Here is a Google map of the USS Wisconsin and the nearby Nauticus Museum.

Click the +/- buttons in the bottom right to zoom in or out.

This is a 360 view aboard the USS Wisconsin. Click and drag to take a look around.

This is a 360 view of the Nauticus Museum. Click the arrows to explore the area.

This is an old Flash activity about naval communication with flags. We got it to work using Ruffle!

(The camera and print buttons at the end don't work, but you could take a screenshot to save it).

Social Studies

2.2 (2015) The student will demonstrate knowledge of the United States by describing important developments and innovations in United States history, including developments and innovations related to communication and transportation.

VS.2 (2015) The student will demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between physical geography and the lives of the native peoples, past and present, of Virginia by

b) locating and describing Virginia’s Coastal Plain (Tidewater), Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau;

c) locating and identifying water features important to the early history of Virginia (Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, James River, York River, Potomac River, Rappahannock River, and Lake Drummond and the Dismal Swamp);

VS.10 (2015) The student will demonstrate an understanding of Virginia government, geography, and economics by

b) describing the major products and industries important to Virginia’s economy;

c) explaining how advances in transportation, communications, and technology have contributed to Virginia’s prosperity and role in the global economy.

VS.1 (2023) The student will apply history and social science skills to explain the relationship between physical geography and the lives of Virginia’s peoples, past and present by

b. locating and describing the relative location and physical characteristics of Virginia's five geographic regions on a map; and

c. locating, identifying, and describing the impact of Virginia’s bodies of water on its history, economy, and culture.

VS.10 (2023) The student will apply history and social science skills to understand the role Virginians played in American history during World War I and World War II by

a. examining how key leaders and citizens prepared for wartime; and

b. describing the contributions made by military veterans and medal of honor recipients.

VS.13 (2023) The student will apply history and social science skills to explain Virginia’s role in the global economy in the 21st Century by

a. examining major products and industries important to Virginia; and

b. examining the impact of the ideas, innovations and advancements of Virginians on a global market.

Science

3.5 The student will investigate and understand that aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems support a diversity of organisms. Key ideas include

a) ecosystems are made of living and nonliving components of the environment; and

b) relationships exist among organisms in an ecosystem.

4.3 The student will investigate and understand that organisms, including humans, interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem. Key ideas include

a) interrelationships exist in populations, communities, and ecosystems;

b) food webs show the flow of energy within an ecosystem;

c) changes in an organism’s niche and habitat may occur at various stages in its life cycle; and

d) classification can be used to identify organisms.

4.6 The student will investigate and understand that there are relationships among Earth, the moon, and the sun. Key relationships include

a) the motions of Earth, the moon, and the sun;

c) the causes for the four major phases of the moon and the relationship to the tide cycles;