Grade Range: K-4Resource Type(s): Lessons & Activities, WorksheetsDuration: 30 MinutesDate Posted: 5/21/2009
Do you live near the water? There is probably a body of water closer than you think! In this activity, students will use Google Maps to first find their school, and then locate and learn about the closest body of water to their school. Included in an OurStory module entitled Life on the Water, this activity is intended to help children and adults enjoy exploring history together through the use of children's literature, everyday objects, and hands-on activities.
Computer assisted instruction, Museum education, Thematic approach
In the early nineteenth century, lighthouses in the United States were considered inferior to tho...
sailor, family, sea, children’s literature, family activity, geography, river, literacy, OurStory, picture book, maritime, ocean, Our Story, research, parent guide, Maritime history, water, reading, sailing, map
In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off the coast o...
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