Curriculum activity where students role-play different scenes that characterize the impact of European settlement on the Great Lakes. Created in 2005.

A series of classroom-tested, electronically available activities designed to be used by teachers and informal educators in grades 6-12.

Asian carp, specifically bighead and silver carp, are non-native fish invading lakes and rivers in the Mississippi River and Great Lakes regions, and negatively impacting native organisms. These fish filter tremendous amounts of small plants and animals (plankton) from the water, thereby reducing the amount of food available to native species. One way to help the Asian carp problem is to eat the fish. This factsheet includes several recipes for Asian carp.

This brochure is a guide to the characteristics and benefits of selected Illinois plants to help home gardeners choose native plants appropriate for site-specific conditions.

This publication brings together program impacts from the 2018-2019 Sea Grant year.

A curriculum for integrating real-time buoy data as a teaching tool about Lake Michigan conditions and current issues.

This program provides the opportunity for educators to borrow actual monitoring equipment used by scientists in the field and for students to experience collecting and analyzing real water-quality data. It is a great way to bring to life the topic of water quality for your students, and bring the outdoors to your classroom or your classroom outdoors!

For more detailed information, visit Limno Loan

This innovative website introduces students (grades 4-10) to marine and freshwater invasive species and their impacts through detective-themed activities and colorful cartoon characters.

For more detailed information, visit Nab the Aquatic Invader!