Life On Board – PassengersSOCIAL STUDIES – Find out the similarities and differences among the classes traveling on steamships in Life On […] in Feature / Grades 5-8 / Grades 9-12 / Immigration / Leisure / Lesson Plan / Social Studies tagged Class differences / Life On Board
Refrigeration on ShipsSCIENCE – This lesson plan introduces students to the history of refrigerated shipping and its impact on the […] in Common Core / Engineering / Feature / Grades 5-8 / Grades 9-12 / Grades K-4 / Lesson Plan / NGSS / Science / Social Studies / Technology / Trade tagged Lesson Plan / NGSS / Refrigeration
Trade StatisticsMATH – Use these statistics to calculate percent increase or decrease for mathematics. You can also use these […] in Feature / Grades 9-12 / Lesson Plan / Mathematics / Social Studies / Trade tagged Lesson Plan / Merchant Marine / Statistics
Merida ShipwreckSOCIAL STUDIES / MATH – Use primary sources to calculate value of passenger’s personal items lost at sea. […] in Feature / Lesson Plan / Mathematics / Social Studies tagged Lesson Plan / Merida / Shipwrecks
Samuel Ward StantonART – A historian and artist, Samuel Ward Stanton (1870-1912) focused his work on American steam vessels. Born in […] in Art / Feature / Social Studies tagged Samuel Ward Stanton / Shipwrecks / Titanic
Immigration to Ellis IslandSOCIAL STUDIES – The following photos document immigration to Ellis Island. All photos are courtesy of the Library […] in Feature / Immigration / Social Studies tagged Immigration to Ellis Island
Life On Board – Charles DickensART/SOCIAL STUDIES – Read an excerpt from his book American Notes detailing his account of the journey. In […] in Art / Feature / Grades 5-8 / Leisure / Lesson Plan / Literature / Social Studies tagged Charles Dickens / Life On Board
Italian Immigration to ProvidenceSOCIAL STUDIES – Learn about Italian Immigration to Providence. This film details the history of Italian Immigration […] in Common Core / Feature / Grades 9-12 / Immigration / Lesson Plan / Social Studies tagged Fabre Line / Grades 9-12 / Immigration / Italian Immigration / SS Providence