Aquatic Illinois Unit

​Two new lessons have been developed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' Division of Education concerning invasive carps. Find them here!

• Leach Out and Touch Someone

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

Adaptations

• Living in Water
• Aquatic Invertebrates in Still and Flowing Water
• Aquatic Species Fact Cards

• 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

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

Rivers and Streams Teacher's Guide

• Illinois Rivers and Lakes Fact Sheets

• Wild Math: How Many Fish are in this Lake?
• Wild Math: How Many Fish are in this Lake? Instructional Video Podcast and Video Podcast Discussion Answers
• Great Lakes Food Web
• Reservoir Activity

• Migration Activation
• Wandering in a Wetland
• Frog Chorus

• Colonial Nesting Birds
• Endangered Aquatic Species in Illinois

• Which Watershed Are You In?

• 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
  Game Board
• Aquatic Exotic Species Fact Cards

Taking Action Teacher's Guide

• Homemade Sampling Equipment
• River-created and River-related Careers^

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

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

​Additional resources that can help supplement aquatic-related lessons include the Aquatic Illinois resources trunk, Illinois' Invasive Species resources trunk, the Biodiversity of Illinois series of CD-ROMs, the Illinois' Natural ResourcesTrading Cards series, educational posters and student activity books. Trading cards are available to Illinois teachers by written request on school letterhead. Send request to IDNR Education, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, IL 62702. Posters and activity books may be ordered at our publications page.