Women in Maritime History
Every March we celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month. Today we know that women have played […]
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From Telegraph to Text: How Undersea Cables Connect Us All
ENGINEERING/TECHNOLOGY – The philosophical debate “will instant access to information make people happier or better off?” not only […]
Immigration Then & Now
SOCIAL STUDIES – Learning through oral history and primary sources, students will compare early immigration via steamship with […]
Mississippi Steamboats: Enslavement and Freedom
SOCIAL STUDIES – Students will learn the ways in which steamboats facilitated the enslavement of people and the ways […]
Black Sailors in the Age of Sail
SOCIAL STUDIES – Students will learn about the history of Black sailors in America and can be assessed […]
Objects and Immigration Stories
ART – Use this project based learning lesson to teach students art skills through interdisciplinary work with social […]
Dimensional Analysis for Steamships
MATH/SCIENCE: Use steamship resources to learn this method for converting measurements. or Download the Lesson Plan Learning Objective: […]
Ship Shape
MATH/ART – Students will learn to identify shapes using steamship references. This lesson was written by Education Advisory […]
Desegregating the SS Columbia
SOCIAL STUDIES – Learn about racial tensions in Detroit, the fight to desegregate a ship, and how this […]
Sinnet Knots – Make a Friendship Bracelet
ACTIVITY – Learn the history of sinnet knots and practice making decorative knots into bracelets. The History […]
Salt Water Density Experiment
SCIENCE – Learn how salt affects the density of water with this fun, quick and easy experiment with […]
Learn to Tie Knots
ACTIVITY – Learn how to tie essential knots for sailing! View the video below from the Sea […]
Just for Fun – Lifeboat for Parents!
JUST FOR FUN – We could all use a little mental break, so here’s some just for fun […]
Buoyancy with Lego Boats
SCIENCE – Teach students about buoyancy by conducting a sink or float experiment, then use engineering skills to […]
The Black Star Line
SOCIAL STUDIES: Learn about the difference between primary and secondary sources using the case study of the first […]
Jack Heaney & the Interior Design of the NS Savannah
ART – Teach students about the elements of color in interior design by examining Jack Heaney’s work on […]
Maritime Communication
TECHNOLOGY – Learn about the technological advancements in maritime communication. There are three main reasons why ships need […]
Physics of Sailing
PHYSICS – Modern sailboats function in a way that may seem counterintuitive. When thinking about the sail on […]
Boiler Operator Lab Practical
Learning Objectives You are a steamship boiler operator. Boiler water must be regularly tested to ensure it is […]
Boat Challenge – Adapted Lesson
“STEM Boat Challenge,” by Timothy Baszak, STEM class, grades 5-8 at Waypoint Academy in Sandwich, MA. Boat Challenge: Build […]
Building Cryptosystems – Secret Messages
ENGINEERING – Learn how to make cryptosystems to encode and decode messages. The French passenger ship Lamoricie […]