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Introduction
Acknowledgments
Biodiversity of Illinois CD-ROM Series
Illinois Learning Standards
Lessons
Unit 1
Surface Water and Groundwater
Leach Out and Touch Someone
Nature’s Water Wheel
Water as a Resource
Boating Safety
Adaptations
Living in Water
Aquatic Invertebrates in Still and Flowing Waters
Aquatic History--Follow the River
Aquatic History--Follow the River (activity)
Take a Closer Look at a Cattail
Lead Shot Consequences: Environmental Issue Changes Legislation
Exploring the History of the Illinois and Michigan Canal
Nature Rules in the Great Flood of 1993
Unit 2
Rivers and Streams
River Research
Lakes, Ponds, Reservoirs
Reservoir Activity
Great Lakes Food Web
Wetlands
Migration Activation
Wandering in a Wetland
Classroom Wetland
More Aquatic Habitats
Colonial Nesting Birds
Unit 3
Watersheds and Water Quality
Which Watershed are You In?
Exotics
Don’t Have a Clue
The Mussels are Coming
Aquatic Exotics
Unit 4
Taking Action
Homemade Sampling Equipment
Careers with an Aquatic Emphasis
A Closer Look
Illinois Rivers and Lakes Fact Sheets
Aquatic Species Fact Sheets
Aquatic Exotics Fact Sheets
River Navigation Today: Locks and Dams
WILD Math: How Many Fish are in This Lake?
Endangered Aquatic Species in Illinois
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