- 1. Come Aboard! WSST Appleton, Wisconsin 2014
2. What is an acronym for the names of the Great Lakes? H HURON
O - ONTARIO M MICHIGAN E ERIE S - SUPERIOR 3. In which lake did the
famous, Edmund Fitzgerald sink? Superior 4. Great Lakes Questions
Name the Great Lakes in Order from West to East. Superior Michigan
Huron Erie - Ontario 5. Which is the deepest Lake? Shallowest?
Deepest Lake Superior 1332 feet Shallowest Lake Erie 210 feet 6.
How much of the Earths fresh water in in the Great Lakes? 20% 7.
How many US states and Canadian Provinces border the Lakes? Canada
Ontario United States Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Illinois Indiana
Ohio Pennsylvania New York 8. What percent of the Great Lakes was
covered in ice this season? 92.2%. 9. How many people visited the
ice caves on Lake Superior this season? 124,000 10. Climate change
reports are noting that the lakes are heating up, what changes
could this cause? Less Ice Cover Lower Water Levels Increased
evaporation rates Heat waves Algae growth Impact of Invasive
Species 11. How Big is a Crowd? Layout a map of the Great Lakes.
Discover the impact of human population density on fisheries.
Playing How big is a Crowd? with teachers in South Africa 12. Who
is Sea Grant? Sea Grant's mission is to enhance the practical use
and conservation of coastal, marine and Great Lakes resources in
order to create a sustainable economy and environment Environmental
stewardship, long-term economic development and responsible use of
Americas coastal, ocean and Great Lakes resources are at the heart
of Sea Grants mission. A network of 33 Sea Grant programs in the
coastal US States and territories carries out this mission through
research, extension and education activities. 13. Great Lakes Sea
Grant Illinois-Indiana: Lake Michigan Michigan: Lake Michigan, Lake
Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Superior Minnesota: Lake Superior New York:
Lake Ontario and Lake Erie Ohio: Lake Erie Pennsylvania: Lake Erie
Wisconsin: Lake Superior and Lake Michigan 14. Great Lakes Literacy
A Great Lakes literate citizen: Understands the essential
principles and fundamental concepts about the characteristics and
functioning of the Great Lakes Communicates accurately about the
Great Lakes influence on systems and people in and beyond their
watershed Can make informed and responsible decisions regarding the
Great Lakes and the resources of their watershed 15. Great Lakes
Literacy Principles The Great Lakes, bodies of fresh water with
many features, are connected to each other and to the world ocean.
Natural forces formed the Great Lakes; the lakes continue to shape
the features of their watershed. The Great Lakes influence local
and regional weather and climate. Water makes Earth habitable;
fresh water sustains life on land. The Great Lakes support a broad
diversity of life and ecosystems. The Great Lakes and humans in
their watersheds are inextricably interconnected. Much remains to
be learned about the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes are socially,
economically, and environmentally significant to the region, the
nation and the planet. 16. Shipboard Science Workshop Ready for
adventure? Join fellow teachers and scientists for a 7 day
adventure aboard an EPA research vessel on a Great Lakes. 17. R/V
Lake Guardian 180 feet = 55 meters Room for 40 people Sponsored by
Sea Grant and U.S EPA 18. Lake Superior Teacher and Scientist
Workshop Bridging the gap between scientist and teachers 19.
Teachers and Scientists at Work 20. Retrieving the rosette Plankton
nets 21. The Tucker Trawl The boat has two laboratories where
samples are processed. 22. The Huffington Post | By Peter
Finocchiaro Posted: 04/10/2013 3:52 pm EDT "The massive production
of plastic and inadequate disposal has made plastic debris an
important and constant pollutant on beaches and in oceans around
the world," said Lorena M. Rios Mendoza, a University of
Wisconsin-Superior scientist researching the impact of such
pollution. 23. Hydrolab Hydrolab work onboard measuring depth pH
dissolved oxygen temperature turbidity chlorophyll a conductivity
Our research team 24. Limno Loan Program Program is partnership
between Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and US EPA-GLNPO Hydrolab data
sonde is loaned out to trained educators during school year
Students collect water quality data from local waterways with
actual equipment used by scientists in the field S. Francis C.
Byers 25. Limno Loan Program 26. Work with the Hydrolab Bringing
science and scientific research alive for students! 27. Denis
Sullivan 28. Sail the Denis Sullivan Up to 45 participants 3 hour
educational trip $750 if booked for next year by March 31, 2014 29.
Sharing scientific findings 30. Attack Pack The Aquatic Invaders
Attack Pack is a backpack filled with materials to help teach
students about Great Lakes aquatic invasive species Each pack
includes: preserved specimens of aquatic invasive species fact
sheets a classroom guide and a USB flash drive containing 10 lesson
plans. Wisconsin residents can borrow an Attack Pack for free from
Wisconsin's Water Library. The Pack will be delivered to your local
library via the Library Delivery Network of Wisconsin. 31.
Wisconsin Water Library 32. Scientific & Engineering Practices
Science and engineering require both knowledge and practice.
Science is not just a body of knowledge that reflects current
understanding of the world; it is also a set of practices used to
establish, extend, and refine that knowledge. When students
actively engage in science practices they deepen their
understanding of core science ideas. 33. QUESTIONS? Cindy Byers,
Rosholt Middle School [email protected] Lynn Kurth, Prairie
River Middle School [email protected]
