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Great Lakes Shipwrecks: Lake by Lake

Completed by 13 learners
Ages 8-12
Live Group Course
This five week course will look at the famous (and not so famous) shipwrecks of each of the Great Lakes.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(500 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week, 5 weeks
3-10 learners per class
45 min

What's included

5 live meetings
3 hrs 45 mins in-class hours
Assessment
No formal assessment will be administered, but weekly content will be reviewed on a regular basis.

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 6
This class will explore the shipwrecks of the Great Lakes. Each week will focus on a different Great Lake and some of the famous (and not so famous) shipwrecks that occurred in each lake.  

Week 1: Lake Huron Wrecks 
       -SS Daniel J. Morrell
       -Great Lakes Storm of 1913 Wrecks
       -True North II

Week 2: Lake Erie
       -PS Anthony Wayne
       -The Margaret Olwill
       -SS GP Griffith

Week 3: Lake Michigan
       -SS Henry Cort
       -Alvin Clark
       -Lady Elgin
       -SM UC-97

Week 4: Lake Superior
       -SS Edmund Fitzgerald
       -SS Thomas Wilson
       -Invincible 
       -Ottawa

Week 5:  Lake Ontario.  
      -HMS Speedy
      -SS Noronic
      -USS Hamilton
      -Wolfe Islander 2

Each week, we will explore the history of the aforementioned shipwrecks via a powerpoint presentation accompanied by class discussion and short video clips that are relevant to the weekly content.

Learning Goals

Students will learn the history of 18 different Great Lakes shipwrecks over our five live class meetings.

Syllabus

5 Lessons
over 5 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Lake Huron
 Wrecks on Lake Huron, including the Daniel J. Morrell 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Lake Erie
 Wrecks including the SS GP Griffith, and the Margaret Olwill 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Lake Michigan
 Wrecks such as the Alvin Clark, the Lady Elgin, and the SS Henry Cort 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Lake Superior
 This course will explore several small wrecks, and then focus on the Edmund Fitzgerald 
45 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Many of the shipwrecks we will discuss in class did involve a loss of life. The human losses will not be focused on, and it will be presented in a historically contextualized format.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

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4.9
500reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in History from Grand Valley State University
Amber Chaffee
No high risk topics will be discussed

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