Lake Superior Lesson Set
Leap into limnology with this Lake Superior lesson set, designed to accompany the Lake Superior pages in Geo Rutherford’s fantastic book, Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet. Learn about what makes a lake a lake, watch fascinating videos about storms and shipwrecks on Lake Superior, and of course, make art inspired by the book and its author. This lesson set and the accompanying book are designed to suit a wide age range, but there are stories about soap mummies and deadly shipwrecks, so upper-elementary is probably the sweet spot.
This 12-page PDF contains:
Video resources
Lore Later, Limnology Lnow! Info Page- Read an info page about how lakes are formed and watch a video about the formation of the Great Lakes
Get the Zoomies - Three geography handouts help you zoom in on Lake Superior, starting with the big picture of North America and continuing to zoom in to tiny islands on tiny lakes on small islands in the Great Lake Superior.
Saponification Soap Carving Station - Learn about soap mummies and then carve your own using the instructions and templates provided.
Message in a Bottle, Two Ways - Learn about a message in a bottle from a stewardess on the SS Kamloops and then choose one of two activities to make your own.
Tiny Stuff Collection - Use the activity page links to explore Geo Rutherford’s Beach Finds art project and then start your own collection of tiny found things, inspired by her work.
We hope to make more lessons to accompany the stories in Spooky Lakes in the future!
Leap into limnology with this Lake Superior lesson set, designed to accompany the Lake Superior pages in Geo Rutherford’s fantastic book, Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet. Learn about what makes a lake a lake, watch fascinating videos about storms and shipwrecks on Lake Superior, and of course, make art inspired by the book and its author. This lesson set and the accompanying book are designed to suit a wide age range, but there are stories about soap mummies and deadly shipwrecks, so upper-elementary is probably the sweet spot.
This 12-page PDF contains:
Video resources
Lore Later, Limnology Lnow! Info Page- Read an info page about how lakes are formed and watch a video about the formation of the Great Lakes
Get the Zoomies - Three geography handouts help you zoom in on Lake Superior, starting with the big picture of North America and continuing to zoom in to tiny islands on tiny lakes on small islands in the Great Lake Superior.
Saponification Soap Carving Station - Learn about soap mummies and then carve your own using the instructions and templates provided.
Message in a Bottle, Two Ways - Learn about a message in a bottle from a stewardess on the SS Kamloops and then choose one of two activities to make your own.
Tiny Stuff Collection - Use the activity page links to explore Geo Rutherford’s Beach Finds art project and then start your own collection of tiny found things, inspired by her work.
We hope to make more lessons to accompany the stories in Spooky Lakes in the future!
Leap into limnology with this Lake Superior lesson set, designed to accompany the Lake Superior pages in Geo Rutherford’s fantastic book, Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet. Learn about what makes a lake a lake, watch fascinating videos about storms and shipwrecks on Lake Superior, and of course, make art inspired by the book and its author. This lesson set and the accompanying book are designed to suit a wide age range, but there are stories about soap mummies and deadly shipwrecks, so upper-elementary is probably the sweet spot.
This 12-page PDF contains:
Video resources
Lore Later, Limnology Lnow! Info Page- Read an info page about how lakes are formed and watch a video about the formation of the Great Lakes
Get the Zoomies - Three geography handouts help you zoom in on Lake Superior, starting with the big picture of North America and continuing to zoom in to tiny islands on tiny lakes on small islands in the Great Lake Superior.
Saponification Soap Carving Station - Learn about soap mummies and then carve your own using the instructions and templates provided.
Message in a Bottle, Two Ways - Learn about a message in a bottle from a stewardess on the SS Kamloops and then choose one of two activities to make your own.
Tiny Stuff Collection - Use the activity page links to explore Geo Rutherford’s Beach Finds art project and then start your own collection of tiny found things, inspired by her work.
We hope to make more lessons to accompany the stories in Spooky Lakes in the future!