Shipwreck teaches students about history
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Five 13-year-olds in life jackets crowded inside the cabin of a small research boat and stared at a bank of computer monitors.
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At approximately 12:05 yesterday morning, history was made in perhaps the most remarkable way imaginable. Amid the shouts of euphoria from transplanted Bostonians in rainy Collegetown, one singular theme could
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker adds a historical perspective to the latest curriculum proposals.
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Maybe the science teachers at Broken Arrow Elementary School can teach a lesson on life being full of surprises.
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&#8230;. history has the tendency to repeat itself over and over again. No, humans do not learn from past mistakes of their ancestors. They might learn from their own past mistakes, but that will be gone and forgotten by the next generation already. I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if this little introduction raised an eyebrow or two [...]
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By Panaggio, Leonard  The Museum of Yachting, Newport, Rhode Island, recovered its 1916 Herreshoff Fish Class Sloop Anchovy. The 90-year-old boat broached and sank on 2 September in 50-ft of water southeast of Rose Island in Narragansett Bay.
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When Christopher Laub âsat inâ on a Spanish, social studies, reading, or math lesson, he actually âsatâ at homeâmiles away from his classroomâbattling leukemia and undergoing chemotherapy. But thanks to iChat AV and iSight, Christopher could attend classesâeven recessâon a regular basis. In fact, videoconferencing via his Mac and iChat not only kept Christopher connected with his friends and current with his classwork; it also let his fellow students learn about leukemia and its treatment, according to principal Patti Purcell. âThrough the use of iChat AV, weâve had many âteachable moments,â and the kids have learned so much.â
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Tips for educators teaching racially sensitive literature:
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By Anna Jeys BEACH lifeguards set a course for landlocked Birmingham to teach children the dangers of the sea. As thousands of families prepare for seaside holidays, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is touring city schools to teach youngsters how to stay safe.
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By LIZA FIELD  Miss Sydney Penn, Mama's history teacher at Roanoke's old Jefferson High School, began each semester with her one joke. "See here, class --" The dignified schoolmarm would point to a framed photograph.
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Mr. Whiteâs film footage provided the world with its first look at the Titanic wreckage.
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Archaeologists exploring the bottom of the sea off the island of Capri have found the wrecks of three ancient ships that once plied the Mediterranean between Rome and northern African colonies.
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Undersea tourists and souvenir hunters are hastening the decay of the Titanic, says U.S. explorer Bob Ballard who discovered the world's most famous shipwreck nearly 20 years ago.
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Technology brings a whole new light to history.Technology brings a whole new light to history.Technology brings a whole new light to history.
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When scientists opened the watch belonging to the H.L. Hunley commander three years ago, they thought they had the key clue to why the Confederate submarine sank off Charleston.
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After sailing around the world solo in 1986, then seeing his beloved sloop American Promise sink in a coal barge accident as she was being cruised by a group of Naval Academy Midshipmen, Maine's Dodge Morgan said, ``Almost all accidents at sea are man-made."
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The British embassy in Spain on Friday said it shared Spain&#39;s desire for more information about the discovery of artefacts on a shipwreck which Madrid maintains was discovered in Spanish waters.