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Lesson Plan: Cook For a Submarine Fleet

Cook For a Submarine Fleet Description: In this math-based activity, students calculate food supply needs for different submarine deployments. They apply proportional reasoning and unit rate calculations, select real military recipes, and analyze large-scale food...

Lesson Plan: Christmas Dinner 1944

Christmas Dinner 1944 Description: Through math problems, students calculate the quantity of food needed to serve a 1944-style holiday dinner aboard a battleship. Tasks include scaling recipes for ham, cranberry sauce, and Thousand Island dressing based on crew size....

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,...
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Why did the dad bring an extra pair of socks golfing?

In case he got a hole in one.

⚓🧔🔥  Bring your best "dad jokes" and your dad and join us aboard Battleship IOWA Sunday, June 21 for our

Father's Day STEEL BEACH BARBECUE!

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