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Freedom Seekers: The Underground Railroad, Great Lakes, and Science Literacy Activities

Great Lakes connections to Underground Railroad – Black History Month
Free Curriculum for Middle and High School Educators

Learn about Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad
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Subject Areas: Math, Science, Social Science / History, Geography
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12
Topics: Biology, Ecology, Human Culture, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Water, Geography, Watersheds, Careers, History, Shipping, Wetlands, Human Impacts, Habitats
Great Lakes Literacy Principles: 5. Diversity of life and ecosystems, 6. Interconnectedness, 7. Much to be learned, 8. Significance

Go Fish

An active lesson where students investigate components of habitats and their impact on the survival of populations.

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Subject Areas: Science
Grade Levels: K-5
Topics: Habitats
Great Lakes Literacy Principles: 5. Diversity of life and ecosystems

Indoor Dunes

Students study Creature Cards at sand dune ecosystem stations and determine what adaptations help the organisms to live in their environments.

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Subject Areas: Science
Grade Levels: 6-8, K-5
Topics: Habitats, Adaptations
Great Lakes Literacy Principles: 5. Diversity of life and ecosystems