The Gulf Stream Voyage is a very comprehensive, complete tutorial that explores the science and history of the Gulf Stream.  However, most traditional classrooms do not have the luxury of time that it will take to complete the entire tutorial.  Therefore, each lesson was also composed to stand alone as an activity.  Below you may locate a lesson, based on subject. 

Physical Science	Biology
Earth Science	Chemistry
Math	Physics
Language Arts	History
For each subject, you may click on this book icon  to retrieve individual lesson plans.

• As the Wind Blows (Real Time Data Activity #1)

Students view satellite photos to discover the interactions between air and sea. 

• Bermuda High Big Fan in the Sky (Real Time Data Activity #2)

Students discover how atmospheric pressure systems relate to wind patterns.  Historical records are viewed to discover long term wind patterns over the Atlantic Ocean.  Students make predictions about ocean surface currents
 
• Lost and Found (Real Time Data Activity #3)

Students discover various ways to access real time sea surface temperature data on the internet.  They use this data to identify the Gulf Stream. 
 
• Rising Up to Meet the Challenge (Real Time Data Activity #4)

Students discover that density and the coriolis effect creates increased sea surface height in the Gulf Stream.

• Sailing the Ocean Blue (Real Time Data Activity #6 - Level 1)

Students calculate how surface ocean currents can affect traveling at sea.

• Post Master General:  What if Ben had Satellites? (Language Arts Activity #1)

Students read Ben Franklin's, "Journal of a Voyage".  Using today's technology, students re-write one of the journal entries.

• Sea Surface Temperature Contours (Enrichment Activity #1)

Students contour real time ship data in order to create a contoured sea surface temperature map of the North Atlantic Ocean.

• As the Wind Blows (Real Time Data Activity #1)

Students view satellite photos to discover the interactions between air and sea. 

• Bermuda High Big Fan in the Sky (Real Time Data Activity #2)

Students discover how atmospheric pressure systems relate to wind patterns.  Historical records are viewed to discover long term wind patterns over the Atlantic Ocean.  Students make predictions about ocean surface currents
 
• Lost and Found (Real Time Data Activity #3)

Students discover various ways to access real time sea surface temperature data on the internet.  They use this data to identify the Gulf Stream. 
 
• Rising Up to Meet the Challenge (Real Time Data Activity #4)

Students discover that density and the coriolis effect creates increased sea surface height in the Gulf Stream.

• A River in the Ocean (Real Time Data Activity #5)

Students use real time sea surface temperature and current data to map out the exact location of the Gulf Stream.  Students discover the difference between warm and cold ocean surface currents.  Students define meander and locate warm and cold core eddies within the Gulf Stream.

• Sailing the Ocean Blue (Real Time Data Activity #6 - Level 1)

Students calculate how surface ocean currents can affect traveling at sea.
 
• Tomorrow's Forecast:  Sunshine  (Real Time Data Activity #7)

Students discover how the Gulf Stream affects climates in the North Atlantic Ocean.
 
• Gone Fishing (Real Time Data Activity #8)

Students discover how the Gulf Stream affects the biology of the North Atlantic Ocean.  Students identify the Sargasso Sea.
 
• Test Your Knowledge :  Ocean Currents  (Real Time Data Test)

Using real time and archived data, students identify other surface ocean currents and recognize them as warm or cold currents.
 
• Post Master General:  What if Ben had Satellites? (Language Arts Activity #1)

Students read Ben Franklin's, "Journal of a Voyage".  Using today's technology, students re-write one of the journal entries.

• Sailing the Ocean Blue (Real Time Data Activity #6 - Level 1 or 2)

Students calculate how surface ocean currents can affect traveling at sea.  This vector activity has two levels.  Level two uses trigonometric functions and level one does not.
 
• The River Bottom (Enrichment Activity #2)

Students use real scientific data to determine the dimensions of the Gulf Stream.  Using calculus, students calculate the cubic feet of water traveling in the Gulf Stream and approximate the rate at which it flows.

• Post Master General:  What if Ben had Satellites? (Language Arts Activity #1)

Students read Ben Franklin's, "Journal of a Voyage".  In terms of the 21st Century, students use creative writing skills to re-write one of the journal entries.
 
• The Amistad Journey (Language Arts Activity #2)

Students familiarize themselves with the plight of the Amistad.  They then read brief biographies of the various African captives.  Students assume the role of one the captives and in the first person, write a description about their Atlantic journey.  Their goal is to tell the court about the circumstances from which he/she arrived to the United States. 
 
• Journey at Sea (Language Arts Acitivity #3)

Students travel back to the 18th century and travel by ship across the Atlantic Ocean from England to the colonies.  Students write journal entries about their trip revealing their hopes and dreams for a better life in the new world.

• Gone Fishing (Real Time Data Activity #8)

Students discover how the Gulf Stream affects the biology of the North Atlantic Ocean.  Students use satellite photographs to identify areas in the Atlantic Ocean with increased productivity. 

• Rising Up to Meet the Challenge (Real Time Data Activity #4)

Students discover that density and the coriolis effect creates increased sea surface height in the Gulf Stream.

• Sailing the Ocean Blue (Real Time Data Activity #6 - Level 1)

Using vectors, students calculate how surface ocean currents can affect traveling at sea.  Students use real time current and wind data to predict the path of a boat currently in the Gulf Stream.

• Scientist vs. Statesman (History Acitivity #1 - Lesson #1)

Students identify qualities of a great scientist and those of a great statesman.  Using a venn diagram, they determine which qualities are common between these two identities.  Lastly, students determine various portion of the U.S. Constitution could have been the result of Ben Franklin's influences.  Lastly, students determine which scientific achievements of Ben Franklin may have been a result of his position as a statesman.

• Post Master General:  What if Ben had Satellites? (Histroy Activity #1 - Lesson #2)

Students read Ben Franklin's, "Journal of a Voyage".  In terms of the 21st Century, students use creative writing skills to re-write one of the journal entries.

• Money, Power and Elected Officials  (Histroy Activity #1 - Lesson #3)

Students compare a speech made by Ben Franklin in the 1787 Debates of the Federal Convention to part of a speech made by the Honorable Newt Gingerich in 1995 about campaign finance reform.  Though more than two hundred years have passed between these speeches, some of the same concerns about money and power are re-iterated.
 
• The Amistad Journey (History Activity #2)

Students familiarize themselves with the plight of the Amistad.  They then read brief biographies of the various African captives.  Students assume the role of one the captives and in the first person, write a description about their Atlantic journey.  Their goal is to tell the court about the circumstances from which he/she arrived to the United States.   A link to the National Archives and Records Administration History Acitivity about the Amistad is linked
 
• Journey at Sea (History Acitivity #3)

Students travel back to the 18th century and travel by ship across the Atlantic Ocean from England to the colonies.  Students write journal entries about their trip revealing their hopes and dreams for a better life in the new world.