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Aquatic Illinois Unit
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Aquatic Illinois YouTube Video
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 Water and Groundwater
Adaptations
^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
Rivers and Streams
Rivers and Streams Teacher's Guide
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
- 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 Teacher's Guide
- 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
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.