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Lesson Plan: As American as Apple Pie

As American as Apple Pie Description: Students use ratio and proportion skills to scale a 1940s apple pie recipe to feed the entire crew aboard the Battleship Iowa — over 2,700 personnel. Includes discussions on unit conversions, scaling recipes, and historic naval...

Lesson Plan: Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet? Description: Students practice identifying countries using latitude and longitude coordinates, helping to reinforce geographic knowledge and spatial awareness. The activity includes decoding a riddle and optional coordinate Bingo for engagement....

Lesson Plan: Across the Pole

Across the Pole Description: Students calculate speed, distance, and time to recreate a historic voyage of the USS Nautilus across the North Pole using real navigation data. It reinforces practical application of the formula s = d/t in a real-world naval context....

Lession: I Sunk Your Battleship!

I Sunk Your Battleship! Description: A coordinate plane plotting activity styled after the classic Battleship game. Students reinforce skills in graphing points, spatial reasoning, and strategy while engaging in a fun, competitive learning experience. Grades: 4, 5, 6,...

Lesson: Thermohaline Circulation Activity

Thermohaline Circulation Activity Description: Students investigate how temperature and salinity influence ocean water density and drive deep-sea currents. Through hands-on experiments and online simulations, they visualize and understand the Global Conveyor Belt...

Lesson: Letters Home

Letters Home Through writing “Victory Mail” (V-Mail) and role play, students learn how members of the military communicated with their family at home. Grades: 4,5,6,7,8 Disciplines:  Social Studies, Reading Vocabulary Distribute a single index card labeled with one of...

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