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Resource Title:The stowaway adventure : Adventures on the high seas
Description:In this multidisciplinary Internet-based project, students use real time data from the Internet to track a real ship at sea, determine its destination and predict when it will arrive. The unit consists of six core activities that aim to teach students how to access and interpret real time marine data. Complete lesson plans are included, as well as detailed directions for teachers on how to access maritime data online. The enrichment lessons include three interdisciplinary writing/ research activities which the students can complete independently.

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Contributor(s) Center For Innovation In Engineering and Science Education
Grade Level Elementary
Grade 10
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
High School
Middle School
Upper Elementary
Intended Audience Educator
Professional/Practitioner
Language En
Publisher / Resource Provider Center For Innovation In Engineering and Science Education
Resource Format Text/html
Resource Type Instructional Material
Lesson/Lesson Plan
Project
Unit Of Instruction
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Subject Keyword(s) Cartography and Surveying
Estimation
Geometry
Length
Mathematics
Measurement
Plane Geometry
Problem Solving
Process Skills
Rate
Real World Applications
Time