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Lesson Plan: Chronicles of Courage: Pearl Harbor

July 22, 2025 | Education Resources

Chronicles of Courage: Pearl Harbor On December 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launches a surprise attack on the U.S. military stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Stuart Hedley is a sailor on the USS West Virginia and witnesses the horror of the attack firsthand....

Lesson Plan: Periodic Table Battleship

July 22, 2025 | Education Resources

Periodic Table Battleship Players take turns calling out a period number and a group number on the periodic table of the elements to try and guess the location of their opponent’s ships. The first player to guess the exact locations of his or her opponent’s ships...

Lesson Plan: Float a Boat

July 22, 2025 | Education Resources

Float a Boat Students draw upon their understanding of buoyancy and density, as well as potential and kinetic energy, to design and build a floating vessel with its own propulsion system that will carry cargo across a wading pool. As students iterate through the...

Lesson Plan: 24 Hours in a Day

July 22, 2025 | Education Resources

24 Hours in a Day A lesson plan to teach military time using a 24-hour clock. Grades: 8 Disciplines: Math MilitaryTimeMLIMITED TIME ONLY! Receive a digital commemorative Plank Owner certificate. Join Free. Earn Points. Become a Surface Navy Museum and Battleship IOWA...