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Creating Resilient Great Lakes Shorelines (Gr. 6-12)

Creating Resilient Great Lakes Shorelines Lesson Plan Final 110925.docx

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How can we prevent wind and water from changing the shape of the land? (Gr. 2)

This project is used with the Boces4Science kit that explores Earth’s Features. Students are provided with an aluminum pan with a coastline made of dirt and a choice of materials to create their designs: pebbles, linen tea bags, modeling clay, popsicle sticks, aluminum foil, cups.

TG Sample Earth's Features.pdf

Earth Features

Shifting Shorelines (Gr. 3-5)

Shifting-Shorelines nccf.pdf

Students will explore how various shoreline stabilization methods influence coastal erosion and the surrounding habitat. They will rotate through four stations: a bare sand shoreline, a hard structure protection method, a living shoreline with planted marsh grasses, and a living shoreline with both planted marsh grasses and a constructed oyster reef. While rotating through the stations in small groups, students will simulate wave energy and observe which method works best to protect estuarine shores.

Seiche Situations (Gr. 6-8)

Seiche Situations Seiche events on Lake Erie can cause rapid water level rises of up to 10 feet. Explore the causes, such as...

Seiche events on Lake Erie can cause rapid water level rises of up to 10 feet. Explore the causes, such as sustained high winds, and the increasing impact of these natural hazards due to climate change. This lesson plan is aligned with NGSS Standard MS-ESS3-2.

Coastal Erosion: Designing & Debating Solutions (Gr 6-8)

During this ELA focused unit, students will design a solution to the environmental issue of coastal erosion.

People enjoy the beauty of beachfront living, yet the effects of building houses along the coast can have detrimental effects on the environment. Students will make a claim and cite evidence to support their argument in favor of saving the house or saving the beach. Students will also recognize and record causes and effects of coastal erosion to prepare for an oral debate. Finally, students will present their arguments and evidence during the debate.

Coastal Erosion Designing and Debating Solutions Lesson Plan.pdf

Tracking Shoreline Change Over Time

There are many forces that change the shape and size of Great Lakes shorelines. Using Google Earth (or other historic photos), you track how these shorelines change. Evaluating this process not only highlight's the impact of coastal erosion but also sand and sediment deposition. To learn about using Google Earth, check out the Tutorial Videos.

*Note: This is an older lesson from Ohio Sea Grant that is in the process of being updated to include recent learning standard alignment and more update images.

Volunteers collecting trash and debris on Main St Beach in Dunkirk New York.

Above - Main St Beach; Below - Google Earth Shoreline Outline at Wright Park Beach (1994 - Orange; 2009 - Green; 2015 - Yellow; 2019 - Red

Google Earth satellite image of shoreline change from 1994-2019 at Main St Beach in Dunkirk New York.

how-fast-shoreline-change.pdf

Coastal Engineering Lesson Plans - Wisconsin Sea Grant

Coastal Engineering Education ProjectEpisode 35, 6/10/21 Coastal Engineering Education Project Transcript When Adam Bechle, Wisconsin Sea Grant’s coastal engineering outreach specialist, was growing up in Green Bay, he didn’t feel connected to Lake Michigan. When he visited the

American Society of Landscape Architects Tools for PK-12

ASLAActivityBookKids.pdf

ASLAActivityBookTeensAdults.pdf

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