Lesson Plans

High School Water Education Teacher Resources

Water education teacher resources and lesson plans for high school students may be found here. Depending upon your topic, these may be appropriate for adults as well. If you have suggestions for lesson plans to add or would like to submit your own, please contact us.

We encourage you to use Michigan Sea Grant’s up to date Great Lakes Basin Map in your classroom to help give students a good visual of what a watershed is, what one they live in, and how their actions impact our water quality.

Virtual Learning Resources

Michigan Sea Grant’s H.O.M.E.S. at Home

For more ready-made presentations – especially for informal educators – make sure you take a look through the Presentations section as well as Environmental Videos and Publications.

Earth Science – Water Cycle Connecting Earth Systems

Multiple Grades

Great Lakes in My World (for grades 9-12)

Water Cycle Flow Model (for Grades 4-9)

Watershed Detectives (for Grades 6-12)

DNR: The Great Swim (for Grades 3-12)

DNR: Least Wanted – The Invasive Sea Lamprey (for Grades 6-12)

DNR: Social Carrying Capacity; AIS Edition (for Grades 6-12)

DNR: Five Lesson Plans for Aquatic Invasive Species (for Grades 2-12)

MI Ag Classroom: Agricultural Land Use (for Grades 9-12)

Alliance for the Great Lakes: Adopt-a-Habitat (for Grades 9-12)

Alliance for the Great Lakes: Habitat Analysis (for Grades 9-12)