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Students compete with underwater robots they build themselves
Great Lakes ECHO (5/7)
What’s the best way to teach youths about science, technology, engineering and math concepts? By building a robot, of course.
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| Great Minds? Great Lakes! | free sample lesson | |
| Grade level: 3-5 | Date: 1990 | Program cost: Free |
| Subjects: art, geography, history, math, science, social studies | ||
Correlated to education standards? Yes
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Table of Contents
Students follow the journey of the research vessel Lake Guardian as it travels from lake to lake introducing them to some of the more compelling environmental problems affecting the Great Lakes of the early 1990's.
Great Minds? Great Lakes! is divided into three subject areas: History, Social Studies, and Environmental Sciences. Each section of this 23-page booklet contains background information, discussion points, and a variety of hands-on activities designed to illustrate the major points of each lesson. The emphasis is on content, with each content area having discussion questions and activity ideas. Students learn how Canada and the United States are both responsible for protecting Great Lakes resources. The material introduces issues that play important roles in the Great Lakes ecosystem, including pollution, Remedial Action Plan areas, and shipping. Students follow the journey of the research vessel, the Lake Guardian, as it travels from lake to lake introducing them to some of the more compelling environmental problems affecting the Great Lakes of the early 1990's. A map of the Great Lakes region is provided for photocopying.
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| Issue 1: Habitat |  | Key Characteristic 1: Accuracy |  | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 2: Pollution | | Key Characteristic 2: Depth |  | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 3: Invasives | - | Key Characteristic 3: Skills | | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 4: Ecosystem | - | Key Characteristic 4: Action | | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 5: Biodiversity | - | Key Characteristic 5: Soundness | | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 6: Build Fisheries | | Key Characteristic 6: Usability | | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 7: Treaty Rights | - |
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| Issue 8: Manage Fisheries | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Issue 9: Stewardship | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Issue 10: Fishing | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Issue 11: Careers | - | ||||||||||||||||
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