This is a photo that was taken near the US Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut. If you look closely up in the masts, you will see Coast Guard Cadets getting the sails ready. With modern ships, why would these cadets need to learn how to sail an old ship?
A driving question/authentic project could focus on why these cadets need this skill. Or it could focus on old versus modern ships. Or what it means to have a career in the Coast Guard. Or perhaps designing a dream yacht…
Maybe this photo could inspire a creative writing project about sailing, or pirates!
What this photo will not inspire is – me ever being photographed that high up on anything!
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