Cape Cod Catboat Crew Challenge:
CATegory #2: NAVIGATION
As a member of the crew, you need to know some basic information about nautical charts and to be able to make connections between the symbols you see on them and the real world.
1. Visit the websites below. Think about the following as you Watch It!:
2. Complete the Try It! Investigation. Use an online version of a real NOAA Nautical Chart to make some real world connections. 3. Answer all of the questions in the Ship's Log: Navigation |
PART 1: WATCH IT!
View this website and video and listen to the podcast. All three of these resources will help you answer the questions in your Ship’s Log.
Nautical Charts: Message in a Bottle
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/nautical_charts/welcome.html
Explore this interactive website to answer questions in your Ship’s Log. All of the questions can be answered by the time you finish with the “Scavenger Hunt” part of the website. NOAA is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It is a government agency that studies climate, weather, the oceans and its coasts and shares that information with others to protect people and the environment. You can read more about NOAA here.
Diving Deeper Episode 5: What is a Nautical Chart?
Podcast: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/mar09/dd032309.mp3
Written Transcript: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/mar09/dd032309transcript.html
Hint: You might want to open the podcast and transcript in two separate windows and read along with the podcast.
A Quick Guide to Nautical Charts (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL4jWde4GQI
Watch up to the time 5:17 to get a good overview of nautical charts. After this point, the video explains how to chart a course using nautical charts. This is extra information.
View this website and video and listen to the podcast. All three of these resources will help you answer the questions in your Ship’s Log.
Nautical Charts: Message in a Bottle
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/nautical_charts/welcome.html
Explore this interactive website to answer questions in your Ship’s Log. All of the questions can be answered by the time you finish with the “Scavenger Hunt” part of the website. NOAA is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It is a government agency that studies climate, weather, the oceans and its coasts and shares that information with others to protect people and the environment. You can read more about NOAA here.
Diving Deeper Episode 5: What is a Nautical Chart?
Podcast: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/mar09/dd032309.mp3
Written Transcript: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/mar09/dd032309transcript.html
Hint: You might want to open the podcast and transcript in two separate windows and read along with the podcast.
A Quick Guide to Nautical Charts (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL4jWde4GQI
Watch up to the time 5:17 to get a good overview of nautical charts. After this point, the video explains how to chart a course using nautical charts. This is extra information.
- DON'T FORGET TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN YOUR SHIP'S LOG!
PART 2: TRY IT!
Investigation: Navigating Hyannis Harbor and Lewis Bay
In this Investigation, you will explore Hyannis Harbor and Lewis Bay, in Cape Cod Massachusetts, using a NOAA Nautical Chart.
Materials: NOAA Nautical Chart No. 13229 (online or paper)
Directions:
You can also download a paper copy of a portion of Nautical Chart No. 13229 to print here.
Investigation: Navigating Hyannis Harbor and Lewis Bay
In this Investigation, you will explore Hyannis Harbor and Lewis Bay, in Cape Cod Massachusetts, using a NOAA Nautical Chart.
Materials: NOAA Nautical Chart No. 13229 (online or paper)
Directions:
- Open NOAA Nautical Chart No. 13229 http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/13229.shtml and select SIDE B
- Locate the enlargement of Hyannis Harbor and Lewis Bay at the top left hand side of the page. Use the “+” button on the chart to zoom in/out or use a paper chart.
- Answer the questions in your Ship’s Log: Navigation.
- Want to know more about how to identify buoys? http://www.fish4fun.com/buoys.htm
You can also download a paper copy of a portion of Nautical Chart No. 13229 to print here.
Slideshow: A Look at Landmarks & Buoys In Lewis Bay
Cape Cod Maritime Museum
135 South Street ~ PO Box 443 Hyannis, MA 02601
(tel) 508-775-1723 (fax) 508-775-1706
[email protected]
135 South Street ~ PO Box 443 Hyannis, MA 02601
(tel) 508-775-1723 (fax) 508-775-1706
[email protected]