Curriculum Topics

Hello Everyone, I thought I would start the discussion on the education front.
Along with ETV we have begun to develop a list of curriculum areas we will cover during our day sail programs. Please comment on any of these topics and I would love to hear if you have any additional ideas or activities that could go along with any of these topics.

Related to Marine Biology/Oceanography:
Water quality
Forms of energy
Seasons and Annual Cycles
Ecosystems
Photosynthesis
Food Webs and Trophic levels
Classification of Organisms
Life Cycles of Organisms
Adaptations and influences of environment on individuals
Water Cycle and Heat
Climate Factors and Global Patterns
Lunar Cycles and Tides
Coastal Processes
Marine Geology
Human Impacts and Conservation

Related to Nautical Science:
Weather and Atmosphere
Navigation
Simple Machines and Mechanical Advantage
Movements of Sun, Moon; Earth’s Orbit
Currents and Waves
Motion of Objects: Position, Direction of motion, Speed
Buoyancy

Related to Maritime History:
Regional Maritime History
Historical Narratives
Maritime Literature, Poetry, and Artwork
Urban Sprawl, comparison of historic and contemporary maps

Related to Math Skills:
Graphing
Cartesian Coordinates
Rate, Time, and Distance
Scale
Place value and powers of ten
Percent
Averages
Ratios

Great Pictures and thanks Samantha!

It was great looking at the pictures of the trip! And thank you Samantha for setting this up. I look forward to using this tool.

Posting Flickr pics to our blog

port_miami_day4_sam,
originally uploaded by SC Maritime.

You can choose a picture through Flickr to discuss in our blog:

1. select a thumbnail picture in Flickr so that you see the larger version that gives you more options of things to do with that picture.
2. click on "Blog this" and give your Post entry a title and text

Comment on this Post if you need help!

Calling all Westward sail pictures!

Okay everyone, once you've been invited to Flickr as a member of our group, called "SC Maritime Partners," you can view any pictures of our January '07 sail from Charleston to Miami, and upload your own to our Flickr group account. The flickr Web address for our group is at the following URL:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/scmaritime/

If you can't put the Westward pictures into the Flickr set called "Westward," then you might have to put them into our group photo "pool." You may need to download the Flickr Uploadr in order to get them all Online at once. Don't worry about making mistakes. Let's just experiment with these new technologies in creating a virtual community and Online forum for discussion.

Comment on this Post if you need help! We can't wait to see what you've got in your photo arsenals!