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Home School at the Museum: Red Sky at Night, Sailor’s delight, Red Sky at Morn, Sailors be warned!

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Ever wonder where that saying came from? This month, students will look at the different types of weather systems found over the ocean and how Sailors predict the weather (from early methods, such as the color of the sky, to modern technology). They will build their own barometers to test changing air pressure, and build

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Home School at the Museum: Red Sky at Night, Sailor’s delight, Red Sky at Morn, Sailors be warned!

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Ever wonder where that saying came from? This month, students will look at the different types of weather systems found over the ocean and how Sailors predict the weather (from early methods, such as the color of the sky, to modern technology). They will build their own barometers to test changing air pressure, and build

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Home School at the Museum: Red Sky at Night, Sailor’s delight, Red Sky at Morn, Sailors be warned!

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Ever wonder where that saying came from? This month, students will look at the different types of weather systems found over the ocean and how Sailors predict the weather (from early methods, such as the color of the sky, to modern technology). They will build their own barometers to test changing air pressure, and build

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Home School at the Museum: Cartography

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Maps, charts, and topographical maps are crucial to sailing the oceans. Students will learn the history of and the techniques for map making. During the hands-on component of this program, students will create their own detailed maps and learn how to make soundings. Visit the Navy Museum online to learn more: http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org8-1.htm

Home School at the Museum: Cartography

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington

Maps, charts, and topographical maps are crucial to sailing the oceans. Students will learn the history of and the techniques for map making. During the hands-on component of this program, students will create their own detailed maps and learn how to make soundings. Visit the Navy Museum online to learn more: http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org8-1.htm

Home School at the Museum: Cartography

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Maps, charts, and topographical maps are crucial to sailing the oceans. Students will learn the history of and the techniques for map making. During the hands-on component of this program, students will create their own detailed maps and learn how to make soundings. Visit the Navy Museum online to learn more: http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org8-1.htm

Home School at the Museum: Cartography

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Maps, charts, and topographical maps are crucial to sailing the oceans. Students will learn the history of and the techniques for map making. During the hands-on component of this program, students will create their own detailed maps and learn how to make soundings. Visit the Navy Museum online to learn more: http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org8-1.htm

Home School at the Museum: Simple Machines

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Levers, pulleys and wedges are simple machines that make our lives and sailor’s lives (and work) easier. This month, students will create mouse-trap powered cars to better explore simple machines, Newton’s three laws, acceleration and velocity. While this program is currently full, space are available on the wait list for each day. Please note— the

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Home School at the Museum: Simple Machines

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Levers, pulleys and wedges are simple machines that make our lives and sailor’s lives (and work) easier. This month, students will create mouse-trap powered cars to better explore simple machines, Newton’s three laws, acceleration and velocity. While this program is currently full, space are available on the wait list for each day. Please note— the

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Home School at the Museum: Simple Machines

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Levers, pulleys and wedges are simple machines that make our lives and sailor’s lives (and work) easier. This month, students will create mouse-trap powered cars to better explore simple machines, Newton’s three laws, acceleration and velocity. While this program is currently full, space are available on the wait list for each day. Please note— the

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Home School at the Museum: Simple Machines

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Levers, pulleys and wedges are simple machines that make our lives and sailor’s lives (and work) easier. This month, students will create mouse-trap powered cars to better explore simple machines, Newton’s three laws, acceleration and velocity. While this program is currently full, space are available on the wait list for each day. Please note— the

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Lunchtime Lecture and Book Signing – Death in the Baltic: The Sinking of Wilhelm Gustoff with Cathryn Prince

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

In January 1945 more than 10,000 women, children, sick, and elderly packed aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, which was evacuating German civilians in Berlin that were trapped in the Red Army’s way. After leaving port, three Soviet torpedoes struck it, inflicting catastrophic damage and throwing passengers into the frozen waters of the Baltic. Over 9,400 perished

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Navy Museum: Spring Open House

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

The museum will be hosting an open house during National Take Your Child to Work Day. Stop by with your kids to participate in a number of different nautical craft activities. Visit the Navy Museum online to learn more: http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org8-1.htm

Navy Museum Lecture: Recovering a Secret Spy Satellite Capsule from 16,400 ft Below the Pacific Ocean, A Trieste II (DSV-1) Declassified Mission

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Please join the staff of the US Navy Museum and the Central Intelligence Agency Historical Collections for a special lecture, "Recovering a Secret Spy Satellite Capsule from 16,400 ft Below the Pacific Ocean, A Trieste II (DSV-1) Declassified Mission," on April 25, 2013 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Museum Education Center at

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National Maritime Historical Society Guided Gallery Walk, “WWII & NYC,” with Dr. Joseph Meany, NYS Historian Emeritus

New York Historical Society 170 Central Park West, New York, NY, United States

Sea History advisor Dr. Joe Meany will guide participants through a new exhibition focused on the role of the city in the Second World War, perhaps one of the least understood aspects of “the war.” He consulted on the maritime portions of the exhibit and shared his research on the Port of New York in

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