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Lesson 2207
This lesson will explore the phenomenon of salamander migration — across a main road — in Presque Isle Park near Lake Superior [...]
Lesson 2206
This lesson will explore the phenomenon of invasive species in the Great Lakes, specifically the sea lamprey, to help students [...]
Providing coverage of issues around protecting, cherishing, and enjoying the Great Lakes.
Lesson 2205
Based on an independent project by the Great Lakes News Collaborative to better understand the real cost of water, this [...]
Career guidance videos focusing exclusively on diverse and accomplished women — over 250 of whom are in STEM fields.
Death Valley is one of the driest places in North America - but only about a 100 miles from a forest of Giant Sequoia trees. How can these two completely different ecosystems exist right next to each other?
Dr. Vernon Morris talks about his work learning about our atmosphere and why increasing access to STEM careers is his passion.
Ranger Michael Raymonds explains why giant sequoias get so giant and how they've adapted to the Sierra Mountains.
Caprice Phillips shares how trips to her grandparent's home in rural Arkansas with her first telescope inspired her to search for planets outside our solar system and why representation in science is so important.
Saguaro National Park receives about 10 inches of rain a year, but has some of the highest biodiversity in North American. Learn how plants and animals are adapted to a hot and dry environment.
Ranger Cam Juarez shares how environmental justice can hit close to home and the work he does to educate the public and engage his community.
Ranger Jordan Camp talks gila monsters and Chris shares a cool citizen science project.
Jeremy Jones and Jamil Cary explain how succulents are adapted to dry environments and gives some hot tips on how to grow them at home.
Chris and Gabe Santos explain how you can learn about the Earth's history by learning how to read the rock layers.
Host Michelle Barboza Ramirez asks Chris the tough questions on the relative age of rock layers.
Michelle Barboza Ramierez shares her passion for rocks and teaching the public about geology.
Gabe Santos share his journey to become a paleontologist and how he uses Star Wars cosplay to teach kids about the Earth.
Paleontology curator Gabe Santos shows Chris fossils that could be found in the Grand Canyon.
Diatribe teaching artists talk about what "normal" means to them.
The Diatribe teaching artists talk about representation and what it means to them. What does representation mean to you?
What makes you... you? Teaching artists from Grand Rapids' The Diatribe share what they love the most about themselves.
Watch STEM Activist Violeta García share why girls should consider a career in STEM.
When it comes to seeing and photographing the northern lights, the Great Lakes region is one of the best destinations in the lower 48. Photographer Shawn Malone has won awards for her night sky photography. She and Adler Planetarium’s Nick Lake explains what to look for and what to avoid when viewing and photographing the skies.
From a station on Belle Isle, U.S. Coast Guard boats patrol the Detroit River from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie. Offer work in partnership with Canadian authorities since this is an international waterway. Go along and see how they ensure boating safety and hear about search-and-rescue and border protection efforts.
As the Indiana Dunes area transitions from National Lakeshore to National Park, more visitors are enjoying its beaches and trails. Environmental threats may be increasing too.
Intern Brionne Davis helped produce a "video diary" for release on Earth Day in advance of the Spring Clean Up on Belle Isle in Detroit.
They may start small, but due to restoration, they become very, very big. Great Lakes Now visits the Toldeo Zoo to see Lake Sturgeon. Lake Sturgeon in the Maumee River in Toledo, OH are one of the biggest fish in the Great Lakes Region, and grow up to 8 feet long.
Algae is so important to our region, but when algae grows extremely fast it's called a bloom. Most of the time they are harmless, but sometimes they can make the water undrinkable, and when thirty-five million people get their drinking water from the Great Lakes Region, that's a problem.
A bald eagle was spotted acting unusual. It turns out that it had severe lead poisoning. Lead poisoning for eagles seems to be more of a consequence of coexisting with humans. Rather than getting shot or consuming the lead directly, the eagles get the lead poisoning from eating fish that have swallowed lead fishing tackle or deer and other game shot with lead bullets.
Did you know that over 10,000 tons of plastics enters the Great Lakes every year? Researchers in New York have been looking into plastics pollution in the Great Lakes as they try to grasp the scope and look for possible solutions.
A partnership of the John G. Shedd Aquarium’s Kayak for Conservation program and the Urban Rivers organization has created new “floating” islands to replace the habitat and give citizen scientists an opportunity to help with the project and its research. These artificial “islands” are anchored to the river’s edge and bottom, providing a base for plant species to grow and places for fish to spawn and grow. Turtles and birds also find food and shelter among the grasses.
The Great Lakes only national marine sanctuary brings underwater history up close. Whether you’re in a glass-bottomed boat, looking down from a kayak, or diving underwater, the shipwrecks at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary give you a haunting look at the past.
Have you ever heard the sound of a steel tongue drum? Detroit musician Demetrius Thomas demonstrates this beautiful instrument which he uses to explore otherworldly and unplugged sonic environments.
Work on a difficult task to build a strong foundation.
Curious about coding? Meet Kinsley, a software engineer at Facebook.
Only 3% of Black students learn computer science in high school or beyond. Inspire or encourage a Black student to try computer science, and let them know they belong.
Chat with basketball star Stephen Curry on the importance of computer science.
