Who Says Algae Can’t Be Fun?

Harmful algae is a real problem but learning about it doesn’t have to be! This page is packed with quick activities and ways to get involved developed by the UW Oshkosh Algae Team.

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Meet Archie, Hermie, and Fluffy in a kid-friendly story that shows how harmful algae affects the whole ecosystem and how we can help.

Create silly storylines, then give your characters superpowers to fight harmful algae and protect the lake.

Get outside and use simple tools (like hula hoops and cardboard) to explore how plant variety helps stop harmful algae.

Three hands-on stations: microscopes, runoff simulation, and a water cycle game make water science fun and easy to understand.

Spray bottles, foil, and markers turn into a tiny watershed where kids see how pollution travels when it rains.

Take a close-up look at real lake algae and learn what makes some of it harmful with help from science guides.

Share memories and ideas about swimming, fishing, the lake and start to see yourselves as water protectors.

Explore outside and look for clues that show how water flows, where it collects, and what helps keep it clean.

Create your own good guys and bad guys of the water world and discover what helps or hurts your watershed.

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