Pirate Camp
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Grades: 1-3
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Number of Students: 30
- Contact Hours: 12
- Lesson Plan Sample PDF
As students transform into pirates, they work together to navigate the high seas. Through STEM-focused science experiments, hands-on engineering design activities, and engaging group discussions, students experience just how much science and engineering it takes to be a pirate.
Each day begins with a story that sets the scene and engages the students' senses, curiosity, and critical thinking. Just like real pirates, students must work together with their crew to accomplish challenging tasks such as building catapult, tying knots, making maps, and following them to hidden treasure! Adventure and treasure awaits your students - by the end of Pirate Camp, they'll be singing, Yo ho ho, it a pirate life for me!
The Pirate Camp includes all of the curriculum and materials needed for summer camps, after-school environments, and classroom enrichment time.
Lesson Titles:
- Becoming a Pirate
- Pirate Ship Build
- Buoyancy
- Tippy Raft Design Challenge
- Treasure Maps
- Maps and Pacing
- Treasure Hunt
- Catapults
- Under Siege Design Challenge
- Knots
- Sea Shanties
- Fun & Games!
Materials Included:
Item | Quantity |
Sterilite tub with lid (18 gal) | 1 |
Brick Separator‚ | 1 |
1/2 PCS Edventures BrickLAB (3272 Bricks) | 1 |
Colored pencils (box of 12)‚ | 5 |
Dry erase markers (pack of 12) | 3 |
Pirate Pockets (heavy duty dry erase page protectors) | 31 |
Roll of yellow Duct Tape | 1 |
Mesh bag (for brick cleaning) | 1 |
Metal washers | 50 |
Modeling clay (1 lb box) | 2 |
Muslin bags | 31 |
Name tags (box of 50) | 1 |
Pencil sharpeners | 5 |
Rope (50 ft, 3/8" nylon) | 1 |
Plastic bins (6 qt) | 5 |
Roll of clear tape‚ | 1 |
Expanding plastic file folder‚ | 1 |
Pirate Camp Instructor Manual |
1 |
Full set of printed student handouts | 1 |
Note: Due to production time, this item typically ships 2-3 weeks after receipt of the order. During peak season, April-June, lead time is around 6 weeks. Please plan and order accordingly.
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