SOS Lesson Plans

Acid Rain Lesson

Through this lesson and accompanying activity students will learn more about acid rain and its effects while using the scientific method and working with MS Excel to plot and analyze data charts.
Acid Rain Teacher's Guide
Acid Rain Student's Worksheet

Dissolved Oxygen Lesson

Through this lesson and accompanying activity students will learn more about acquatic life while using MS Excel and interpreting data.
Dissolved Oxygen Teacher's Guide
Dissolved Oxygen Student's Worksheet

Plankton

The Primary Producers of the Aquatic World
Plankton Teacher's Guide

Scientific Inquiry

Students will learn background information about the geology, biology and chemistry of Seneca Lake through this lesson.
Scientific Inquiry Teacher's Guide

Tropic Status of Lakes

In this lesson students will be investigating the trophic status of three Finger Lakes in New York State using charts and figures provided.
Tropic Status of Lakes Teacher's Guide
Tropic Status of Lakes Student's Guide

Watersheds, Landuse and Pollution

Through this lesson and accompanying activity students'll learn more about watersheds and their vulnerablity to sources of pollution.
Watersheds, Landuse and Pollution Teacher's Guide
Watersheds, Landuse and Pollution Student's Worksheet

Zebra Mussels

Through this lesson and accompanying activity, studets will learn more about the impact of exotic species on lake ecology.
Zebra Mussels Teaching Guide
Zebra Mussels Student Worksheet

 

Other Sites Offering Lesson Plans

TEACH Great Lakes

TEACH is specifically geared toward K-12 educators looking for resources to teach about the Great Lakes and its fisheries.

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry Outreach

ESF Outreach offers supplemental curriculum materials & other resources.

Cornell University Environmental Inquiry

EI is a collection of ideas and resources to support student projects on a wide range of topics in the environmental sciences.

Sea Grant Ocean Sciences Education Center

Sea Grant provides educators with a convenient source of accurate and useful information on global, national and regional marine science topics.

Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence

COSEE Great Lakes has a goal of enhancing marine education in Great Lakes classrooms, and at the same time bringing the inspiration and vital contributions of the Great Lakes to marine education nationally.