Subjects
Shows
Lesson 2207
This lesson will explore the phenomenon of salamander migration — across a main road — in Presque Isle Park near Lake Superior [...]
Lesson 2206
This lesson will explore the phenomenon of invasive species in the Great Lakes, specifically the sea lamprey, to help students [...]
Providing coverage of issues around protecting, cherishing, and enjoying the Great Lakes.
Lesson 2205
Based on an independent project by the Great Lakes News Collaborative to better understand the real cost of water, this [...]
Career guidance videos focusing exclusively on diverse and accomplished women — over 250 of whom are in STEM fields.
Death Valley is one of the driest places in North America - but only about a 100 miles from a forest of Giant Sequoia trees. How can these two completely different ecosystems exist right next to each other?
Dr. Vernon Morris talks about his work learning about our atmosphere and why increasing access to STEM careers is his passion.
Ranger Michael Raymonds explains why giant sequoias get so giant and how they've adapted to the Sierra Mountains.
Caprice Phillips shares how trips to her grandparent's home in rural Arkansas with her first telescope inspired her to search for planets outside our solar system and why representation in science is so important.
Saguaro National Park receives about 10 inches of rain a year, but has some of the highest biodiversity in North American. Learn how plants and animals are adapted to a hot and dry environment.
Ranger Cam Juarez shares how environmental justice can hit close to home and the work he does to educate the public and engage his community.
Ranger Jordan Camp talks gila monsters and Chris shares a cool citizen science project.
Jeremy Jones and Jamil Cary explain how succulents are adapted to dry environments and gives some hot tips on how to grow them at home.
Chris and Gabe Santos explain how you can learn about the Earth's history by learning how to read the rock layers.
Host Michelle Barboza Ramirez asks Chris the tough questions on the relative age of rock layers.
Michelle Barboza Ramierez shares her passion for rocks and teaching the public about geology.
Gabe Santos share his journey to become a paleontologist and how he uses Star Wars cosplay to teach kids about the Earth.
Paleontology curator Gabe Santos shows Chris fossils that could be found in the Grand Canyon.
Diatribe teaching artists talk about what "normal" means to them.
The Diatribe teaching artists talk about representation and what it means to them. What does representation mean to you?
What makes you... you? Teaching artists from Grand Rapids' The Diatribe share what they love the most about themselves.
Watch STEM Activist Violeta García share why girls should consider a career in STEM.
When it comes to seeing and photographing the northern lights, the Great Lakes region is one of the best destinations in the lower 48. Photographer Shawn Malone has won awards for her night sky photography. She and Adler Planetarium’s Nick Lake explains what to look for and what to avoid when viewing and photographing the skies.
From a station on Belle Isle, U.S. Coast Guard boats patrol the Detroit River from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie. Offer work in partnership with Canadian authorities since this is an international waterway. Go along and see how they ensure boating safety and hear about search-and-rescue and border protection efforts.
As the Indiana Dunes area transitions from National Lakeshore to National Park, more visitors are enjoying its beaches and trails. Environmental threats may be increasing too.
Intern Brionne Davis helped produce a "video diary" for release on Earth Day in advance of the Spring Clean Up on Belle Isle in Detroit.
They may start small, but due to restoration, they become very, very big. Great Lakes Now visits the Toldeo Zoo to see Lake Sturgeon. Lake Sturgeon in the Maumee River in Toledo, OH are one of the biggest fish in the Great Lakes Region, and grow up to 8 feet long.
Algae is so important to our region, but when algae grows extremely fast it's called a bloom. Most of the time they are harmless, but sometimes they can make the water undrinkable, and when thirty-five million people get their drinking water from the Great Lakes Region, that's a problem.
A bald eagle was spotted acting unusual. It turns out that it had severe lead poisoning. Lead poisoning for eagles seems to be more of a consequence of coexisting with humans. Rather than getting shot or consuming the lead directly, the eagles get the lead poisoning from eating fish that have swallowed lead fishing tackle or deer and other game shot with lead bullets.
Did you know that over 10,000 tons of plastics enters the Great Lakes every year? Researchers in New York have been looking into plastics pollution in the Great Lakes as they try to grasp the scope and look for possible solutions.
A partnership of the John G. Shedd Aquarium’s Kayak for Conservation program and the Urban Rivers organization has created new “floating” islands to replace the habitat and give citizen scientists an opportunity to help with the project and its research. These artificial “islands” are anchored to the river’s edge and bottom, providing a base for plant species to grow and places for fish to spawn and grow. Turtles and birds also find food and shelter among the grasses.
The Great Lakes only national marine sanctuary brings underwater history up close. Whether you’re in a glass-bottomed boat, looking down from a kayak, or diving underwater, the shipwrecks at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary give you a haunting look at the past.
Have you ever heard the sound of a steel tongue drum? Detroit musician Demetrius Thomas demonstrates this beautiful instrument which he uses to explore otherworldly and unplugged sonic environments.
Work on a difficult task to build a strong foundation.
Curious about coding? Meet Kinsley, a software engineer at Facebook.
Only 3% of Black students learn computer science in high school or beyond. Inspire or encourage a Black student to try computer science, and let them know they belong.
Chat with basketball star Stephen Curry on the importance of computer science.
