Fort Hancock: A Small Town Traveling Discovery Kit. Grades 4-6. No Fee.

This traveling kit contains reproduction artifacts of items used by soldiers and residents of Fort Hancock. The kit includes a narrative and activities using the artifacts, and is designed for classroom use. It can be used alone, or as a pre-visit activity by using the companion folder, “A Day at Fort Hancock”.

Hooked on Math. Grades 3-8. No fee.

Six self-guided Lesson Plans for grades 3-8 that integrate New Jersey Core Curriculum Social Studies and Marine Science Curriculums with Mathematics. Lessons use Sandy Hook cultural and natural resources; Mortar Battery, Sandy Hook Lighthouse, Nine-Gun Battery Field and North Beach. On-site equipment used with the lessons include metric and english trundle wheels and measuring tapes, hand-held GSP units, calipers, hand lenses and beach profiling poles. Lessons include pre-visit and post visit activities. Contact the Sandy Hook Visitor Center to reserve use of the equipment to conduct the activity the day of your on-site visit.