Develop a better understanding of "Blackbeard's Ghost" with this differentiated instructional activity. Working in groups on a creative project, middle schoolers can reinforce their reading comprehension and literary analysis skills. Use...

Learners participate in an on-line scavenger hunt to explore a collection of information associated with pirates and Blackbeard.

Students research the pirate Blackbeard and create a technological presentation about him. In this research lesson, students read articles about the pirate Blackbeard. Students research the pirate and then create a technological...

You've heard of Blackbeard, Black Bart, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. But do you recall the most successful pirate of all? Viewers are introduced to the exploits of Madame Zheng and the accomplishments that earned her a place on the list...

Shipwrecks and lost cities are just a few of the artifacts left behind by humans over the years. Take a look at a video that dives into the shallow and deep depths of the ocean to explore pieces of human history.

Students read Blackbeard and brainstorm their knowledge of maps. In this language arts and geography lesson, students use landmarks on their playground to review north, south, east and west and discuss the compass rose. Students read...

Eighth graders, in pairs, research the era of piracy and buccaneers. Among the topics they investigate are Mary Read, Edward Teach, and other pirates who sailed off the Carolina coast. Using the Internet, 8th graders write paragraphs...

In this recognizing -ew words in sentences instructional activity, students use the words in the word bank to complete the sentences and create sentences with new words. Students write 14 answers.

For this language arts worksheet, students analyze 15 scrambled words which pertain to pirates. Students decipher each word and write it correctly on the lines.

In this Pirates instructional activity, students take a multiple choice quiz about pirates. Students complete 10 questions total about Pirates on this instructional activity.

In this pirates activity, students answer multiple choice questions about different pirates of the past. Students answer 12 questions total.

Students assemble details about a pirate voyage and choose which details to include on a postcard that pirate might have written home. They discuss the Pirate Code and determine what should be done in certain "Sticky Situations."

In this literacy activity, students find the words that are related to the finding of new words. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.

For this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 5 multiple choice questions covering a variety of concepts. Page contains answer and additional resources link.