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Nature Nibble #7 – May 18th

Get out in your own backyard and see what's going on! Open up the Nature Nibble curriculum document to take a look at what is going on outside your window. Use the Nature Nibble Links supporting file to open up a YouTube video from our SPECIAL GUEST HOST to watch before you go outside. Be sure to look around for other things happening outside your window and either write them down or draw them on your Nature Nibble sheet or in your journal. Get out there and have fun!

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Subject Areas: Science
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Early Childhood, K-5
Topics: Animals, Ecology, Plants, Weather

Great Lakes Literacy Principles:
4. Water makes Earth habitable; fresh water sustains life on land. :
5. The Great Lakes support a broad diversity of life and ecosystems.
6. The Great Lakes and humans in their watersheds are inextricably interconnected.

Nature Nibble #8 – May 25th

Get out in your own backyard and see what's going on! Open up the Nature Nibble curriculum document to take a look at what is going on outside your window. Use the Nature Nibble Links supporting file to open up a YouTube video from Ms. Deanna to watch before you go outside. Be sure to look around for other things happening outside your window and either write them down or draw them on your Nature Nibble sheet or in your journal. Get out there and have fun!

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Subject Areas: Science
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Early Childhood, K-5
Topics: Ecology, Water, Weather

Online Resources for Data, Kits, Information and More!

The curriculum attached is actually a list of websites you can find useful for you and your students. Some of the websites will give you access to data that you can give to your students, other websites (like the WI DNR EEK!! website) provides information that your students can use (and is age appropriate for elementary/middle school). Other websites provide great kits or other resources.

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Subject Areas: Information Technology, Language Arts, Math, Physical Education, Science, Social Science / History
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, K-5
Topics: Animals, Biology, Earth Science/Geology, Ecology, Economics, Human Culture, Plants, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Water, Weather

Great Lakes Literacy Principles:
1. The Great Lakes, bodies of fresh water with many features, are connected to each other and to the world ocean.
2. Natural forces formed the Great Lakes; the lakes continue to shape the features of their watershed.
3. The Great Lakes influence local and regional weather and climate.
4. Water makes Earth habitable; fresh water sustains life on land. :
5. The Great Lakes support a broad diversity of life and ecosystems.
6. The Great Lakes and humans in their watersheds are inextricably interconnected.
7. Much remains to be learned about the Great Lakes.
8. The Great Lakes are socially, economically, and environmentally significant to the region, the nation and the planet.

Outdoor Activities

The curriculum contains great outdoor activities for students of all ages.

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Subject Areas: Art, Physical Education, Science
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, K-5
Topics: Animals, Biology, Earth Science/Geology, Ecology, Plants, Water

Great Lakes Literacy Principles:
4. Water makes Earth habitable; fresh water sustains life on land. :
6. The Great Lakes and humans in their watersheds are inextricably interconnected.
8. The Great Lakes are socially, economically, and environmentally significant to the region, the nation and the planet.

Phenology Fun

Students will participate in a hike around their local nature space/place and make observations about what is happening in that natural place. They will try to answer questions like, ‘What is new?’ ‘What is different?’ ‘What has changed?’

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Subject Areas: Science
Grade Levels: Early Childhood, K-5
Topics: Animals, Biology, Earth Science/Geology, Ecology, Plants, Water, Weather

Great Lakes Literacy Principles:
2. Natural forces formed the Great Lakes; the lakes continue to shape the features of their watershed.
3. The Great Lakes influence local and regional weather and climate.
5. The Great Lakes support a broad diversity of life and ecosystems.
7. Much remains to be learned about the Great Lakes.

Question of the Day for Early Childhood -Winter

Continue the classroom discussions about Phenology and the Lake Superior Watershed with these questions relating to Winter

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Subject Areas: Language Arts, Math, Science
Grade Levels: Early Childhood
Topics: Animals, Biology, Ecology, Plants, Water, Weather

Great Lakes Literacy Principles:
3. The Great Lakes influence local and regional weather and climate.
5. The Great Lakes support a broad diversity of life and ecosystems.
6. The Great Lakes and humans in their watersheds are inextricably interconnected.
7. Much remains to be learned about the Great Lakes.

Question of the Day for Early Childhood Classes – Fall

Use these questions relating to Phenology and the Lake Superior Watershed to get young learners to think about their "Neighborhood".

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Subject Areas: Language Arts, Math, Science
Grade Levels: Early Childhood
Topics: Animals, Biology, Ecology, Water, Weather

Great Lakes Literacy Principles:
3. The Great Lakes influence local and regional weather and climate.
4. Water makes Earth habitable; fresh water sustains life on land. :
5. The Great Lakes support a broad diversity of life and ecosystems.
7. Much remains to be learned about the Great Lakes.

Question of the day for Early Childhood-Spring

Spring has arrived! Here are some questions to get the discussion going about what is happening right outside the classroom!

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Subject Areas: Language Arts, Math, Science
Grade Levels: Early Childhood
Topics: Animals, Biology, Ecology, Plants, Water

Great Lakes Literacy Principles:
1. The Great Lakes, bodies of fresh water with many features, are connected to each other and to the world ocean.
3. The Great Lakes influence local and regional weather and climate.
5. The Great Lakes support a broad diversity of life and ecosystems.
7. Much remains to be learned about the Great Lakes.

Saltwater vs. Freshwater

Students will learn about the differences between saltwater and freshwater, where they are found, what water is in Lake Superior and the animals of both types of water.

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Subject Areas: Science
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, K-5
Topics: Animals, Biology, Ecology, Water

Great Lakes Literacy Principles:
1. The Great Lakes, bodies of fresh water with many features, are connected to each other and to the world ocean.
5. The Great Lakes support a broad diversity of life and ecosystems.
8. The Great Lakes are socially, economically, and environmentally significant to the region, the nation and the planet.

Satellite Photo of the St. Louis River Estuary

This is a current satellite photo of the St. Louis River Estuary. This is a great tool to aid your students in finding their place in the watershed.

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Subject Areas: Geography, Information Technology
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, College, Early Childhood, K-5
Topics: Earth Science/Geology, Ecology, Human Culture, Water

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