Bring the real world into your classroom with Pennsylvania Sea Grant's activity based lessons.
Adopt a Habitattitude-- Jan 22, 18.pdf
Adopt a HabitattitudeTM is a series of classroom-tested, electronically available activities designed to be used by teachers and informal educators in grades 6-12. These innovative and engaging activities can help students learn about and prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS). In order to protect and sustain our water bodies for future generations, youth—our future decision makers and leaders—need to acquire relevant knowledge about AIS to become effective and responsible decision makers.
Archived editions. These pages highlight a particular topic of concern in the Lake Erie region and often include a lesson plan related to the topic. Archived editions available.
Identification of Freshwater Invertebrates
This guide provide identification information for common benthic macroinvertebrates and plankton found in Pennsylvania waters. Students can use the book after field sampling to identify what they have found, and draw conclusions about the water quality in their sampling site based on the species they find!
Aquatic Invasive Species Educational Resources
A set of lessons and activities centered around aquatic invasive species and how to prevent their spread in the Great Lakes.
Plastic Pollution, Curriculum and Activity Guide
Students begin 
the lesson by examining items to determine what they are made of-- glass, paper, plastic, or metal. Next, students collect data to determine what types of trash they produce at lunch time. After making a class graph of this information, students discuss what happens when trash is thrown away and discover four strategies for using resources wisely (reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover).
Grades K-12
Climate Change and Aquatic Invasive Species Curriculum
This set of 10 lessons plans was adapted by PA and NY Sea Grants to reflect the potential interactions between aquatic invasive species and the changing climate.