This booklet introduces an environmental curriculum for use in a variety of elementary subjects. The lesson plans provide an integrated approach to incorporating Great Lakes environmental issues into the subjects of history, social studies, and environmental sciences. Each of these sections contains background information, discussion points, and a variety of hands-on activities designed to illustrate the major points of each lesson. A map of the Great Lakes is provided for photocopying and can be used with the discussion points and activities. Topics include the history of the Great Lakes, shipwrecks, water use, acid rain, air pollution, lake clean-up, groundwater, surface runoff, industrial runoff, and sediment pollution. General facts about each of the Great Lakes are listed. (KR)
- Authorizing Institution
- Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, IL. Great Lakes National Program Office.
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Publication Type
- Guides - Classroom - Teacher
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Inspired by U.S. EPAs environ- 3
- Great Lakes Basin. 4
- Epoch also known as the Ice Age 5
- Earth. In addition the first 6
- Indians. Other present-day t.9s 6
- Pine Lake Wisconsin west of 6
- Great Lakes. 7
- Just as there are comparisons 7
- As the Rouse Simmons swung 9
- Service sighted the Rouse Sim- Visibility was difficult and a two 9
- Meanwhile Claud Winters Rouse Simmons would arrive 9
- Michigan she followed the 19
- Lakes. The trout explained that the water travels underground 19
- After listening to Rainbow 23
- Lakes. fhe 24
- Wally thought it was asked if she was 24
- By the end of the journey back home. 26