Massive storms, shipwrecks, survivors stranded on an island ruled by an aging magician, and strange creatures—Shakespeare's The Tempest appeals to today's middle schoolers. For this unit, seventh graders read selections from an...

Join Tim on the Titanic Shipwreck to understand about weather predictions. Learn about weather forecasts and different instruments that help determine what the weather will be. Win stars for every correct answer and earn a certificate at...

David is exploring the Titanic shipwreck. He needs to stay warm down below in the water. Help him learn about heat and temperature.

Jorge is a cook in an underwater restaurant. He knows a lot about food webs. Dive in and learn about it with him.

In this lesson, students will examine the relationship of man and nature as portrayed in "The Open Boat," based on Crane's suffering from a shipwreck on The Commodore in which he spent thirty hours on a small boat at sea before being...

Sunken relics, ghostly shipwrecks, and lost cities aren't just wonders found in fictional adventures. Beneath the ocean's surface, there are ruins where people once roamed and shipwrecks loaded with artifacts from another time. Peter...

[Free Registration/Login Required] The resource "What Country, Friends, Is This? Three Plays by Shakespeare" from Royal Shakespeare Company offers teaching materials for Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, and The Tempest. The...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of resources for Shakespeare's The Tempest, a story of a shipwrecked, exiled duke, who plots revenge, and his daughter, who dreams of love. Compare productions and see how artists...

This lesson focuses on The Odyssey by Homer; it provides a short summary of the beginning of the story. Students read with Book 9, 10, 11, and 12; links to the readings and a study guide with questions is provided. To get to the readings...

Pete is shipwrecked and exploring environments around him. Want to join him as he learns about plant and animal habitats?

In this National Geographic segment, Dr. Robert Ballard describes how he gathered support to find the Titanic, the moment of its discovery and the mission to preserve its legacy.