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Full Sun Rain Garden – A Native Planting Guide for Sunny Rain Garden Beds
May 6th, 2019 by Ethan ChittyIndiana Master Watershed Steward
April 24th, 2019 by Angela ArcherSalmon and Trout of the Great Lakes: A Visual Identification Guide
March 29th, 2019 by Ethan ChittyPond Management: Stocking Fish in Indiana Ponds
March 21st, 2019 by Ethan ChittyCooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative Lake Michigan 2020 Workshop Report
February 21st, 2019 by Ethan ChittyCooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) Lake Michigan 2015 Report
February 13th, 2019 by Ethan ChittySummary report of the “Plastics research in the Great Lakes: identifying gaps and facilitating collaboration” session presented during the 60th annual International Association for Great Lakes Research conference (IAGLR)
January 16th, 2019 by iisg_superadminIndividual and spatial variation are as important as species level variation to the trophic complexity of a lentic food web
January 15th, 2019 by Ethan ChittyFish Ruler Sticker: Check your Catch Length!
January 8th, 2019 by Ethan ChittyRecent News
- Meet our Grad Student Scholars: Diana Alejandra Narvaez
- Sea Grant research helps inform communities and their residents about PFAS risks
- Meet our Grad Student Scholars: Tianle Duan
- Sea Grant Chats: Our buoys prove to be a popular resource
- Chicago Comic Con proves a great venue for sharing Lake Michigan science
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What if your students could send something to the bottom of Lake Superior, and get it back?
This spring, 9 classrooms did exactly that. Through IISG’s Shrinking Cup program, students decorated Styrofoam cups, then sent them approximately 290 meters underwater. As water pressure increased with depth, the cups shrank, returning as miniature versions of the originals.
It’s Boyle’s Law in action: as pressure increases, volume decreases. But more than that, it’s science students can hold in their hands, see with their own eyes, and actually remember.
🔗 Visit the link in bio to bring this to your classroom
A flooded street isn`t just a local problem.
When roads flood, the ripple effects reshape how an entire city moves, and IISG grad student scholar, Tianle Duan, is building the tools to track it in real time.
Using remote sensing, aerial imagery, and AI, this Purdue PhD student maps flood impacts on road networks so first responders and city officials can act faster and smarter.
🔗 Learn more about Tianle’s research at the link in bio.
Teaching plastic pollution? There’s more to it than the 3 Rs.
@NAAEE’s Plastics eeResearch collection pulls together six studies on how to meaningfully educate students, from preschool through middle school, about plastic pollution.
Research-backed, classroom-ready, and free to access.
🔗 Link in bio
📷 Photo credit: NOAA
#TeachingTuesday #PlasticPollution #EnvironmentalEducation
Buoy season is here!
Our Wilmette and Chicago buoys are live for 2026 streaming real-time water temperature, wave height, wind speed, and more from southern Lake Michigan.
Perfect for planning your beach day. Essential for lake research. Free for everyone.
Huge thanks to buoy specialist Les Warren for getting us back on the water!
👉 Live data: link in bio
📍 Michigan City buoy coming soon
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