Battleship+Cove+Field+Trip

World War II Strand - Battleship Cove Field Trip - October 23, 2010
7:30 am - Leave CREC Central 7:40 am - Leave Commuter Lot (Manchester) 9:30a – Arrive Battleship Cove 9:30-9:40a – Orientation from Battleship Cove Staff 9:40-11:30a - Time to explore (see assignment below) 11:30a-12p – Lunch 12-12:30p – Overview of the war in the Pacific 12:30-1p – Tour of Women and WWII exhibit 1-1:30p – Design an activity for students visiting Battleship Cove 1:30-2p – Meet with Battleship Cove Staff 2:00 - Depart
 * Schedule **

**Assignment** - please be sure to visit the following ships and memorials in groups:
 * USS Massachusetts (Battleship)
 * USS Joseph P. Kennedy (Destroyer)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">USS Lionfish (Sub)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The PT Boats
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Mechanized Landing Craft
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">WWII Memorial (on board the USS Massachusetts)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Other ships/exhibits/memorials as time permits


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Questions to consider: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Was WWII a good war?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What can we learn about the life of soldiers/sailors during WWII
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">How does Battleship Cove promote or hinder the understanding of multiple perspectives?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">How do the ships, exhibits, and memorials reinforce or contradict what you know about WWII, particularly from the Kennedy readings and the primary sources we analyzed?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What types of activities would you do with your students on a field trip to Battleship Cove?
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">If there are K-12 student groups visiting today, what are they doing? How are their visit/activities structured?