Star Education Adventures Activities
History
| Do you remember important events that happened in the world since you were born? Here is your chance to make your own time line, using a listing something like this, with a line for each year: Event 1 Year: _________________ Your Age: _____________ World Event: ______________________________________________ Event 2 Year: _________________ Your Age: _____________ World Event: ______________________________________________ Event 3 Year: _________________ Your Age: _____________ World Event: ______________________________________________ Event 4 Year: _________________ Your Age: _____________ World Event: ______________________________________________ Event 5 Year: _________________ Your Age: _____________ World Event: ______________________________________________ |
Social Studies
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The year is 1879; you and your family are planning to move to New Zealand, which will take four months. You will be at sea for four whole months! Once you are on board and the ship leaves the harbor, there will be no way for you to go back to your home to get the things you left behind. You will be allowed a very small place for your possessions, so choose only what you really need. You must plan carefully before you depart your homeland.
**Think up your own list of attributes that you feel would be helpful.
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| An expert captain would have the knowledge of Mathematics, Geography, Seamanship, Navigation, Politics, Business, Human Relations and Discipline. What do you want to do when you grow up and what do you think you will need to study to be an expert in your field? |
Science
Write an essay describing what you would do if all electronic systems of navigation failed. Could you keep the boat going in the proper direction toward your destination? Could you figure how fast you were going and when you were likely to arrive at your destination? Use this helpful formula: Distance = (Speed X Time) |
Make audible sending devices and tap out messages to a friend. Try developing your own code and send a message. Morse Code Alphabet: |
| A .- | K -.- | U ..- | 4 ....- |
| B -... | L .-.. | V ...- | 5 ..... |
| C -.-. | M - - | W . - - | 6 -.... |
| D -.. | N -. | X -..- | 7 --... |
| E . | O --- | Y -.-- | 8 ---.. |
| F ..-. | P .--. | Z --.. | 9 ----. |
| G --. | Q --.- | 0 ---- | Comma --..-- |
| H .... | R .-. | 1 .---- | |
| I .. | S ... | 2 ..--- | |
| J .--- | T - | 3 ...-- | |
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Medicine/Health
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Passengers were allowed to bring some foods to supplement the ship's provisions. Which of your favorite foods would you bring with you? Make a list of them. Remember there is no refrigeration! |
Education
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Describe what you could do to make sea trips both interesting and fun.
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Now that you have read personal memories of Mary Jane Thompson and excerpts from "The Euterpe Times," you might be interested in publishing a newspaper. You could write about your classmates, class projects, your studies, or some skill or talent you discover while interviewing people at your school. Think of the fun you will have years from now reading your own, "Voices from The Past."
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Arts
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Yarn Pictures |
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To make your own scrimshaw you will need: |
Look at these sample knots and try making them yourself. When you master them, you might want to make a key ring, a bracelet, or a belt. Maybe your whole class might make a knot board. All you need to make a knot board for your class is: Some line to make knots. Glue. A board. Many crafts can be made from two basic knots. Here is a simple macramé key ring lanyard with the half hitches: Supplies needed: Upholstery pins. Heavy string. Key ring. Push pin into soft board (to hold key ring and string, as you know it.) Put the string around the key ring as shown in the upper picture of the half hitches. Tie knots tightly. When lanyard is as long as you wish, tie each one to the ends of the next, so it will not unravel. You can put a drop of glue on each piece of string to be sure it does not unravel. |