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Aquatic Illinois Unit
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Aquatic Illinois YouTube Video
Aquatic Illinois Trunk
Invasive Carps Activities
Two new lessons have been developed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' Division of Education concerning invasive carps. Find them here!
Unit 1 - Surface and Groundwater
Teacher's Guide
Leach Out and Touch Someone
Water as a Resource
Rivers of Riches^
Boating Safety
River Navigation Today: Locks, Dams and Barges^
^This work was supported in part through an internship to Danae Boesdorfer provided by the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC).
Unit 2 - Water Bodies
Rivers and Streams
Lakes, Ponds, Reservoirs
Wild Math: How Many Fish are in this Lake?
Wild Math: How Many Fish are in this Lake? Instructional Video Podcast and Video Podcast Discussion Answers
Great Lakes Food Web
Reservoir Activity
Wetlands
More Aquatic Habitats
Teacher's Guide
Colonial Nesting Birds
Endangered Aquatic Species in Illinois
Unit 3 - Watersheds and Water Quality
Exotic Species
Don't Stop for Hitchhikers - provided by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Urbana, Illinois
Great Lakes Grief - provided by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Urbana, Illinois Lesson Newspaper
Rival for Survival - provided by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Urbana, Illinois Game Board
Aquatic Exotic Species Fact Cards
Unit 4 - Taking Action
Homemade Sampling Equipment
River-created and River-related Careers^
^This work was supported in part through an internship to Danae Boesdorfer provided by the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC).
Rivers of Illinois Podcasts
To view these podcasts, click this link and search "Aquatics."
Rivers of Illinois: Mississippi, Illinois, Wabash and Ohio: Ecology: Animals
Rivers of Illinois: Mississippi, Illinois, Wabash and Ohio: Ecology: Interactions
Rivers of Illinois: Mississippi, Illinois, Wabash and Ohio: Ecology: Invasive Species
Rivers of Illinois: Mississippi, Illinois, Wabash and Ohio: Ecology: Physical Factors
Rivers of Illinois: Mississippi, Illinois, Wabash and Ohio: Ecology: Plants
Rivers of Illinois: Mississippi, Illinois, Wabash and Ohio: Ecology: Tourism Impacts on Local Communities
Rivers of Illinois: Mississippi, Illinois, Wabash and Ohio: Economic Impacts on Local Communities
(Spanish-language text)
Other Resources
Additional resources that can help supplement aquatic-related lessons include the Aquatic Illinois resources trunk, Illinois' Invasive Species resources trunk, the Biodiversity of Illinois series of CD-ROMs, the Illinois' Natural ResourcesTrading Cards series, educational posters and student activity books. Trading cards are available to Illinois teachers by written request on school letterhead. Send request to IDNR Education, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, IL 62702. Posters and activity books may be ordered at our publications page.