Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shipwreck Mystery

For Teachers 7th - 8th
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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wreck Detectives

For Teachers 5th - 6th
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....
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library:tales of Shipwrecks and Other Disasters at Sea by Thomas Bingley

For Students 5th - 8th
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.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Uncle John's First Shipwreck by Charles Bruce

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Swiss Family Robinson by Mary Godolphin

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

For Students 4th - 8th
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...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The African Trader by William H. G. Kingston

For Students 4th - 8th
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...