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Teacher Workshop Aboard the Denis Sullivan Great Lakes Schooner
Sign up for a no-cost workshop on teaching with Great Lakes data. Deadline is July 1.
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COSEE Great Lakes
The Great Lakes Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE Great Lakes) was established in 2005 to promote the development of effective partnerships between research scientists and educators, and involved Sea Grant educators from each Great Lakes state. Goals included dissemination of effective Great Lakes and ocean science programs and best practices, and the creation of a more scientific citizenry.
Over the five years of the grant, workshops were offered throughout the eight Great Lakes states in classrooms, aboard research vessels and online, resources were gathered and distributed, curriculum activities were compiled, reviewed and packaged, and educators were engaged in real-world science, working shoulder to shoulder with scientists from universities and government agencies.
While COSEE Great Lakes is concluding its five-year grant, much of what occurred during that time has been archived for continued access and use on the COSEE Great Lakes web pages.
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Lake Sturgeon Bowl
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Recommended Reading List from Wisconsin's Water Library
Anyone in Wisconsin can borrow books from Wisconsin's Water Library. Check out these books and get ready for the Lake Sturgeon Bowl.
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Form a Team
Become part of the fun and learning involved with being a Lake Sturgeon Bowl competitor, the regional qualifying forum for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl.
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Video Provides a Window Into the Lake Sturgeon Bowl
Spend a few minutes with this video and the excitement and competition of the annual Lake Sturgeon Bowl becomes infectious.
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Videos
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Learn About Starting a Career in Fish and Fisheries
Phil Moy, our aquatic invasive species and fisheries specialist, presents to students about getting into the career.
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Lesson Plans
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Get Lesson Ideas
Spark the minds of pupils using these Great Lakes-inspired lessons, guided-inquiry projects and data sets. Also, discover general marine education material.
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Great Lakes Sea Grant Network
The Great Lakes Sea Grant Network is comprised of university-based programs in all eight of the Great Lakes states -- Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Your, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin -- working together on pertinent research, education and outreach. Each of the programs has Sea Grant education resources to aid educators in disseminating information on Great Lakes topics and issues to students.
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Sea Grant Research
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Lake Sturgeon Bowl, Wisconsin’s Regional Academic Competition
Caroline Joyce, UW-Milwaukee, (414) 227-3365, caroline@uwm.edu
Carmen Aguilar, UW-Milwaukee, (414) 382-1755, aguilar@uwm.edu
Elizabeth Sutton, UW-Milwaukee, (414) 227-3360, emsutton@uwm.edu
The local qualifier for the National Ocean Science Bowl (NOSB), Wisconsin’s Lake Sturgeon Bowl (LSB), allows high school teachers and students to advance their ocean and aquatic sciences literacy. Seventy-eight percent of Wisconsin students surveyed responded that participating in the LSB helped them increase their interest in freshwater and ocean science, while 67 percent of their coaches stated that the LSB resulted in an increased infusion of marine science into their classroom teaching. LSB is a vehicle not only for developing student interest in ocean and aquatic sciences but also for meeting professional development needs of high school teachers—especially those of underrepresented groups. Further, as a measure of success, Wisconsin’s LSB champion Marshfield High School went on to claim the national championship of the NOSB in 2009, 2010 and 2011. In addition, Wisconsin has been selected by NOSB as the national competition site in 2013. E/ML-19
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Related Websites
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Migratory Birds of the Great Lakes
Learn about field identification, habitats, migration, conservation status, nests and eggs, songs, and issues challenging 20 species of Great Lakes migratory birds.
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Fish Profiles
Learn fun facts about Great Lakes fish! Illustrated.
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Frogs
Visit this website to learn facts about frogs, field identification, take quizzes about frogs, plus more fun activities for kids and teachers.
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Great Lakes literacy is an understanding of the Great Lakes’ influences on society and society's on the Great Lakes. the site contains lesson plans.
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Kids and Teachers
Join us for an exciting and informative tour of Great Lakes issues and topics. Sea Grant support enables University of Wisconsin researchers to investigate issues critical to the wise use and protection of the Great Lakes to the benefit of everyone who manages, uses, or simply enjoys these fabulous freshwater seas.
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Underwater Exploration
Take a tour of diving history with the illustrated underwater exploration timeline. Learn diving hand signals, fun quizzes and science experiments.
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Wisconsin's Water Library
Established in 1964 by the UW Water Resources Institute, Wisconsin's Water Library (formerly known as the Water Resources Library) is unique among UW-Madison's many libraries for its collection of almost 30,000 volumes of water-related information about the Great Lakes and the waters of Wisconsin. The library includes a curriculum collection, dozens of educational videos, a children's collection, and more than 20 journals and 100 newsletters.
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Let's Go on a Cruise
An outreach resource for educators, students and members of the community who want to learn about aquatic research on Lake Michigan.
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