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| Internet Connection Activity |
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| Historic Sailing Ships |
| Connect to this link: |
| http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Vault/1820/WSP/ships.html |
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Click Galley to read about ancient ships used by ancient peoples for war and trade.
Explore other ancient ships by clicking the name or scrolling down.
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| Caravel: A Revolutionary Sailing Ship |
| Connect to this link: |
| http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/page/c/caravel.shtml |
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Read about Caravel ships. Why were they revolutionary?
Click Caravel Printout to Color.
Color, design, and name your own ship. Then, on the same sheet of paper, label the masts and sails, and write down the following information: -the weight of an average Caravel ship -the amount of weight a Caravel ship can carry
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| Internet Connection Activity |
| Sailing | |
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| Clipper Ship Museum |
| Connect to this link: |
| http://www.globalindex.com/clippers/museum/welcome.htm |
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Click History. Find out what is special about clipper ships.
Click US America or the back arrow to return to the main page.
Then click Beginnings and Endings to find out more about clipper ships.
Go back to the main page and click Graphics to see pictures of these beautiful ships.
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| Bluenose II |
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| http://www.bluenose2.ns.ca/index.html |
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Click Back in Time and read about Bluenose.
At the bottom of the page, click FAQ to discover more facts, including how Bluenosegot her name.
Then view the images in the Picture Gallery. Click any picture for a larger image.
Click Ship Specs to see a diagram of Bluenose II, with the location, name, and dimensions of the sails.
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| Internet Connection Activity |
| Shipwrecks | |
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| Florida's Underwater Archaeological Preserves |
| Connect to this link: |
| http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/bar/uap/ |
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Scroll down the page to see the ships as they looked before they sank.
Read about each ship. Then click the pictures or names of the ships your teacher suggests.
Read about the ships' history.
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| LaSalle Shipwreck Project |
| Connect to this link: |
| http://www.thc.state.tx.us/lasalle/lasbelle.html |
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Read about the excavation.
Then scroll down and click any of the photo albums to learn about the conservation effort.
Click the back arrow. If you have time, click the link to the Smithsonian Magazinearticle about this shipwreck.
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