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Activity
NOAA

Boat Building Challenge

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Scholars build a boat using an assortment of materials such as foam plates, aluminum foil, and skewers, then test its buoyancy with pennies. Challenge boat builders to construct the strongest or fastest boat in a healthy competition with...
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Unit Plan
Arizona State University

Physics of Boats

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Let's go sailing! An instructive unit includes six lessons with multiple activities to teach scholars about density, center of gravity, buoyancy, and the Archimedes Principle. They can complete the final project of building a boat on a...
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Curated OER

Sail Boat Painting - Watercolors

For Teachers 1st
First graders become familiar with the artist Winslow Homer. They create a seascape scene combining Homer images and their own imagination. They use warm and cool colors. # utilize the wet and dry method of painting
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Curated OER

Building Boats

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students research different types of boats in various time periods and cultures. Then they locate photographs and information about construction details of one type of boat. Students also use their research as the basis for designing and...
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Curated OER

Stephen Crane: The Open Boat

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the genre of American literary naturalism by reading,"The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane. They examine the relationship of man and nature through analysis of the characters, narration and descriptive vocabulary.
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Curated OER

Sailing, Sailing

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this sailing lesson, youngsters read The Wreck of the Zephyr, and attempt to predict the outcome of the story. They draw a picture of a sailboat, identify its characteristics, and write their own fictional sailing story.
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Curated OER

Made to Sail

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students use simple materials to make model sailboats which must stay upright and sail straight in a testing tank.
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National Sailing Hall of Fame

Introduction to Sailboats

For Teachers 7th - 12th
The left part of the boat is called what? An informative lesson and accompanying slideshow presentation introduce middle schoolers to the terminology and parts associated with a sailboat.
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Sail Away

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Pupils examine what naval architects and marine engineers do.  In this engineering lesson plan students work in teams and design a boat with a sail structure. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Sailing Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts learning exercise, students read 14 clues that pertain to sailing. Students figure out the answers to the clues and put them in a crossword puzzle.
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Smithsonian Institution

Reflections of the Sea

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students, after listening to a selection of Gulliver's Travels, complete a worksheet about basic terms associated with boats, ships, and sailing. They create flag after researching semaphore flagging systems.
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National Sailing Hall of Fame

How a Sailboat Works: Hull Speed and Buoyancy

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
How can you determine the maximum speed of a sailboat? A sailing presentation included with a straightforward lesson plan prompts learners to calculate the maximum speed of a sailboat with a displacement hull. The presentation continues...
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Curated OER

Panama Canal

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate a way to sail a boat around the world without touching land while learning about the Panama Canal. For this Panama Canal lesson plan, students learn about the relationship of socio-political continents and how the...
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Curated OER

Travel the Nile

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create a game board that lists the cities along the Nile River with markers of boats, cars, camels, feet, train, etc.
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Curated OER

Sailing Through History

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research examples of different types of sailing ships, investigating the vessels as well as the politics, economy, and people at the historical time and place the boat was launched. They create displays for a museum exhibit...
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Curated OER

Defining Success

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The class defines what it means to be successful by examining the achievements of Rich Wilson. They create headlines for a mock paper, discuss achieving personal goals, and create a scrapbook of his journey. Tip: Use this resource when...
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Curated OER

Ship of the Line

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discover boats by researching 18th century ships.  For this Naval history lesson, students identify and describe the different components of an 18th century naval ship after researching information on the Internet.  Students...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Boy Scout Badge: Small-Boat Smalling

For Students 4th - 7th
In this Boy Scout Badge activity worksheet, learners complete a form of required information in order to obtain the small boat sailing badge.
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Curated OER

Act-It-Out Columbus Boat

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students investigate the trip Christopher Columbus took to the new world.  In this U.S. History lesson, students create a fictional ship from cardboard and construction paper simulating the ship Columbus used to get to the New World....
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Determination of Unknown Triangle Measures Given Area: Jib Sheets

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Solving triangles is a breeze. Young boat enthusiasts solve problems involving triangles in the context of sails on a boat. They must apply different strategies, including the Law of Cosines and area formulas.
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Curated OER

Gift for the Indians: Model of the Mayflower in the Ocean

For Teachers K
Students build a miniature replica of the Mayflower. They make the boat float in a cup of water while studying the concept of gift giving on Feast Day.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Adding Up

For Students 1st - 2nd
Sail through the land of three addends with this nautical-themed addition learning exercise. Scholars begin by using mental math to add seven sets of three numbers located on sailboats. Next, they apply this concept to eight horizontally...
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Curated OER

Sail on the Vocabulary Ship

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students make paper ships on which to identify and write root words, prefixes and suffixes.
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Curated OER

Get on the Fluency Boat

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing chunking, decoding, and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed...

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