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Lessons

Podcasts

Other Resources

Unit 1
Surface Water and Groundwater

• Leach Out and Touch Someone

Water as a Resource

• Rivers of Riches^
• Boating Safety
• River Navigation Today: Locks, Dams and Barges^

Adaptations

Aquatic History--Follow the River

• Aquatic History: Follow the River
• Exploring the History of the Illinois and Michigan Canal
• Lead Shot Consequences: Environmental Issue Changes Legislation
• Nature Rules in the Great Flood of 1993

Unit 2
Rivers and Streams

Lakes, Ponds, Reservoirs

Wetlands

• Wandering in a Wetland

More Aquatic Habitats

Unit 3
Watersheds and Water Quality

• Which Watershed Are You In?

Exotic Species

• Don't Stop for Hitchhikers - provided by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Urbana, Illinois
• Great Lakes Grief - provided by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Urbana, Illinois
  Lesson Newspaper
• Rival for Survival - provided by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Urbana, Illinois
  Lesson Game Board

Unit 4
Taking Action

• River-created and River-related Careers^

A Closer Look

^This work was supported in part through an internship to Danae Boesdorfer provided by the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC).

NEW! Podcasts about Illinois' Four Largest Rivers*

These podcasts are now available in mp4 format on iTunes. Go to http://dnr.state.il.us/education/podcasts.htm and click on the iTunes button to subscribe.

1. Rivers of Illinois: Mississippi, Illinois, Wabash and Ohio: Economic Impacts on Local Communities (text only) (Spanish-language text) (captioned video)

2. Rivers of Illinois: Mississippi, Illinois, Wabash and Ohio: Tourism Impacts on Local Communities (text only) (captioned video)

3. Rivers of Illinois: Mississippi, Illinois, Wabash and Ohio: Ecology: Physical Factors (text only) (captioned video)

4. Rivers of Illinois: Mississippi, Illinois, Wabash and Ohio: Ecology: Plants (text only) (captioned video)

5. Rivers of Illinois: Mississippi, Illinois, Wabash and Ohio: Ecology: Animals (text only) (captioned video)

6. Rivers of Illinois: Mississippi, Illinois, Wabash and Ohio: Ecology: Invasive Species (text only) (captioned video)

7. Rivers of Illinois: Mississippi, Illinois, Wabash and Ohio: Ecology: Interactions (text only) (captioned video)

*This work was supported in part through an internship to Anne Kwedar provided by the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC).

Other Resources

OutdoorIllinois issue (May 2011) on Invasive Species

Wood Projects for Illinois Wildlife

ENHANCED ILLINOIS FROGS AND TOADS (requires macromedia Flash plugin)

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