The Point Atkinson Lighthouse,built to protect the shipping trade of a growing Vancouver, is profiled. This is the history of the lighthouse ..from early, isolated days to the lives of the keepers of the lighthouse and their families to...

From a bonfire on the hillside to beautiful works of art, learn the history, lore and workings of lighthouses along American coasts.

Contains beautiful lighthouse photos to use as references. Teachers and students will find this resource helpful as a source of inspiration, or information. Although the photos only contain a small amount of text, any of these twenty-six...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how signals from lighthouses are used to communicate over long distances.

This website explains the problem that erosion has created for this particular lighthouse. There is a detailed explanation of what is causing the erosion and how to fix it.

A learning module that begins with "The Lighthouse Lamp" by Margaret E. Sangster, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...

Discover how the light of a lighthouse can be seen from great distances and who is credited with the invention.

Learn about lighthouses in a unique way. All of the fun-fact information is drawn in a cartoon style.

For this task, young scholars are asked to calculate the height above sea level of a lamp on top of a lighthouse that is visible to a boat, and to examine two other interpretations of the distance from the lighthouse to the boat. Aligns...

The Lighthouse of Alexandria stood for over 1600 years and is on the list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Read this article to learn about its history and significance.

Old Asim wants to become a lighthouse keeper. Help him learn about bodies of water.

A description of the early lights used in lighthouses and how these lights evolved into what they are today. Explains the contributions of Fresnel to the development of these lights; discusses the Fresnel orders.

In this technology-based interdisciplinary lesson plan, students will discover many facts about lighthouses by navigating the Internet. Students have the opportunity to use the facts they learn to create their own stories about lighthouses.

A chapter from Bancroft's history of Utah, published in 1899, that discusses the Utah Territory.

A chapter from Bancroft's history of Utah, published in 1899, about the Mountain Meadow Massacre.

A chapter from Bancroft's history of Utah, published in 1899, on the Utah War from 1857-1858.

This ebook version of Evelyn Everett-Green's "Pat The Lighthouse Boy" has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

Text of the short story "The Mermaid of Lighthouse Point" by Bret Harte. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

Learn about the properties of magnets, what metals are attracted to them, what magnetic poles do, and about repulsion and attraction.

Learn to identify when a force is being exerted, the different types of forces, and the size and direction of a force.

The Cape Bonavista Lighthouse in Newfoundland operated from 1843 to 1962. Maintaining a lighthouse was truly a family endeavour as all family members played a role in its functioning. The story of this lighthouse, now a provincial...

The West Point Lighthouse Museum is located in Prince Edward Island. This exhibit tells its history through stories, photos and documents. Some of the more interesting materials tell of sunken treasures and phantom ships, such as the...

The teacher of this Grade 1/2 class won the 2006 Governor General's Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History for this project. Students explored the history of grain elevators in Alberta and connected their disappearance on the...

Who uses light to communicate? Go from sea to shining sea as we visit a lighthouse, board a Navy ship, and take a stroll on the red carpet! Young scholars will investigate different ways of communicating with light and at the end of the...