Hello Educators!

To support you as you adjust to life in the virtual classroom, we welcome you to the Los Angeles Maritime Institute’s Digital Resources Page. In this new series, Los Angeles Maritime Institute provides tools and resources for online teaching success.
You will find written lesson plans (with California K-12 and NGSS standards attached) linked to ship made videos. Students can test the salinity of the Long Beach harbor or learn about simple machines by watching crew-made videos with linked activities. All resources are free to use and share! We only ask that you fill out a simple survey and share our summer camp information with your students.

RESOURCES WE PROVIDE

VIDEOS

Crew made videos for most lessons available on YouTube.

LESSON PLANS

Lesson Plans with activities, worksheets, and standards.

ACTIVITIES

Activities for students grades 3-12 available with each lesson.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Lesson plans designed for students in grades 3-5 with grade-appropriate activities and standards.

SALINITY:

Designed for students in grades 3-5. Students will understand how water moves through the earth and why salt matters.

Salinity Lesson Plan – Download

MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE:

Designed for students in 5th grade. Students will understand parts of a pulley and how simple machines help make work easier.

Mechanical Advantage Lesson Plan – Download

BUOYANCY:

Students in 3rd-5th grade determine why objects float, and will understand principles of buoyancy.

Buoyancy Lesson Plan – Download

SEMI AQUATICS:

Students in 3rd-5th grade will learn about our favorite semi-aquatic turtle- BEAN- learning about the physical and behavioral adaptations of animals.

Semi-Aquatics Lesson Plan- Download

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK

Complete a short teacher survey and tell us how we can help you in your digital classroom.

TEACHER SURVEY

MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL

Lesson plans and activities designed for middle and high school students with videos and activities.

MARINE INVERTEBRATES:

Students in high school will explore marine invertebrates and their different characteristics.

Marine Invertebrates Lesson Plan – Download

WATER CHEMISTRY:

Students in high school will learn the fundamental properties of water and the proper tools to test the water.

Intro to Water Chemistry Lesson Plan – Download

MICROPLASTICS:

Middle and High School Students will learn about plastics in the ocean and they impact various ecosystems.

Microplastics Lesson Plan – Download

NAVIGATION:

Students in grades 6-12 can learn how we navigate onboard using charts and other aids to navigation.

Intro to Navigation Lesson Plan – Download

MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE:

Designed for middle and high school students. Students will understand parts of a pulley and how simple machines help make work easier.

Mechanical Advantage Lesson Plan – Download

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES