{"id":256,"date":"2018-09-06T06:21:05","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T11:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationaltheatre.com\/PEN\/?p=256"},"modified":"2018-09-06T09:31:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T14:31:18","slug":"the-mayflower-sets-sail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltheatre.com\/PEN\/the-mayflower-sets-sail\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mayflower Sets Sail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 30%;float:right; margin-left: 20px; padding: 10px; padding-top:1em; border: solid 2px #d7d5d5;border-radius: 10px;\" >\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ntccorporate.com\/PEN18-Sept-DL-Mayflower-Poster\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationaltheatre.com\/PEN\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/MayflowerFinal-poster.png?ssl=1\"  alt=\"Mayflower Poster\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ntccorporate.com\/PEN18-Sept-DL-Mayflower-Poster\" class=\"myButton\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download the Poster Here<\/a><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ntccorporate.com\/PEN18-Sept-DL-MayFlower-Video?iframe=true\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 60%; margin-top: 0em;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationaltheatre.com\/PEN\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mayflower-videobutton.png?ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/center><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The date is September 6, 1620. The Mayflower, a ship normally used to carry cargo, not people, set sail for the place we now call America. After two months at sea, the passengers were grateful to finally land, but the long winter ahead would have a major impact on their group. Of course, the arrival of the Pilgrims would have even more of an impact on the Native North American Indians, changing the Natives\u2019 way of life forever\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being a part of the Professional Educators Network. We hope you enjoy this first installment of The National Theatre for Children\u2019s newest project. Please watch the educational video with your students, download the poster by this month\u2019s artist, Kestrel Hendrickson, and watch Kestrel\u2019s Meet the Artist video. Welcome to History\u2019s ARTifacts.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Meet the Artist: Kestrel Hendrickson<\/h3>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ntccorporate.com\/PEN18-Sept-DL-Meet-the-Artist-Video?iframe=true\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 60%; margin-top: 0em;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationaltheatre.com\/PEN\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Meet-the-artist-september.png\" \/><\/a><\/center><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Activities for The Mayflower Sets Sail<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n#wpsm_accordion_275 .wpsm_panel-heading{\r\n\tpadding:0px !important;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_275 .wpsm_panel-title {\r\n\tmargin:0px !important; \r\n\ttext-transform:none !important;\r\n\tline-height: 1 !important;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_275 .wpsm_panel-title a{\r\n\ttext-decoration:none;\r\n\toverflow:hidden;\r\n\tdisplay:block;\r\n\tpadding:0px;\r\n\tfont-size: 20px !important;\r\n\tfont-family: Open Sans !important;\r\n\tcolor:#ffffff !important;\r\n\tborder-bottom:0px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#wpsm_accordion_275 .wpsm_panel-title a:focus {\r\noutline: 0px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#wpsm_accordion_275 .wpsm_panel-title a:hover, #wpsm_accordion_275 .wpsm_panel-title a:focus {\r\n\tcolor:#ffffff !important;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_275 .acc-a{\r\n\tcolor: #ffffff !important;\r\n\tbackground-color:#4392f1 !important;\r\n\tborder-color: #ddd;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_275 .wpsm_panel-default > .wpsm_panel-heading{\r\n\tcolor: #ffffff !important;\r\n\tbackground-color: #4392f1 !important;\r\n\tborder-color: #4392f1 !important;\r\n\tborder-top-left-radius: 0px;\r\n\tborder-top-right-radius: 0px;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_275 .wpsm_panel-default {\r\n\t\tborder:1px solid transparent !important;\r\n\t}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_275 {\r\n\tmargin-bottom: 20px;\r\n\toverflow: hidden;\r\n\tfloat: none;\r\n\twidth: 100%;\r\n\tdisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_275 .ac_title_class{\r\n\tdisplay: block;\r\n\tpadding-top: 12px;\r\n\tpadding-bottom: 12px;\r\n\tpadding-left: 15px;\r\n\tpadding-right: 15px;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_275  .wpsm_panel {\r\n\toverflow:hidden;\r\n\t-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, .05);\r\n\tbox-shadow: 0 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, .05);\r\n\t\tborder-radius: 4px;\r\n\t}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_275  .wpsm_panel + .wpsm_panel {\r\n\t\tmargin-top: 5px;\r\n\t}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_275  .wpsm_panel-body{\r\n\tbackground-color:#ffffff !important;\r\n\tcolor:#000000 !important;\r\n\tborder-top-color: #4392f1 !important;\r\n\tfont-size:16px !important;\r\n\tfont-family: Open Sans !important;\r\n\toverflow: hidden;\r\n\t\tborder: 2px solid #4392f1 !important;\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n#wpsm_accordion_275 .ac_open_cl_icon{\r\n\tbackground-color:#4392f1 !important;\r\n\tcolor: #ffffff !important;\r\n\tfloat:left !important;\r\n\tpadding-top: 12px !important;\r\n\tpadding-bottom: 12px !important;\r\n\tline-height: 1.0 !important;\r\n\tpadding-left: 15px !important;\r\n\tpadding-right: 15px !important;\r\n\tdisplay: inline-block !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/style>\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-group\" id=\"wpsm_accordion_275\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_275 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_275_collapse1\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-minus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial Studies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_275_collapse1\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse in\"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Mayflower and its occupants were not the first people to embark for America. Exploration and trade had been established for centuries prior to that. Have your students learn about explorers and traders such as Amerigo Vespucci, Giovanni da Verrazano and Jacques Cartier.\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_275 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_275_collapse2\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMath\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_275_collapse2\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Mayflower traveled across the Atlantic Ocean for approximately 2,750 miles. In order to convert the miles into kilometers, it is necessary to use a calculation. One mile is equal to 1.609 kilometers. In order to figure out the kilometers traveled by the Mayflower:\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>2,750 miles X 1.609 = 4,827 kilometers<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\nHave your students convert other distances to familiarize themselves with imperial\/metric conversions.\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_275 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_275_collapse3\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScience\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_275_collapse3\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNavigating the Atlantic Ocean had been done for some time before the Mayflower went on its journey. By today\u2019s methods, however, the use of a compass and hourglass seem ancient. Have your students discover the ways that a magnet can be used to guide a voyage as well as the ways the hourglass was used to keep time. Both of these devices can be used to keep a vessel on course and on time.\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_275 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_275_collapse4\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLanguage Arts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_275_collapse4\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMany stories have been written about the Mayflower\u2019s voyage and the difficulties endured by the pilgrims and crew. Stories have also been written about the effects the Mayflower\u2019s arrival had on the indigenous people already living in America at the time. Have your students explore these ideas and themes and write stories of their own. They can take the form of short stories, diary entries or poems.\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\tfunction do_resize(){\r\n\r\n\t\t\tvar width=jQuery( '.wpsm_panel .wpsm_panel-body iframe' ).width();\r\n\t\t\tvar height=jQuery( '.wpsm_panel .wpsm_panel-body iframe' ).height();\r\n\r\n\t\t\tvar toggleSize = true;\r\n\t\t\tjQuery('iframe').animate({\r\n\t\t\t    width: toggleSize ? width : 640,\r\n\t\t\t    height: toggleSize ? height : 360\r\n\t\t\t  }, 250);\r\n\r\n\t\t\t  toggleSize = !toggleSize;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\t\r\n<\/script>\t\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The date is September 6, 1620. The Mayflower, a ship normally used to carry cargo, not people, set sail for the place we now call America. After two months at sea, the passengers were grateful to finally land, but the long winter ahead would have a major impact on their group. 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