Chinese and Japanese Immigration to America
Teaching Instructions: Rhode Island Social Studies Standards Common Core Standards Lesson Plan “Give me your tired, your poor, […]
Grades 9-12
Ida Lewis Lighthouse Keeper
SOCIAL STUDIES/TECHNOLOGY – Learn about the history of women lighthouse keepers, five of whom worked in Rhode Island. […]
The Holocaust, Jewish Refugees, and Steamships
SOCIAL STUDIES – Students will learn about the ways in which the United States and other Western countries […]
Climate Change and Great Lakes Shipping
SCIENCE – Learn about climate change and how it affects shipping on the Great Lakes. Learning Objectives: Describe […]
The Floating Freedom School
“One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. Learning Objective: In the […]
Homeschool Highlights
Coming up with homeschool curriculum can be difficult. It helps if you let state standards guide you. At […]
Podcasts for Education
Podcasting is all the rage. In a recent blog post we discussed how to include oral history and […]
National History Day 2023 – Frontiers
The topic for this year’s National History Day is Frontiers. In American history, the term usually elicits an […]
The Art of Camouflage
As an art teacher, you may wonder how to bring history into your lesson plans. Why not teach […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]