A Slave Ship Speaks: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie. Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society, Key West, Florida

EDUCATION

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Education

The Henrietta Marie: A Slave Ship Speaks
Teacher's Guide with Classroom Activities
Henrietta Marie, Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society in Key West, FL

Overview and Objectives:

The purpose of this teacher’s guide is to aid and guide the teacher and students through a very sensitive, yet very important subject by way of the Henrietta Marie, the only shipwrecked merchant slave ship that has been discovered, identified and excavated in North America.  Activities are included that encompass various disciplines including reading, science, mathematics and history.

Grade Level:

This manual with its activities are designed for upper elementary and middle schools, however the activities can be upgraded for a higher level.

National Standards:

Each activity is consistent with the National Standards.  Details of the Standards addressed are given.

Teacher Preparation for Activities:

The preparation required for each individual activity precedes the instructions.

Pre-activity set-up:

The pre-activity set-up is listed before each individual activity.

Materials:

The materials are listed before each individual activity.

Author contact:     

Robin Kaplan
Teacher, Founding Director of the Bahama Village Music Program, Music, Art, Dance, Theater.

Rita Kingsbury, 
Lead Teacher for Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society, EQUALS, Mathematics.

Clarice Yentsch
Curator of Education, Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society, Science and Technology, Reading-in-context.

Copyright:
2002, Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society
200 Greene Street, Key West, FL 33040
(305) 294-2633 x 20
www.melfisher.org

Chapters:

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Introduction
(current  page in PDF format)

Table of Contents

One Human Family

The African Diaspora

The Ship: Henrietta Marie

The Voyage

The Exploration

The Search Continues  

Table of Contents for Student Activities  

 

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