Students look at clippings of boats. They are able to define the following terms displacement, and density. Students construct a clay boat. After they complete their clay boat students answer questions about their clay boats.

Fifth graders define density as the amount of mass per volume a material contains, compare the densities of several types of materials, especially those that sink in water compared to those that float. They use two different methods to...

First graders research and examine various events during the American Revolution. They locate the thirteen colonies on a map, create Boston Tea Party boats, and construct Paul Revere paper lanterns.

Students read excerpts from Gulliver's Travels and note the nautical terminology. While listening to ocean-themed music, students complete worksheets about sea and boat terms and create their own semaphore system. They challenge fellow...

Sixth graders discuss WWII in their classroom. They take a field trip to the National Museum of the Pacific War. Each section of the museum has a comprehension question to go along with it. The Bougainville Campaign Exhibit asks students...

Young scholars design, in groups, a travel brochure to address the the idea of migration referred to in the book or books read. The brochures should include graphics, photos, and words. The brochures should also include mathematical...

Students play a "Do You Have" game to practice transport vocabulary. In groups, they explore the eight methods of transport. They examine the following modes of transportation: car, bus, plane, boat, train, helicopter, and rocket. The...

In this word search activity about Christopher Columbus, students are given 18 words to find in a boat-shaped puzzle. Answers are provided on page 2.

In this literacy worksheet, students color in the letter "o" and decorate it according to the theme of the ocean that includes fish and a boat.

In this ESL worksheet, students label 15 pictures. All of the pictures include means of transportation, such as a car, boat, and rocket ship.

In this ESL worksheet, learners label 15 pictures with the correct word. All of the pictures include means of transportation, such as a car, boat, and rocket ship.

A creative writing prompt about the arrival of a boat after a long journey helps students to continue the story by providing the two opening sentences. Students compose the middle and ending of the story. This prompt could be used in the...

In this Thanksgiving Mayflower order to fifty activity, learners put the numbers on the sails on eight boats in order from least to greatest on the lines provided.

In this Thanksgiving Mayflower order worksheet, students place the numbers on the sails on the boats in order from least to greatest on the lines provided.

In this Thanksgiving Mayflower order to one hundred worksheet, students sequence the four numbers on eight sails of eight boats in order from least to greatest on the lines provided.

In this language arts worksheet, students learn 6 words that end with consonant letter T. Students practice printing these words, then draw a hat and a boat.

Student design their own canal company logo/design. In this design and creativity lesson plan, students use primary historical sources as the foundation upon which to develop their creativity and ability to investigate, develop, and...

In this sight vocabulary activity, students study the sight words plane, system, behind, ran, round, boat, game, force, brought, and understand. Students print the 10 words.

In this vowel combinations worksheet, learners trace the 3 oa letters and the 3 oa words boat, goat, and soap. Students read the 2 oa sentences.

For this algebra worksheet, students rewrite word problems using algebra. They calculate how fast the river is flowing as team members row their boats upstream. There is an answer key to this problem. 

Practice writing the same number sentence in a variety of ways. Learners will explore math cruise ship problems to write equivalent sentences. Then complete word problems which have been included in multiple languages.

You sank my battleship! The iconic cry of the time-honored game, Battleship will be heard in classrooms with this learning game that requires only grid paper, pencils, and an introductory knowledge of the first quadrant of the coordinate...

A well-designed, comprehensive, and attractive slide show supports direct instruction on how sonar and echolocation work. Contained within the slides are links to interactive websites and instructions for using apps on a mobile device to...

If you happen to live in Indiana, or a neighboring state, and are planning a field trip to the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site, then this lesson plan will suit your needs quite well. In it, suggestions for activities before, during,...