Lesson Plans
Ship Shape: Students will demonstrate their understanding of basic shapes by using several cut out shapes to form a ship.
(Grades PreK – 1)
Hudson River Line Food: Calculate spending and learn about the Great Depression.
(Grades 9 – 12)
Merida Shipwreck: Use property lost in a shipwreck to calculate losses.
(Grades 9 – 12)
Trade Statistics: Calculate percent increase and decrease with trade statistics.
(Grades 9 – 12)
Midpoint in Ocean Crossings: This lesson allows students to look at historical maps used in steamship travel to solve mathematical problems, finding the midpoint in ocean crossings.
(Grades 9 – 12)
Dimensional Analysis for Steamships: Students will learn how to use the method of dimensional analysis to solve simple problems. This method can be used to solve problems in math, science, and engineering.
(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.