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Underwater Forensics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore shipwrecks. In this forensic lesson, students watch a video about a shipwreck and how scientist use forensics to answer questions about the ship. They research and report about a shipwreck from the teacher's approved list.
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Wreck Detectives

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate shipwrecks. For this marine archaeology lesson ,students collect data and make inferences about the causes of shipwrecks. Students work in groups to create their own model of a shipwreck using clay. Students then...
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Ancient Greece

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the research that archaeologists have done on a Late Bronze Age shipwreck in order to work out the extent of trade in the Eastern Mediterranean during this period, with emphasis on the involvement of the Mycenaeans...
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Death On Board La Belle: Finding Clues from Old Bones

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students practice analyzing skeletal remains for clues by using the Internet.  In this scientific investigation lesson, students research the La Belle shipwreck using the Internet and written materials, later completing a Skeletal...
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Literature Circles: The Cay and Timothy of the Cay

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read and discuss The Cay or Timothy of the Cay with other students. They complete Literature Circles role sheets. Middle schoolers map the journeys of Timothy and Phillip. They put the events of the stories on a time line.