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Lesson Plan: A Battleship’s Vocabulary

July 22, 2025 | Education Resources

A Battleship’s Vocabulary The language used to describe parts of a large Naval ship can be difficult to learn. Using some sort of topic information as chosen by the teacher (internet, encyclopedia, or other literature), students fill in the crossword to learn the...

Lesson Plan: Where in the World War?

July 22, 2025 | Education Resources

Where in the World War? As an introduction to World War II in the Pacific, students will use classroom reference materials to learn the basic geography of the Pacific Theatre of Operations. Grades: 6-8 Disciplines: Geography, Reading, Social Studies Download Lesson...

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...

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