Aquatic Illinois

Aquatic Illinois Loan Box

The Aquatic Illinois Loan Box contains many items for exploring the biological and chemical aspects of water. 

Suggested grades: 3 – 12
Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Box Contents 

Open the Aquatic Illinois Loan Box (PDF) to view its contents.

Standards Explored

NGSS:

• 3-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
• 3-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• 3-LS3-1 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
• 3-LS4-3 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
• 4-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
• 4-ESS2-2 Earth’s Systems
• 4-ESS3-2 Earth and Human Activity
• 5-ESS2-1 Earth’s Systems
• 5-ESS3-1 Earth and Human Activity
• MS-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• MS-LS2-4 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• MS-LS2-5 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• HS-LS2-2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• HS-LS2-7 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

Reserve This Loan Box

Illinois Department of Natural Resources loan boxes are available for a two-week period. For more information, contact exploreloanboxes@dupageforest.org or call Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center at 630-850-8110.