Long considered the symbol of safe harbor and steadfast waiting, the lighthouse gets a mathematical treatment. The straightforward question of distance to the horizon is carefully presented, followed by a look into the...

Guide the way to a better understanding of lighthouses. Young scholars first read a story about lighthouse and consider the problem that lighthouses try to solve. They then identify parts of a lighthouse and draw daymark patterns. As a...

Learners investigate Florida lighthouses. In this landmarks instructional activity, students go on an Internet scavenger hunt for facts about Florida lighthouses. Learners work in pairs to visit suggested websites and find out answers to...

Here is another in the interesting series of lessons that use the special State Quarters as a learning tool. During this lesson, pupils learn about lighthouses, maps, the cardinal directions on a compass, and U.S. geography. There are...

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

What a creative way to discuss adjectives in your classroom! Learners listen to a short story about a lighthouse keeper and his wife, identify adjectives, and write their own description about a sandwich. This is a wonderful and...

How far is that boat from the lighthouse? Scholars create diagrams to represent a scenario given the angle of depreciation from a lighthouse to a boat. Learners apply the basic trigonometric functions to find various distances...

In this lighthouses on Chesapeake Bay worksheet, students read 4 passages about different lighthouses and answer 8 questions about them.

For this math worksheet, students read several selections about lighthouses in Chesapeake Bay and answer 15 short answer questions that follow.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 1-page article entitled "Life as a Lighthouse Keeper," and then respond to 11 questions.

Students identify the types and characteristics of geometric figures. In this lighthouse geometric lesson, students review shapes that represent plane or solid.  They select items that could be used to construct a lighthouse scene...

Students research Internet sites for lighthouses. In this lighthouses lesson, students learn facts about lighthouses in the United States. Students complete a related worksheet and share their information with the class.

Students explain the importance of lighthouses. In this earth science lesson, students investigate the focal lengths of Fresnel lenses. They research about the different lighthouses in their area.

In this lighthouse worksheet, students read a one page passage titled Life As A Lighthouse Keeper and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 10 short answer questions.

Fourth graders gather information from the web about the lighthouses of North Carolina. They create a database and project about these historical landmarks.

Students research for Lighthouse information using the internet sites for research. They access how to identify captions that contain important information based on their research. Students design a page on a presentation program by...

Young scholars explore nautical charts and their symbols, with a bit of fun thrown in.

For this lighthouse color by number worksheet, students practice their fine art skills and their number identification knowledge by coloring in a lighthouse and a sailboat sailing in choppy ocean waters.

Students read and research about Alexandria's Great Lighthouse. In this Greek architecture lesson, students create a timeline of events in Alexandria, and design a lighthouse. Students research lighthouses online and write a report.

Fourth graders search a database for information on North Carolina lighthouses and Old Mills. Using their research, 4th graders generate further questions on these subjects and then research the answers.

In this printing practice learning exercise, students practice tracing and writing the word "lighthouse," then color a picture of a lighthouse. Worksheet has links to additional activities.

Students explore lighthouses in literature. In this reading activity, students read Keep the Lights Burning, Annie as well as Birdie's Lighthouse. Students participate in pair/share activities regarding plot and literary devices. Student...

In this lighthouse dot-to-dot instructional activity, students connect the dots with numbers in order from one to twenty-one to draw a picture of a lighthouse.

The Colossus of Rhodes, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Young archeologists investigate the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, map their locations, and match their names with brief descriptions and images....