Activities

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Scavenger Hunt - Find the Shipwreck
In this game, you will learn about nautical chart symbols.
Make a Nautical Chart - My Nautical Chart for Safe Boaters
Design and draw your own safe nautical chart.

Download and Print Activities

Chart Discovery, Recommended for Ages 7-12
Check out this activity to learn about some of the features of a nautical chart. The section of chart used in this activity is from a nautical chart made in 1983. 

Available in the following formats:

• Microsoft Word: Instructions and Map (doc, 325Kb)
  
  
• Adobe Acrobat: Instructions (pdf,16Kb) and
  Map image JPG: 720x547px (jpg, 234Kb) or 2636x2004px (jpg, 1.6Mb)

Safe Sail, Recommended for Ages 9-14
This activity introduces some of the features of a nautical chart.  The section of chart here is from a nautical chart that was made for a region off the coast of Massachusetts.
Hint: You may want to locate the state on a map of the United States before you begin.

Available in the following formats:

• Microsoft Word: Instructions and Map (doc, 160Kb)
  
  
• Adobe Acrobat: Instructions and Map (pdf, 132Kb)