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A Whaling Voyage
http://www.sea.edu/academics/k-12_detail/a_whaling_voyage
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This activity relates a sailing ship's route to ocean currents. The route is taken from a true account of a whaling voyage on the ship Lucy Ann in 1847-1848. The ship sailed from Long Island, New York, to the Pacific, searching in different parts of the ocean, called "whaling grounds" where whales were known to be found at certain times of year. Since whaling vessels of that time were powered by sail, captains had to take advantage of predictable winds and currents to reach their destinations as quickly as possible. As sailors traveled throughout the world?s oceans, they carefully recorded wind and sea conditions in logbooks, hour by hour. This information was assembled to plot the ocean?s prevailing winds and currents around the globe. In this activity students will plot the track of the whaling voyage of the Lucy Ann and relate it to wind direction and ocean currents.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Primary (K-2)
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Classroom activity
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Geographical Sciences:
    • Physical geography
  • Mathematics
  • Ocean Sciences:
    • Physical oceanography
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 1998-2008 by Sea Education Association, all rights reserved.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-009-577
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Understanding about scientific inquiry
      • B - Physical science:
        • Position and motion of objects
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Changes in earth and sky
    • 5-8:
      • B - Physical science:
        • Motion and forces
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
      • E - Science and technology:
        • Understandings about sci. / tech.
  • National Geography Standards:
    • The world in spatial terms:
      • How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
Related resources:
This resource is part of 'Sea Semester at Woods Hole: Academics'
http://www.sea.edu/academics/k12.aspx
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Sea Education Association