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Investigation 8: Predicting the Future

4m 42s

In order to predict the future of Lake Erie, some scientists rely on systematic procedures, data, and computer processor power. But even with all this information at their fingertips, scientists still don’t always agree on the outcomes. Download Lesson Plan

Extras
The first step in any battle plan is to "know your enemy."
Interior waterways off Lake Erie serve an important function for the lake’s population.
We examine and describe a few native fish from a sample taken from Lake Erie.
Dante measures the turbidity, or clarity, of Lake Erie with a Secchi disk.
According to some experts, the threat of an Asian carp invasion is very real.
Lake Erie is a very inviting place for new invasive species.
The round goby is an example of an invasive species that has changed Lake Erie.
John Hageman from Stone Lab, shows Dante what plankton looks like under the microscope.
The Asian Carp first entered the Mississippi River system in the early 1990s.
We learn how gill netting is used as a sampling technique.