Curated OER
Shipwreck Mystery
Young scholars draw inferences about a shipwreck. In this marine archaeologist activity, students examine historical and archaeological data to draw inferences about the age and identity of shipwrecks.
Curated OER
Wreck Detectives
Junior archaeologists examine types of artifacts from the Bronze Age on the internet. In collaborative groups, they create a story about a ship from this period and then construct a model of the ocean floor after their ship has sunk....
University of Florida
Baldwin Library:tales of Shipwrecks and Other Disasters at Sea by Thomas Bingley
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Tales of Shipwrecks and Other Disasters at Sea by Thomas Bingley (1861), a collection of stories about shipwrecks and other disasters at sea.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Uncle John's First Shipwreck by Charles Bruce
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Uncle John's First Shipwreck or The Loss of the Brig "Nellie" by Charles Bruce, a nonfiction story of Uncle John's shipwreck and the loss of his ship.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Swiss Family Robinson by Mary Godolphin
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Swiss Family Robinson in Words of One-Syllable by Mary Godolphin [1870], a novel about a shipwreck written in simple language.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss (1888). This is a new translation from the original by Mrs. H.B. Paull; with original colored illustrations and...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The African Trader by William H. G. Kingston
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The African Trader or the Adventures of Harry Bayford by William H. G. Kingston (1888). It offers a mixture of sea travel, African slave trade, and the perils of...