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Pair plans to walk around Lake Superior
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (2/3)
While people have driven, biked, sailed and even kayaked around Lake Superior, there are only a few records of people walking around the lake. Two individuals are making plans to do just that.
EDITORIAL: Lessons from the wind: Students will capture data that could save district money
Muskegon Chronicle (1/14)
Wind power has become a hot button issue in West Michigan. Grand Valley State University researchers are studying the issue under a grant and will be reporting the results as each section of its study is completed.
Fishery Trust invests in future
Grand Traverse Herald (1/13)
The Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative has an ambitious goal: create the next generation of Great Lakes stewards whose advocacy will support the lakes' long-term sustainability. The Grand Traverse Conservation District will be an integral part of this effort.
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| Great Lakes Instructional Materials for the Changing Earth System | free sample lesson | |
| Grade level: 5-12 | Date: 1995 | Program cost: Free |
| Subjects: environmental studies, geography, history, math, science | ||
Correlated to education standards? Yes
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An Earth Systems activity manual that addresses global climate change, biodiversity, estuaries, and shipping. The activities make extensive use of data sets, but hands-on components help give meaning to the data.
GLIMCES presents activities that help students learn about the Great Lakes region and its ecology. Based on "Earth Systems Education", this 203-page activity manual is designed to "create a curriculum ore responsive to human needs and future quality of life". GLIMCES uses 30 activities to address such issues as global climate change, biodiversity, estuaries, and shipping. The activities make extensive use of data sets, which enhance the critical thinking process. Most activities are the paper and pencil variety, but hands-on components help give meaning to the data. Student worksheets are supplied in the activity book, and each activity includes background information, objectives, procedure, and topics for discussion, as well as references and suggestions for extension activities. The companion material, Global Change in the Great Lakes Scenarios, is designed to help students understand how global change may affect the Great Lakes region. Ten different scenarios describe the scientific community's prevailing interpretations of what may happen to the Great Lakes region in the face of global warming.
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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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