Grade Range: K-4Resource Type(s): Lessons & Activities, Reference MaterialsDate Posted: 5/21/2009
For hundreds of years, seacoasts, rivers, lakes, and canals have had a big impact on the ways America has changed as a country. By using this OurStory module from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, children and adults can enjoy exploring lighthouses and the maritime history of the United States together through children's literature, everyday objects, and hands-on activities. Focused around Keep the Lighthouse Burning, Abbie, a work of children's literature about a teenage girl who becomes a hero by running her father's lighthouse during a storm, the module includes links to hands-on activities and a list of recommended readings for further exploration.
Hands-on learning, Interdisciplinary, Learning modules, Multiple activities, Multimedia instruction, Museum education, Self-paced learning modules, Thematic approach, Individualized instruction
In the early nineteenth century, lighthouses in the United States were considered inferior to tho...
ocean, maritime, technology, ship, sea, sailor, boat, science, children’s literature, sailing, invention, Texas, transportation, geography, canal, Maritime history, water, shipping, inventor, food
In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off the coast o...
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