Students listen to the book, Columbus Day, by Paul Showers and discuss the historical significance of Christopher Columbus. They create Columbus Day booklets, sing a Christopher Columbus song, and develop graphic organizers.

Fifth graders research topics related to slavery. They visit area museums, and the Arkansas Arts Council presents cultural experiences. They discuss and internalize the plight of people sold into slavery.

Young scholars in this exercise are introduced to the distinct ways of measuring distance (nautical miles) and speed (knots) at sea, as well as the concepts of latitude and longitude for establishing location.

Students define the meaning of discovery, and view and discuss the images on the Florida Quarter. They read about Ponce de Leon and the space shuttle, and complete a chronological order activity.

Students examine a shipwreck from the late Bronze Age. As a class, they view a variety of slides to describe the cargo and examine the artifacts found on the wreckage. They discuss what each object tells them about the crew and the time...

Second graders explore shapes. After reading books about shapes, 2nd graders describe the properties of various shapes. They identify shapes if they have been rotated, flipped, or slid. Students create shapes using drawings and geoboards.

In this spelling worksheet, 3rd graders practice reading and writing each of the words listed. Then they alphabetize each of the words on the lines provided on the sheet.

In this printing letter s worksheet, students learn to form both upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter s. Students trace dotted examples before forming their own letters on the primary lines.

Learners examine the processes that contribute to the deterioration of shipwrecked in shallow and deep water.  In this research instructional activity students explore shipwrecks and how the deterioration process works. ...

Where am I? The second installment of a 23-part NOAA Enrichment in Marine sciences and Oceanography (NEMO) program starts with pupils guessing the years in which major ocean exploration events took place. The lesson then focuses on how...

  As the class moves through the 'Titanic', they are exposed to the various nautical terms: port, bow, stern, starboard, crow's nest. They practice locomotor skills such as: skip, hop, leap, jump, slide, and crab walk, when the...

Students plot the track of a whaling voyage and relate it to ocean currents. They need to explain and use latitude and longitude to plot ship positions on the globe.

Help your class explore holidays and important people. They will use a computer to find out important information on Christopher Columbus. The will research his voyages, ships, and history of that time period. They will then incorporate...

The introduction to the lesson mentions a sailor's limited capacity to store drinking water on his ship. Pupils then set up an overnight experiment to remove freshwater from salt water by distillation. There is a math and map activity to...

When two words have the same rime, it means they both end with the same phonemic blend. Little ones hone their phonics skills as they say and then choose the image/word that rhymes with the one in the first column. They'll match words...

Never fear, N is here! Practice matching words that end in the letter N with their corresponding pictures. Kids glue the words onto the sails of a ship that include each picture.

Everyone loves learning about the Titanic! After celebrating the disaster's 100th anniversary, spend some time researching the event. This plan suggests having learners create a 10-12 page informational book using student-compiled...

Your mathematicians can find geometric shapes anywhere! Help them practice by examining this shape-identification worksheet, in which they look at 3 images and find the shapes they recognize in a house, a snowman, and a ship. Consider...

Use this word recognition worksheet to have your youngsters trace the words "Columbus Day," write the words independently, and color the picture of Columbus's ship. Tip: use as an intro to the topic.

This series of images shows how ancient people figured out that the world was round. Each slide shows a ship moving around the globe and coming closer to the line of the observer's sight. This is a very simple resource that you could use...

Which is heavier, a ladybug or a ship? Learners will have fun with this weight comparison worksheet, that uses visuals to help them determine which is heavier or lighter. They complete two comparisons for each. Lastly, they examine four...

Learners use signal flags chart to identify common ship signals. They create different signal flags and meanings on their own.

Students examine various environmental health issues related to ports and the shipping industry. As a class, they generate a systems model related to the ship- salvaging industry. Then in small groups, they create their own systems model...

Eleventh graders develop an understanding of the importance of the shipping industry in commerce in the late 1700s.