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TEACHER’S LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE FOR GRADES K -4 THE U.S. LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY ORIGINALLY DESIGNED THIS PACKET TO FURNISH TEACHERS WITH BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT LIGHTHOUSES, THEIR PURPOSE, HISTORY, OPERATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN A FORM PRESENTABLE TO YOUNG STUDENTS. WITH THE SOCIETY’S PERMISSION THE U.S. COAST GUARD HISTORIAN’S OFFICE IS POSTING THIS MODIFIED VERSION WITH ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND INFORMATION. THE U.S. COAST GUARD HISTORIAN’S OFFICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. WAYNE WHEELER AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE U.S. LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY WHO PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THIS CURRICULUM. THE SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES RELATE TO VARIOUS DISCIPLINES - ART, SCIENCE, LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH, HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY. THE TEACHER MUST CHOOSE WHICH MATERIAL IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE GRADE LEVEL BEING TAUGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LIGHTHOUSES, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS SHOULD CONTACT THE U.S. LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY, 244 KEARNY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 OR CONSULT THE LIGHTHOUSE WEB PAGES ON THE U.S. COAST GUARD HISTORIAN’S WEB SITE. GOALS 1. TO FAMILIARIZE CHILDREN WITH LIGHTHOUSES AS AIDS TO NAVIGATION. 2. TO HAVE STUDENTS GAIN A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF LIGHTHOUSE OPERATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF LIGHTHOUSE TECHNOLOGY. 3. TO MAKE CHILDREN AWARE OF THE HISTORIC ROLE OF LIGHTHOUSES AND THEIR CURRENT STATUS. 4. TO TEACH CHILDREN THE PROPERTIES OF LIGHT AND HOW THESE ARE EMPLOYED TO ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LIGHT SIGNAL. The Story of the Lighthouse Many, many years ago (thousands of years to be more exact), people lived m a very primitive way--both hunting for and growing their own food (there were no supermarkets in those days, no stores at all!). Eventually they decided to explore the water in a boat to find out what the sea had to offer in the way of food. And, what did they find? They found fish and all kinds of other seafood: clams, mussels, scal