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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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| Great Lakes Education Program | free sample lesson | |
| Grade level: 4-5 | Date: 1999 | Program cost: Free |
| Subjects: environmental studies, geography, history, math, music, science, social studies | ||
Correlated to education standards? Yes
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A classroom/schoolship program designed to stimulate interest in the Great Lakes and help students understand their role in protecting freshwater resources. Activities are organized within four major themes: Water, Land, Life, and People.
Based in southeast Michigan, the Great Lakes Education Program introduces fourth-graders to the unique features of the Great Lakes through a combination of classroom learning and hands-on experience. The program is designed to stimulate interest in the Great Lakes and help students understand their role in protecting freshwater resources. The program integrates elements of geography, history, biology, and physical sciences in each of its three components: classroom pre-trip introduction, shipboard field trip, and post-trip classroom follow-up. The pre-trip activities include learning about such concepts as the aquatic food web, the water cycle, the role of oxygen in water, and the effects of exotic species. A two-hour boat trip on the Clinton River and Lake St. Clair provides an opportunity for hands-on experiences such as examining plankton samples, testing water clarity, marine knot-tying, and more. Back in the classroom, students conduct experiments and discuss what they have learned based on the data they collected on the field trip. Activities are organized within four major themes: Water, Land, Life, and People. Within the Educator's Handbook, activities are coded by theme and grouped in sections (pre-cruise, shipboard, post-cruise). Suggestions are provided on how to sequence particular activities. In addition, the Great Lakes Education Program created a curriculum framework consisting of six major learning objectives: Knowledge of Natural Systems, Knowledge of Human Systems, Inquiry Skills, Investigation and Analysis Skills, Skills for Decision and Action, and Sense of Personal Responsibility.
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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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