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This page for educators offers a wide variety of materials that can be used with elementary through secondary students.

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ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

• Historical Setting
• The Popham Colony
• The pinnace, VIRGINIA

Click the above to view additional resources, grouped by the three Essential Background Categories (left). Some are for download; others are links to further information.

VIDEO CLIPS and SLIDE SHOWS

HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES

• 17th Century Navigation
• Boat Building Techniques
• Archaeology - the Popham Dig
• Wattle and Daub - housebuilding
• Overview Slide Show

• Paper Models of VIRGINIA
• Wooden Model of VIRGINIA (a kit)
• Map Activity

CURRICULAR UNITS (.pdf downloads)

• How do you Build a Colony?
• Who is to go?
• What is a Dream Deferred?
• How can you tell them apart?
• What will it cost?
• What is needed to Establish a Colony?
• Who were the early inhabitants of Maine?
• To be or not to be?
• Why the Kennebec?
• Artifacts:Maine's History Uncovered.

RESOURCE KITS *

Resource Kits may be requested from MFS for use in a classroom. Kits may contain consumables as well as masters to be used for copying.

• Artifact Activity

Kits for the following curricular units:

• "What's for Dinner?"

RESOURCES FROM THE 2007 VIRGINIA EXHIBIT AT THE MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM

OTHER RESOURCES

• Resource Bibliography
• Glossary of Terms

• Why Build VIRGINIA?
• Where to build VIRGINIA?
• How was VIRGINIA Rigged?
• Wattle and Daub

* If you are interested in a classroom resource kit(s), please complete the following:

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Kit (s) you are interested in:

What's For Dinner?

Artifact Kit