BaySail's info
BaySail's Mission
>> To foster environmental stewardship of the Saginaw Bay Watershed and the Great Lakes ecosystem and to provide personal development opportunities for learners of all ages through ship board and land based educational experiences. <<
Donors
- Alden and Vada Dow Foundation
- Bay Area Community Foundation
- Bay City Morning Rotary
- The Bay City Times
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Consumer's Energy Foundation
- Dow Chemical Foundation
- General Motors Powertrain
- Kantzler Foundation
- Gerstacker Foundation
- Realtor's Association of Bay County
- Russell & Maxine Smith Foundation
- Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network
- S.C. Johnson Foundation
- Science Under Sail K-12
- Shipboard Itinerary
- Student Journal
- The Watershed
- Testimonial
- Booking the Ships
Science Under Sail K-12
BaySail’s Science Under Sail program, delivered on board the Appledore IV and Appledore V, is a hands-on science program for elementary through high school students. Spring programs are offered from five Lake Huron Ports: Bay City, Harbor Beach, East Tawas, Alpena, and Cheboygan.
On board activities were developed with the teacher's goals in mind, with each activity covering a variety of academic disciplines and emphasizing MEAP objectives. The program includes pre and post sail activities aligned to Michigan Content Standards and Benchmarks for each major discipline – Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. We have now aligned with the new Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCE).(For a comprhensive listing of Science under Sail curriculum links please see our 2008 Evaluation Report).
Each participating teacher also receives a level specific Educator’s Manual, which is full of water-related activities that can be used in the classroom both before and after the Appledore trip.
The emphasis of the educational sail is water quality, with the primary focus on issues specific to the the Great Lakes. During the sail students will be directly involved in analyzing the water, sediment and plankton samples that they collect while underway. During these interactive exercises, students learn how these different components play an important role in their local ecosystem. In order to include other subjects and peak interest in other areas, students will also take part in several hands-on activities revolving around weather, navigation, and scientific observation while aboard.
In addition to offering an extensive scientific curriculum, the trip provides the students the opportunity to participate in raising some of the schooner’s seven different sails under the watchful eye of the Appledore’s experienced Captain and crew.
| River Stations: |
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| Weather - | take readings of humidity, wind velocity etc |
| Navigation - | learn some basic navigation techniques using a nautical chart and instruments |
| Observation - | identify birds, waterfowl, point source and nonpoint source pollution |
| At Anchor: | Students gather samples of lake bottom (benthos), water, and plankton. |
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| Sailing: | Students and crew raise the sails and coil the lines. |
| Bay Stations: |
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| Benthic - | analyze bottom sample for organisms |
| Water - | analyze water sample for temperature, clarity, dissolved oxygen and PH levels |
| Plankton - | identify and examine live plankton with microscopes below deck |
Public Sailing Schedules
- Bay City, MI
- Tawas, MI
- Port Washington, WI
- Mackinac Island, MI
- Cleveland, OH
- Lorain, OH
- Sandusky, OH
