Great Lakes Now

Constant Speed Ahead

Constant Speed Ahead

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A person in a wetsuit surfing on a lake

This lesson will explore the sport of eFoiling and how Newtonian physics can be used to explain the phenomenon of the surfboard moving on the Great Lakes. Students will learn to model constant speed and how balanced forces allow objects to move at constant speeds.

A light brown map of Michigan with the water in very pale blue.

Mapping the Floor of the Great Lakes

A adult madtom fish hiding under a rock

Venomous Fish in the Great Lakes

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