Minnesota Sea Grant extension educators will lead a game-based water quality station at Lake County's annual Natural Resources Field Day, where sixth graders will role-play in teams to learn how land use affects water quality and natural resources using MNSG's Watershed Game.
By playing the Watershed Game with MNSG, students will better understand the relationships among land uses within a watershed, water quality, flood resilience, and their community. The game will also develop students' skills in collaboration, cooperative decision-making, persuasive argumentation, teamwork, leadership, science, and math.
Hosted each May by the Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), the Natural Resources Field Day introduces Lake County sixth graders to natural resource topics through hands-on activities at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. Before the field trip, SWCD staff visit classrooms to teach students about natural resources.
Date
Friday, May 29, 2026
11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. CDT (The time is an estimate based on the 2025 event.)
Location
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
3755 Split Rock Lighthouse Rd.
Two Harbors, MN 55616
MNSG Presenters
- Madison Rodman, resilience extension educator, Minnesota Sea Grant
- Hilarie Sorensen, water resources extension educator, Minnesota Sea Grant
Event sponsors
This event is organized by Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District.
Contact
Madison Rodman, Minnesota Sea Grant Resilience Extension Educator,
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