1. The Great Lakes
What you should know
By John Lees

2. There are 5 Great Lakes Huron Ontario Michigan Erie Superior
Hint: To remember all of the
lakes just spell out H.O.M.E.S

3. Lake Huron Size: Second Largest Great Lake Average Depth: 195ft
Shoreline(including islands): 3,287mi
Fact: 1st Great Lake discovered by explorers
Lake Huron

4. Lake Ontario Size: Smallest Great Lake Average Depth: 283ft
Shoreline(including islands): 712 mi
Fact: Lowest elevation of the Great Lakes
Lake Ontario

5. Lake Michigan Size: 3rd largest Great Lake Average Depth: 279ft
Shoreline(including islands): 1,638mi
Fact: Only Great Lake completely in the U.S

6. Lake Erie Size: 4th largest Great Lake Average Depth: 62ft
Shoreline(including islands): 871 mi
Fact: Warmest of the Great Lakes
Lake Erie

7. Lake Superior Size: Largest Great Lake Average Depth: 483 ft
Shoreline(including islands): 2,726mi
Fact: Superior could hold all of the other Great Lakes plus 3 more lakes the size of Erie
Lake Superior

8. Fish of the Great Lakes Salmon: -Weight: 4lbs -Length: 26in
Carp: -Weight: 1-7lbs -Length: 15-22in
Lake Trout: -Weight: 3-9lbs -Length: 17-27in

9. Vessels on the Great Lakes
Freighters: Carry cargo, biggest ships on the Great Lakes, and can be as long as 100oft Tugboats: Push barges, used for working, and can push most ships Sailboats: For recreation, and leisure.

10. Pollutants in the Great Lakes
Mercury- Used to make metals
Lead- Found in metals and used in fossil fuels
Petroleum- Comes from oil and other fuels
Sewage- Comes from sewage treatment plants
Fertilizer- From Farms and yards

11. Raise your hand if you’ve been there!
Great Lakes Islands
Raise your hand if you’ve been there!
Mackinac Island
Beaver Island
Isle Royale
Drummond island
Bois Blanc

12. What have we learned? There are 5 Great Lakes
The differences between all of the lakes
Types of fish in the lakes
What kind of boats there are on the lakes
What pollutes the lakes
Some of the many islands through out all of the lakes

13. Sources: Images(all from commons.wikimedia.org)
Great Lakes -posted by commons.wikimedia.org
Fish -Salmon: posted by U.S Fish & commons.wikimedia.org -Carp: posted by U.S Federal commons.wikimedia.org - Lake Trout: posted by the commons.wikimedia.org
Boats -Freighter: posted by Chris commons.wikimedia.org -Tugboat: posted by commons.wikimedia.org -Sailboat: posted by Blue commons.wikimedia.org