S
Shipboa
ard and Shoreline
S
Science Worksh
hop abo
oard
th
he R/V Lake
L
Gu
uardian
Th
he Great Lakes
L
Sea
a Grant Ne
etwork inv
vites 4th-1
10th grade
e teachers
s and nonfo
ormal educators to participate
e in a wee
ek-long prrofessiona
al developm
ment workshop
ab
board the U. S. Env
vironmental Protection Agenccy’s 180-fo
oot researrch vessell
(R
R/V) Lake Guardian
n, beginnin
ng and ending in Po
ort Huron, Michigan.
Le
earn abou
ut Great La
akes and marine sc
ciences an d forge lasting relationships
am
mong edu
ucators and scientists. Educattors work beside sc
cientists, c
conducting
g
re
esearch an
nd stoppin
ng in ports
s for
ad
dditional science
s
ex
xperiences
s.
Pa
articipants
s also exa
amine currricula and
re
esources and
a
explorre classroo
om
ac
ctivities re
elated to the
t
Great Lakes and
d
oc
ceans.
Fifteen teachers
s will be
e
selected from ar
round th
he Grea
at Lakes
s for the
e cruise.. A stipe
end
duate cr
redit are
e available.
and grad
Ex
xplore Lak
ke Huron ecology,
e
geology,
g
geography
g
y, weatherr, biogeochemistry,
hu
uman imp
pacts, and parallels between Great Lak
kes and oc
cean syste
ems. Monitor
pllanktonic and benth
hic organis
sms and water
w
quality. Visit coastal po
orts to exp
plore
sp
pecial hab
bitats and informal learning sites.
Contact:
Steve Stew
wart – sttew@msu
u.edu
Brandon Schroede
S
r – schro
oe45@ms
su.edu
M
Michigan Sea Grant Extension