Trails and Wetlands – Episode 2309
Ancient Rocks, Tender Fruit – Episode 2308
Mushrooms and Mobsters – Episode 2204
Episode 2202 Lesson Plans: The Great Lakes on Thin Ice
This lesson will explore the phenomenon of ice cover as students learn about ways that winter is “shrinking” in the Great Lakes. They will engage with the science of phase changes as it relates to temperature.
Lesson Objectives
- Know about the impact that ice coverage ice has on the Great Lakes
- Understand how temperature relates to the freezing and melting of water
- Be able to engineer a thermos to minimize temperature changes to a hot beverage when exposed to cold temperatures
View the entire lesson plan including teacher background information, worksheets and more below or download for free here.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/02/2202-ice-lesson-plan/
Episode 1028 Lesson Plans: Algal Blooms on Lake Superior
This lesson will introduce students to the phenomenon of eutrophication by helping them understand the reasons behind the novel algal blooms observed in Lake Superior, the impact that climate change has on algal blooms, and how toxic algal blooms affect the Great Lakes.
Lesson Objectives
- Know how the watershed concept can help explain and predict the locations of algal blooms
- Understand the problem with harmful algal blooms, and the specific algal blooms facing the western region of Lake Superior
- Be able to explain the process of eutrophication and what factors can magnify or mitigate it
Click on the picture below to access and download the entire lesson plan including teacher background information, worksheets and more.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/02/1028-lake-superior-lesson-plan/
Episode 1029: Great Lakes Now Floats My Boat
This lesson will introduce students to the phenomena of buoyancy and water displacement by helping them understand why a boat floats, learn about how boats have been made out of various materials—including wood—over the years, and engineer a boat according to certain constraints to hold a certain amount of weight.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/02/episode-1029-great-lakes-now-floats-my-boat/
Restore, Release – Episode 2201
Year in Review 2021: New beginnings, or a look at one-sixth of the year
For me personally, I’ll always remember 2021 as the year I achieved one of my greatest accomplishments – graduating from Zoom University back in May and eventually becoming a part of Great Lakes Now’s growing team in October.
I’m only about two months into my role as the new digital content coordinator for Great Lakes Now, but I’ve already learned a lot – and I’ve already gotten to see the team achieve a lot of great accomplishments in just the one-sixth of a year I’ve been on board.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2021/12/year-in-review-2021-new-beginnings/
A Political Blind Date – Episode 1030
Biden appoints Debra Shore to lead EPA Midwestern office
By John Flesher, Associated Press
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday appointed Debra Shore, a wastewater treatment official in Chicago, to direct the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Midwestern office.
Shore will oversee EPA’s Region 5, which includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, along with 35 indigenous tribes.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2021/10/ap-biden-debra-shore-epa-midwestern-office/