Chinese and Japanese Immigration to America
Teaching Instructions: Rhode Island Social Studies Standards Common Core Standards Lesson Plan “Give me your tired, your poor, […]
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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 […]
The Art of Camouflage
As an art teacher, you may wonder how to bring history into your lesson plans. Why not teach […]
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 […]
Salt Water Density Experiment
SCIENCE – Learn how salt affects the density of water with this fun, quick and easy experiment with […]
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 […]
Boiler Operator Lab Practical
CHEMISTRY – You are a steamship boiler operator. Boiler water must be regularly tested to ensure it is in […]
Boat Challenge – Adapted Lesson
“STEM Boat Challenge,” by Timothy Baszak, STEM class, grades 5-8 at Waypoint Academy in Sandwich, MA. Boat Challenge: Build […]
Immigration and Disease
SCIENCE – Learn about disease during the age of immigration to the United States. Learning Objective Use evidence […]
Posner Maritime Art & the Move from Sail to Steam
ART – Learn about the transition from sail to steam through Posner maritime art. Examine the growing collection […]
Hudson River Line Food
MATH/SOCIAL STUDIES – This lesson allows students to view primary source materials and draw historical conclusions based on […]