Lesson Plans
Students will demonstrate their understanding of basic shapes by using several cut out shapes to form a ship.
(Grades PreK – 1)
Use steamship resources to learn this method for converting measurements.
(Grades 9 – 12)
Use trade statistics to calculate percent increase and decrease.
(Grades 9-12)
Learn about the Merida shipwreck and calculate passenger losses.
(Grades 9-12)
Calculate the midpoint in ocean crossings.
(Grades 9-12)
Create a line graph based on the Hudson River Line food purchases.
(Grades 9-12)
Secondary Sources
Click here to download the pdf of Delwyn Hyatt, Mathematics for Navigators, “Algebra.”
Click here to download the pdf of Delwyn Hyatt, Mathematics for Navigators, “Plane Geometry.”
Additional Resources
PBS Learning Media on mathematics tools for 11th and 12th grade.