Grade Range: 4-12Resource Type(s): Primary Source, Reference MaterialsDate Posted: 5/27/2009
Students will learn how commerce on the Great Lakes, canals and rivers played an important role in the development of the country in this section of On the Water: Stories from Maritime America, an online exhibition. The country's vast system of rivers and lakes has helped people settle the land and create communities. Students will also explore the realities of life and work on the inland waterways of the United States, and the professions and technologies that developed to safely navigate the perils of these vital waterways.
Multimedia instruction, Museum education, Thematic approach
In the early nineteenth century, lighthouses in the United States were considered inferior to tho...
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While visiting a whaling exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History, Emma suddenly finds h...
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