Loading Search

• Buy this Book
• Book Creators
• Related Blog Posts
• Share on Twitter
• Share on Facebook

With fun, hands-on activities, dramatic play, and creative thinkng, kids will discover the wonder of lighthouses and the geography that made lighthouses necessary, as well as the science that improved the strength of the light itself.

* See specific lighthouses of North America, while you light an (indoor) cliff, make a rocky reef and a rough current, name a lighthouse, write a captain's ... More

With fun, hands-on activities, dramatic play, and creative thinkng, kids will discover the wonder of lighthouses and the geography that made lighthouses necessary, as well as the science that improved the strength of the light itself.

* See specific lighthouses of North America, while you light an (indoor) cliff, make a rocky reef and a rough current, name a lighthouse, write a captain's log entry and a lighthouse poem, learn the color codes of lighthouses, and explore lighthouse shapes.

* Different kinds for different places: Learn the strengths and weaknesses of tower lighthouses, scew piles, caissons, skeleton lighthouses, and more.

* Let it Shine! Learn all about the kinds of lights including the spider lamp, reflected light, fresnel light, lights of different brightnesss, occult lights, fixed and flashing lights, and making a blinking beacon.

* Let there be light! Explore the science of light and see how both sound and light travel, bend a light, reflect light, and diffuse light in water.

* Be a Keeper! Learn all about living in a lighthouse and growing up in one, too. Chronicle a storm, write about a daring rescue, imagine living far from all others, and write lighthouse poetry.

You must be a member of JacketFlap to add a video to this page. Please Log In or Register.