ES-EAGLS
(Earth Systems - Education Activities for Great Lakes Schools)

Developed from original OEAGLS, with the support of the Great Lakes Protection Fund, Ohio Sea Grant, and The George Gund Foundation, 1993-97.
Great Lakes Protection Fund	Ohio Sea Grant College Program	The George Gund Foundation

2. Topic Areas and Activities Included
 

Land & Water Interactions  in the Great Lakes (117 page, 13 activities)  Geography and Technology   How well do you know the Great Lakes?  What can GLIN (Great Lakes Information Network) tell us about land and water interactions?  History of Land and Water Interactions  When did the rocks in the Great Lakes basin form?  How were sedimentary rocks in the Great Lakes basin formed?  How did rocks and rivers shape the Great Lakes?  What evidence of glaciation exists in the Great Lakes region?  What evidence of glaciation and geologic processes can be found on Great Lakes beaches?  Land and Water Interaction Today  What causes the shoreline to erode?  Can erosion be stopped?  How fast can a shoreline change?  How much land has been lost?  What natural wonders of the Great Lakes relate to land and water interactions?  How can a concept map represent land and water interactions?	National Science Education Standards Correlations Ohio's Science Competency Model Correlations
Great Lakes Climate and Water Movement (96 page, 13 activities)  Water Movement   How does water move in the Great Lakes basin?  How long does it take water to flow through the Great Lakes?  Temperature and Climate   What happens to heat energy reaching the Great Lakes?  What causes the land-sea breeze?  How do the Great Lakes affect temperature?  How is weather influenced by the Great Lakes?  Lake Levels and Storms   What causes storm surges?  How do storm surges affect water levels on Lake Erie?  How do the levels of the Great Lakes change?  What would be the result of regulating the level of  one of the Great Lakes?  How do the Great Lakes change through the seasons?  Seasons on the Great Lakes   How does stratification affect water quality?  What factors impact ice coverage on the Great Lakes?	National Science Education Standards Correlations Ohio's Science Competency Model Correlations
Great Lakes Environmental Issues (180 page, 18 activities)  Resources and Reactions  Who owns the resources of the Great Lakes?  How (environmentally) insulting can we get?  How skillfully can you read science articles?  How much is one part per million?  Great Lakes Water Quality  Which fish can we eat?  How should the public health be protected?  How do toxins move through the food chain?  Toxic Chemicals in the Great Lakes  Where do all the toxins go? (Internal View)  Where do all the toxins go? (External View)  Could we live without chlorine in the Great Lakes?  Watershed and Basin Issues  What can we learn about water quality in a river?  What happens when nutrients enter an estuary?  What is the status of the Great Lakes Areas of Concerns?  Oil Pollution   Where does oil pollution come from?  How can an oil spill be cleaned up?  How does an oil spill affect living things?  What if...?   (A Great Lakes investigation)	National Science Education Standards Correlations Ohio's Science Competency Model Correlations
Great Lakes Shipping (86 page, 11 activities)  Great Lakes Shipping   What products are carried on the Great Lakes?  What is the most economical form of transportation?  Which transportation method uses the least energy?  World Connections  Where go the boats?  How do ships get from one lake to another?  Language  How have ships and sailing influenced our language?  Great Lakes Triangle  What is the Great Lakes Triangle?  How can disappearances within the Triangle be explained?  What happened aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald?  Canals   How were early canal routes determined?  How did the canals affect Ohio?	National Science Education Standards Correlations Ohio's Science Competency Model Correlations
Life in the Great Lakes (118 page, 12 activities)  Organisms in the Lakes   How does a dichotomous key work?  What are the characteristics of some Great Lakes fish?  How do fish get their names?  How are shorebirds adapted for feeding?  What do scientists know about invader species  of the Great Lakes?  Ecological Relationships  Who can harvest a walleye?  What does a biomass pyramid tell us?  What is a food web?  What factors affect the size of a natural population?  How can a natural fish population be managed?  Estuary Values and Changes  What is the ecological role of an estuary?  How does the estuary serve as a nursery?	National Science Education Standards Correlations Ohio's Science Competency Model Correlations