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
Percent
Averages
Ratios
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Below are some suggestions for activities.
Would you consider incorporating any of them in your classrooms? Which ones, and to address which curriculum topics?
Please comment on the suggested activities with feedback on things like:
-feasibility
-applications of these activities or additional ideas/ strategies
-estimation of necessary time to allot
-suggestions for extension or enrichment, etc.
o Draw to scale a tall ship using chalk or masking tape, masking out the shape of a boat, including general features, such as deck, masts or build parts of a ship using wood/ dowels
o Build a rudder for discussion of correction while steering.
o Calculate the area of the sails – build the sails using canvas so that they can be raised and lowered
o Have students create journals – perhaps blogs, to comment on their experiences. to discuss organisms they see, i.e., birds, dolphins, etc…
o Incorporate Estuary module of RiverVenture; Bull’s Island episode of NatureScene; Estuary module of SC Life
o PVC underwater camera
o Collaborative video project about an approved topic of choice, i.e., pirates, lobsters, etc…
o ELA project using a word bank
o Incorporating architectural/ mechanical drawings in personal journals (explaining how something works to someone else).
o Plot a position on a chart read by GPS
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