New England Whaling Ship

Grade Level: 1-2 3-4 5-6 7+
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Costs $13.00 per student
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Use the Charles W. Morgan, (a 19th c. whaling ship now preserved at Mystic Seaport) as a model to understand the Whaling industry. Learn how and why Whaling Ships flourished in New England’s history from the 1700s until the 1930s. Discuss how Whaling took place, why it existed, and how it diminished. Build a Whaling Ship with sails, rigging, barrels, and a whale.

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