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Wild Rice Detective
Students will learn about the life cycle of wild rice and traditional harvesting methods. Then, students will solve mysteries concerning damage and predation to wild rice specimens using inquiry-based scientific methods and real-life data.
Examining Cause and Effect: Mussel Mania
Students become mussels to explore how invasive species can affect the balance within aquatic ecosystems.
Fish in Winter (Stability and Change)
Students play the role of fish attempting to survive a Minnesota winter
Lake Effects Curriculum
The Lake Superior Curriculum Guide for Grades K-8.
Habitat Hideout
Students learn to identify preferred fish habitats to help them locate fish “hideouts” when they go fishing.
Food Chain Tag
Students discover how energy flows and is transferred between the interdependent organisms of an ecosystem.
Fishing Regulations and Sportsmanship
Students participate in a scavenger hunt for answers to questions derived from the Minnesota fishing regulations booklet.
Water Drop Activity
An introduction to wastewater and storm that helps students understand the benefits of clean water.
A Superior Connection
Students model movement and relationships between organisms in Lake Superior.
Lake Superior Food Web
Students identify Lake Superior fish and model the Lake Superior food web.