Grand Rapids Environmental News Examiner (11/7)
In a recent article in The Muskegon Chronicle, it was reported that researchers at Grand Valley State University’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) cited a lack of year-around data (on wind platform testing) needed by prospective development companies.
COMMENTARY: Senate needs to pass clean energy act to help Michigan
The Grand Rapids Press (10/26)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was absolutely correct with his recent proclamation about the current condition of the Great Lakes State: "The State of Michigan," Reid declared from the Senate Floor, with a copy Time Magazine in his hand, "is in trouble."
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| Zebra Mussel Mania | free sample lesson | |
| Grade level: 5-6 | Date: 1997 | Program cost: $45.00 |
| Subjects: history, language arts, math, science | ||
Correlated to education standards? Yes
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A science kit and curriculum that provides experiments, games, stories, and other hands-on activities to help educators teach about a wide range of problems associated with zebra mussels and other exotic species, from an interdisciplinary approach.
Zebra Mussel Mania is a science kit and curriculum that provides experiments, games, stories, and other hands-on activities to help educators teach about a wide range of problems associated with zebra mussels and other exotic species. The curriculum guide outlines ten activities that integrate science with math, social studies, language arts, fine arts, health, and physical education. The activities are hands-on, and emphasize inquiry-based cooperative learning. The instructional guidelines of each activity relate to the Benchmarks for Science Literacy, Project 2061 (American Association for the Advancement of Science). Each of the ten activities is prefaced with specific goals and objectives to be met, and addresses the process skills students need to learn science: observation, measurement, classification, inference, prediction, communication, formulation of hypotheses, experimentation, and interpretation of data. The instructional approach used by this curriculum allows students to work in cooperative groups, and the guide provides detailed instructions on how to promote cooperative learning within such groups. The materials also have a strong emphasis on assessment. Educators can choose from one of three options: Borrow the complete traveling trunk from one of the 27 lending sites across the U.S. and Canada. A user fee or deposit may be charged. Duplicate the trunk by purchasing the curriculum guide ($35), resource portfolio ($35) and materials at local stores (about $200). Purchase a complete trunk, curriculum guide, and resource portfolio for $360, plus $20 for shipping.
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| Issue 1: Habitat |  | Key Characteristic 1: Accuracy |  | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 2: Pollution | | Key Characteristic 2: Depth |  | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 3: Invasives |  | Key Characteristic 3: Skills | | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 4: Ecosystem | | Key Characteristic 4: Action | | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 5: Biodiversity | | Key Characteristic 5: Soundness | | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 6: Build Fisheries | | Key Characteristic 6: Usability | | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 7: Treaty Rights | - |
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| Issue 8: Manage Fisheries | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Issue 9: Stewardship | | ||||||||||||||||
| Issue 10: Fishing | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Issue 11: Careers | - | ||||||||||||||||
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