Curated OER
Primary History Vikings Extension Activity - Vikings at Sea
In this primary history worksheet, students sharpen their research skills as they study the history of the Vikings at sea. Students select 1, 2, 3, or 4 extension projects to complete.
Curated OER
Viking Ships At Sunrise
In this book response crossword, students solve 8 clues and place their answers in the crossword. There is no word bank, but all words pertain to the book,Viking Ships at Sunrise.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Viking Ship Design Challenge
In this design challenge, students learn about the Vikings from an engineering point-of-view. While investigating the history and anatomy of Viking ships, they learn how engineering solutions are shaped by the surrounding environment and...
PBS
Pbs: The Vikings Secrets of Norse Ships
This PBS website describes and explains how the Vikings built and designed their ships so that they could sail long distances.
Other
The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark
Set sail with the Vikings. Tour the Danish Viking Ship Museum site for ships, maritime crafts and learn about ship reconstruction.
Mariners' Museum and Park
Mariners' Museum: Education: Viking Ships
The Mariners' Museum provides a history of Viking ships, explorers and their discoveries.
Other
Replicas of Nordic Ships
This website has information about Nordic ships and replicas. There are descriptions, photos and drawings aplenty at this site.
Other
Rosala Viking Centre: Viking History
This Rosala Viking Centre website offers an excellent, but brief, history and mythology of the Vikings. The site includes photos, and images that can be clicked to enlarge them.
Read Works
Read Works: Vikings & European Explorers Shipbuilding and Warfare
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Viking ships and warfare. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: The Secrets of Viking Ships
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Viking ships, how they were built, and why they were so important. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize History: How Did the Vikings Fight?
Take a look at Viking warriors and learn how they fought.
Other
Viking Ship House Museum in Oslo
Great pictures of a Viking ship housed in a museum in Oslo, Norway. Incredible work of art!
PBS
Pbs Teachers:nordic Sagas: Viking Ships
Research Viking ship design and the technological innovations they invented to improve transportation. Construct a wind-powered model of a Viking ship and examine the relationship between rudder shape, placement and steering angle.