<h3><em>A Program for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders</em></h3>
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Your students will have a time travel experience that takes them back 400+ years to many places around the globe! Students will be challenged with activities incorporating:
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<li>Geography</li>
<li>Mathematics</li>
<li>Critical Thinking</li>
<li>Creative Writing Skills</li>
<li>Artistic Endeavors</li>
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This program is designed for classes of 25-35 students. For smaller groups please see the Alternative Educational Tours.
<p style=”text-align: left;”>Docents will work with students, in small groups, at discovery stations throughout the museum. Each station is approximately 1/2 hour in length. School visits can be individualized for both time and content. You will be able to select the modules that will provide the best enrichment possibilities for your students.</p>
<h3 style=”text-align: left;”>Video: Introduction to the Enrichment Program!</h3>
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<h2>Enrichment Modules:</h2>
<strong><i>Life of a Sailor</i></strong>
Students absorb details about sailors’ lives aboard wooden sailing ships on ocean voyages in centuries past. What they learn is reinforced by the opportunity to perform several of the sailors’ daily tasks – including the treatment of scurvy!
<a href=”http://www.channelislandsmaritimemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Pre-Field-Trip-Activity-Life-of-a-Sailor.pdf” target=”_blank”>Pre Field Trip Activity Life of a Sailor</a>
<i><strong>Dutch Masters and Drawing Techniques</strong></i>
Introduces students to the art of Dutch seascape painters of the 1600s and their observations of everyday life in Holland during that era. Students create their own “masterpieces” when they draw their own Dutch sailing ship, with guidance from the Masters.
<a href=”http://www.channelislandsmaritimemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Pre-Field-Trip-Activity-Dutch-Seascapes.pdf” target=”_blank”>Pre Field Trip Activity Dutch Seascapes</a>
<i><strong>Age of Exploration</strong></i>
Students follow early nautical explorers and their contributions to exploration and discovery of North America. Module activities incorporate geography, critical thinking, and creative writing skills.
<a href=”http://www.channelislandsmaritimemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Pre-Field-Trip-Activity-Age-of-Exploration.pdf” target=”_blank”>Pre Field Trip Activity Age of Exploration</a>
<i><strong>Asiatic Expeditions</strong></i>
Focuses on Chinese Treasure Ships that sailed between 1405 and 1433. Students engage in an interactive exercise to identify cargo items carried by these ships. Students also identify China’s trading partners, increasing their knowledge of the geography of Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
<a href=”http://www.channelislandsmaritimemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Pre-Field-Trip-Activity-Asiatic-Expeditions-and-Treasure-Ships.pdf” target=”_blank”>Pre Field Trip Activity Asiatic Expeditions and Treasure Ships</a>
<i><strong>Floating Lab (Museum Partner)</strong></i> *Additional Fees Apply
This “on-board” experience offers an innovative approach to heighten students’ understanding of the marine environment. On board the <i>Coral Sea, </i>holding live sea stars, spiny sea urchins, bat rays, and octopus are a few of the common opportunities available.
<a href=”http://www.channelislandsmaritimemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Pre-Field-Trip-Activities-for-Enrichment-Program.pdf” target=”_blank”>Pre Field Trip Activities for Enrichment Program</a>
<h2>Post Field Trip Activities:</h2>
<a href=”http://www.channelislandsmaritimemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FLYER-Middleschool-Highschool-Field-Trip.pdf” target=”_blank”>Post Field Trip Student Activities</a>
<a href=”http://www.channelislandsmaritimemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Enrichment-Post-Field-Trip-Activities-Answer-Keys.pdf” target=”_blank”>Post Field Trip Activities Answer Key</a>