California and the Sea Curriculum

California and the Sea Curriculum for fourth grade

 

Lesson One

• Keeping a Sea Journal
• Only the First Night: Richard Henry Dana
• Laying off the Coast of Santa Barbara: Richard Henry Dana
• My Father the Captain: Victoria Shorey, 1908

Lesson Two

• The Seacoast of California - four activities

Lesson Three

• The Ocean and the Native People of California - two activities

Lesson Four

• The Spanish Galleon
• Ship Handout
• Spanish Galleon image

Lesson Five

• The Crew of the Rathdown
• Crew of the Rathdown photograph

Lesson Six

• The Special Ways of Carrying the Things We Need - three activities

Lesson Seven

• Moving on the Bay
• Four-Part Student Map
  Top Layer
  Layer Two
  Layer Three
  Layer Four

Lesson Eight (on board the Balclutha)

• Touring the Balclutha - two class handouts
• Crew List of Balclutha, 1888-1889 (5 pgs)
  Crew List Part 1
  Crew List Part 2
  Crew List Part 3
  Crew List Part 4
  Crew List Part 5
• Agreement and Account of Balclutha Crew, 1888-1889

Bibliography

Evaluation