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Curated OER

Sailing Vessel Contour Creations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore different types of sailing vessels and the rigging, sails, masts. They discuss contour lines and how they can be used to create a portrait of a sailing vessel then they choose a sailing vessel image as a reference to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sailing Vessel Postcards

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students research a sailing vessel. They create sailing vessel postcards which include research information they located. Students also include any experiences they may have had on a sailing vessel.
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New Bedford Whaling Museum: William Bradford: Sailing Ships and Arctic Seas

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit of the life and work of nineteenth-century American marine artist William Bradford, whose lifelong interest in the sea led him north from New Bedford to Labrador and to the Arctic Ocean. See examples of Bradford's...
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New Bedford Whaling Museum: Norman Fortier Photo Images of Sailing Vessels

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a collection of photos pertaining to the whaling industry by Norman Fortier that were exhibited at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.