Format
1. This program begins with a geographic map and location of participating schools. Please supply your school/location name and address.
2. Headlines from various shipwrecks
3. Causes of the accident
4. Survivors and their stories
5. Changes in navigation and safety protocol
6. Careers awaiting!!
Objectives
The participants will:
-Learn about the danger and destructive power of storms
-Consider the historical relevance of shipwrecks
-Compare the preservative characteristics of fresh water
-Learn about the ships that have been lost in the Great Lakes.
-Explore the historical connections of the war of 1812
Standards Alignment
National Standards
National Science Standards
G R A D E S K - 4
Science as Inquiry
Physical Science
Life Science
Earth and Space Science
Science and Technology
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
History and Science of nature
NS.K-4.1 SCIENCE AS INQUIRY
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understanding about scientific inquiry
NS.K-4.2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE
As a result of the activities in grades K-4, all students should develop an understanding of
Properties of objects and materials
Position and motion of objects
Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism
NS.K-4.3 LIFE SCIENCE
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop understanding of
The characteristics of organisms
Life cycles of organisms
Organisms and environments
NS.K-4.4 EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
As a result of their activities in grades K-4, all students should develop an understanding of
Properties of earth materials
Objects in the sky
Changes in earth and sky
NS.K-4.5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop
Abilities of technological design
Understanding about science and technology
Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans
NS.K-4.6 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop understanding of
Personal health
Characteristics and changes in populations
Types of resources
Changes in environments
Science and technology in local challenges
NS.K-4.7 HISTORY OF NATURE AND SCIENCE:
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop understanding of
science as a human endeavor
State Standards
New York State MST Learning Standards
K.R.3 Use objects to show and understand physical phenomena (e.g., guess the number of cookies in a package)
K.R.4 Use objects to show and understand social phenomena (e.g., count and represent sharing cookies between friends)
K.R.5 Use objects to show and understand mathematical phenomena (e.g., draw pictures to show a story problem, show number value using fingers on your hand)
4.RP.1
Use representations to support mathematical ideas
4.RP.2 Determine whether a mathematical statement is true or false and explain why
5.PS.10 Work in collaboration with others to solve problems
5.PS.11 Translate from a picture/diagram to a number or symbolic expression.
5.PS.12
Use trial and error and the process of elimination to solve problems
5.PS.13 Model problems with pictures/diagrams or physical objects
5.PS.14 Analyze problems by observing patterns
5.PS.15 Make organized lists or charts to solve numerical problems