Artifact What is it?

Knot Tying Kit with ropes

(Kept in Tupperware)

Knots on Canvas

Algoma Hard Hat

Various Maps

How was it used?

Knots are very important to know

when aboard a ship. Different types

of knots are used for different types of

ropes and/or situations. Use with

“Let’s Be Sailors” suggested activity.

These are examples of some of the

more useful knots to know and use

while aboard a ship.

Safety equipment used by individuals

working on the ships that travel

through the canal.

Maps that show the area in which the

Welland Canals and St. Lawrence

Seaway are situated. Maps can be

used to supplement the “X Marks the

Spot” activity suggested in the EduKit.

EduKit Catalogue

What is it?

Letter Signal Flags

International Numeral

Pennants and Flag Index

Corn

(in a sealed jar)

Bauxite

(in a sealed jar)

Oats

(in a sealed jar)

Coal

(in a sealed jar)

How was it used?

Flags are a useful way for ships to

communicate. Signal flags are

recognized internationally to ensure

universal understanding of messages.

Letter flags either represent an individual

letter or an urgent message.

Use this folder to supplement the

“Let’s Be Sailors” activity suggested in

the EduKit. (includes: communication

flags, as well as a flag index)

An example of an item transported

through the Welland Canal aboard a

ship. Corn is used as a food source

for humans.

Transported through the Welland

Canals aboard ships, it is the main

source of aluminum.

An item that can be found aboard a ship

going through the Welland Canals.

Used as a food source.

A resource that is useful in different

ways, one being fuel, that is carried

through the Welland Canals on a ship.

Artifact

What is it?

Barley

(in a sealed jar)

Salt

(in a sealed jar)

Cargo Jars

(6 in total)

Journey Through the Welland

Canals photo album

The Welland Canal Game

The First Welland Canal

(included are 7 laminated

photos and instructions)

How was it used?

A resource that is used in a variety of

different food and beverages, and

would be one of the many items

shipped through the Welland Canal.

One of many items that are

transported on ships through the

Welland Canals. Used as an additive

for food, as well as preserving food.

All 6 jars are included in one Rubber-

maid container in the EduKit. They are

used to supplement the “Cargoes of

the Welland Canals” and “Geography

of Trade” activities suggested

in the EduKit.

This album includes photos of the

Welland Canal that students will

create captions for in the “Journey

through the Welland Canal” activity

suggested in the EduKit.

The Welland Canal Game is included

in the kit as a fun alternative for

students. It is not directly linked to any

suggested activity in the EduKit, but

helps supplement their learning about

the Welland Canals.

The maps cover the area surrounding

the Welland Canal and the

St. Lawrence Seaway. Students can use

dry erase markers to map the

Welland Canals.

Artifact

What is it?

X Marks the Spot Maps

(Current and Historical Maps)

Seaway Cargoes laminated

brochure

Captain of the Fleet game

Communication Flags and

Knots flash cards

31 copies of “Tommy Trent’s

ABC’s of the Seaway”

How was it used?

These maps are to be used alongside

the “X Marks the Spot” activity

suggested in the EduKit.

This brochure helps provide students

with more information about the ships

that pass through the Welland Canal

and their journey.

This game is included in the EduKit to

help supplement student learning by

having them play a game that helps

them understand ships’ journeys

through the Canals.

To be used to supplement the

“Let’s Be Sailors: All Hands on Deck”

suggested activity.

These books can be used for students

to discover new information about the

Seaway, and also used during the

“Journey through the Welland Canal”

suggested activity.

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