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One Trigonometry Rate Word Problem
For this trigonometry word problem worksheet, students calculate how close a ship comes to a lighthouse. The solution with explanation is provided.
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Columbus Was an Explorer
Get the inside scoop on the European explorer, Christopher Columbus, with a response to reading worksheet that requires scholars to answer who, what, why, when, and a variety of other questions about the word crew.
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Measure for Measure
How does your class measure up? Young scientists create a scale drawing of the JOIDES Resolution in a collaborative activity. The lesson incorporates mathematical principles with deep-sea exploration to focus on enhancing measurement...
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Make Your Own Compass
Scholars build a compass using a needle, cork, magnet, and a water-filled cup in order to locate the magnetic north and south.
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Tonnage - Measurement
Students explore the size of one ton. They research the capacity of sialing ships and estimate the volume of rectangular prisms. Students perform activities to discover the capacity of a classroom in tons.
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Do You Have A Sinking Feeling?
Young scholars plot the positions of vessels given bearings in the form of landmarks. They explain how the debris field can help solve the mystery in how the ship sunk.
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Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
Young scholars research the exploration of Antarctica by the explorer Sir Ernest Shackelton. In this Antarctic exploration lesson, students watch a movie about Sir Ernest Shackelton and his ship the Endurance. Young scholars study a map...
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Salt Junk and Ship's Biscuit
Eleventh graders describe the diet of the Royal Navy during the Revolution. They prepare and cook a typical meal for a sailo and identify potential health problems arising from such a diet.
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Geography Search: The New World
Students explore the "New World". They collect geographic information related to the ocean, latitude and stars, longitude and time, wind patterns, and the weather. They analyze the geographic data and make decisions to plot their...
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Wealth in Transition: From Sail to Loom
Young scholars examine Salem's transition from a merchant to industrial economy. Using a report by investors, they examine the process and debates that occured when wanting to build a textile mill in Salem. They discuss the challenges...
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Scurvy at Sea: Researching and Writing About Vitamin C Deficiency
Students gather information about vitamin C deficiency, and research how scurvy was prevented in sea-going ventures during The Age of Sail. They create a "Scurvy Log" that will allow them to connect what they have learned about scurvy...
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Thanksgiving : The Mayflower
First graders identify what a pilgrim is and what it was like to travel on The Mayflower. They are read, If You Sailed on The Mayflower in 1620 by Ann McGovern
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Pirates of the Carribean
Students (pirates) sit on a scooter (pirate ship). Two students are called 'Crackens' sit on their own ships. Crackens use a swim noodle (tentacle) to gently tag the pirates. Students began the game with the ROAR of the Cracken and they...
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Antislavery Sentiments
Students review the basic facts of the Amistad slave ship case. They are challenged to test their powers of close reading by being asked to summarize the decision handed down by the Supreeme Court of the United States in 1841. Students...
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Inquiring About the Titanic
Students observe pictures of the Titanic sailing and at the bottom of the ocean. They hypothesize the cause of the Titanic tragedy and engage in deeper questioning while one student writes responses on the board. They then work in groups...
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Examining Passenger Lists Lesson Plan
Learners learn about the colonists that settled in the New World. In this famous explorers lesson, students learn about famous explorers and how they used to keep diaries about their travels. Learners read passenger lists from ships...
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Preservation Through Education: Activities and Programs
Students participate in different activities to help them discover the need for preservation. They pretend they are underwater archaeologists and create a sketch of a mock shipwreck in their classroom. They label the parts of the ship as...
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Pilgrims
Students listen to the book, THE STORY OF THE PILGRIMS, noticing as the teacher lists key words on the board, and then answering questions about the story. They draw a picture of what they think it looked like inside the Mayflower when...
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Thanksgiving Mayflower Order to 100 (A)
In this math activity, students examine 4 two digit numbers in each set and put them in order from least to greatest. There are 8 sets of numbers, each in a picture of the Mayflower ship.
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Thanksgiving Mayflower Order to 100 (D)
In this math worksheet, learners analyze a set of 4 two digit numbers and order them from least to greatest. There are 8 number sets on the page; each is in a picture of the Mayflower ship.
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Thanksgiving Mayflower Order to 100 (F)
In this math instructional activity, students analyze a set of 4 two digit numbers and order them from least to greatest. There are 8 number sets on the page; each is in a picture of the Mayflower ship.
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Thanksgiving Mayflower Order to 50 (A)
For this math worksheet, learners analyze a set of 4 numbers from 1 to 50 and order them from least to greatest. There are 8 number sets on the page; each is in a picture of the Mayflower ship.
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Exploring Blackbeard
Students research the pirate Blackbeard and create a technological presentation about him. In this research activity, students read articles about the pirate Blackbeard. Students research the pirate and then create a technological...
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Sad Seasick Sailors
Students role play the voyage on the Mayflower. In this United States history lesson, students play the parts of Pilgrims and sailors and discuss how to solve various conflicts during the "journey."