Lesson Plans
Acid Rain Lesson
Through this lesson and accompanying activity students will learn more about acid rain and its effects while using the scientific method and working with MS Excel to plot and analyze data charts.
Dissolved Oxygen Lesson
Through this lesson and accompanying activity students will learn more about acquatic life while using MS Excel and interpreting data.
Plankton
The Primary Producers of the Aquatic World.
Scientific Inquiry
Students will learn background information about the geology, biology and chemistry of Seneca Lake through this lesson.
Scientific Inquiry Teacher's Guide
Tropic Status of Lakes
In this lesson students will be investigating the trophic status of three Finger Lakes in New York State using charts and figures provided.
Watersheds, Landuse and Pollution
Through this lesson and accompanying activity students'll learn more about watersheds and their vulnerablity to sources of pollution.
Watersheds, Landuse and Pollution Worksheet
Zebra Mussels
Through this lesson and accompanying activity, studets will learn more about the impact of exotic species on lake ecology.
Study of Quagga vs. Zebra Mussels in Seneca Lake
by Sheila Myers, Dr. Bin Zhu and Sarah Meyer, Finger Lakes Institute
Quagga vs. Zebra Mussels Worksheet