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Uss Alabama Battleship Memorial Park: Uss Drum (Ss 228)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the historic stories about the Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named after the drum. The history of the USS Drum can be downloaded as a PDF file.
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Website
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Robert Ballard 1942

For Students 3rd - 8th
Although best known for finding the wreck of the Titanic, Robert Ballard has also explored oceans, developed submarines, and founded the JASON project. Here you can read about his exciting life. Also includes photos.
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Website
History of American Wars

History of American Wars: World War 2 Navy

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides facts about the role of the Navy in World War II focusing on aircraft carriers, submarines, and small naval boats.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Beneath the Sea: Blowing Ballast

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore the use of ballast to manipulate buoyancy in submarines by building a model of a submersible using two-liter bottles and balloons. Describe the balance of forces that is responsible for the surfacing and diving of submersibles.
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Website
Other

Canonesea, Convoy Hx72 and U 100

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed account of the attack on a merchant convoy traveling from Canada to England. At the time of the attack (Sept. 1940), it represented the largest U Boat "Wolf Pack" attack on a British convoy.
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Website
Other

Deep Image: The Discovery of the U767

For Students 9th - 10th
A first hand account on the discovery of the German U Boat, the U767, which was sunk in the English Channel by British naval forces. Includes a primary source on the attack on the U Boat.
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Graphic
Mariners' Museum and Park

Mariners' Museum: Battle of the Atlantic: A Virtual Exhibit

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit detailing Word War II's Battle of the Atlantic.
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Curated OER

Astute Class

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains links to pages which discuss various types of nuclear submarines. Includes many ballistic missile submarines.
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Virginia Class

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains links to pages which discuss various types of nuclear submarines. Includes many ballistic missile submarines.
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S/t Class

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains links to pages which discuss various types of nuclear submarines. Includes many ballistic missile submarines.
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Los Angeles Class

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains links to pages which discuss various types of nuclear submarines. Includes many ballistic missile submarines.
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Akula Class

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains links to pages which discuss various types of nuclear submarines. Includes many ballistic missile submarines.
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Graphic
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Vanguard Class

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains links to pages which discuss various types of nuclear submarines. Includes many ballistic missile submarines.
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Ohio Class

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains links to pages which discuss various types of nuclear submarines. Includes many ballistic missile submarines.
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Typhoon Class

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains links to pages which discuss various types of nuclear submarines. Includes many ballistic missile submarines.
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R Class

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains links to pages which discuss various types of nuclear submarines. Includes many ballistic missile submarines.
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Handout
Seymour Brody

Jewish Heroes in America: Hyman George Rickover

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a biography of Admiral Hyman George Rickover who persuaded the Navy to build the first atomic submarine.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Sussex Pledge

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive overview provides detailed facts and information on the Sussex Pledge, a promise to the US to alter the German policy of unrestricted submarine warfare in WWI.
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Submarines in the Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives excellent information on all aspects of the nuclear submarines in use today.
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American Submarine Development in Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief history of U.S. submarine development as a result of their deficiency at the outbreak of WWI. Includes two photos.
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Curated OER

American Submarine Development in Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief history of U.S. submarine development as a result of their deficiency at the outbreak of WWI. Includes two photos.
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Graphic
Curated OER

American Submarine Development in Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief history of U.S. submarine development as a result of their deficiency at the outbreak of WWI. Includes two photos.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers:mysteries of the Deep: Leaky Seal

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Investigate the mystery of the sinking of the Confederate submarine Hunley. Explore the mechanics of waterproofing a seal, and compare and contrast the effectiveness of a metal-to-metal seal versus one that uses a rubber gasket.
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Curated OER

Reeko's Favorite Means Up Public Transportation!

For Students 3rd - 8th
With this simple experiment, one can replicate the sinking and rising of a submarine with a bottle filled with water and a pen cap.

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