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Our topic is BOATS. Each of us did our own personal web on Boats, then combined our ideas to create the following topic web.

PARTS OF A BOAT
mast
starboard
port
keel
rudder
bilge
fog horn
deck
stern
cabins
telescope
bow
hold
boom
anchor
sail
jock
helm
rail
rigging
oars
gang plank
paddle
motor
dock
rope
propellors
bilge
nets
bailer
gas tank
steering wheel
TYPES OF BOATS
fishing boat
sail boat
destroyer
clipper
speed
submarine
freighter
ship
ocean liner
vessel
ferry
paddle
kayak
canoe
dinghy
row
yacht
trawlers
life boat
inflatable
pirate
hydro plane
scull
junk
schooner
frigate
battleship
tug boat
sloop
cruise
barge
tanker
katamarin
WHERE DO YOU FIND BOATS?
marina
dock
pier
deck
cottages
anchor
harbor
shelter
quay
dock yard
lighthouse
mooring
islands

 

POWER
paddle
sail
motor
oar
row
feet (for paddle boats)

BOAT ARE USED FOR
cargo
recreation/leisure
transportation
navy
fishing
sports
livelihood

 

DIRECTION
maps
compass
radio
sonic waves
longitude
latitude
knots
east
west
north
south
bow
stern
port
starboard
sextant
nautical miles

SAFETY
cpr
buoys
life jackets
life boat
swimming skills
rescue
life raft
life belt
911

DANGERS
storm
seasick - nausea
shipwreck
leak
overboard
sink
iceberg
deserted island
rescue
current
tidal wave
squall
wind
rapids
alcohol
sharks
terrorists

JOBS ON BOATS
outfitter
captain
skipper
mate
officer
cook
guard
seaman
engineer
swab
pirate
cruise director
fisherman
biologist

DRIFTING
sailing
tacking
rowing
motion
up
down
rocking

 

ON BOARD
food
clothes (raincoat, slicker, deck shoes)
water
maps
people
rope
net
sextant
gas
oil
paddles
luggage
radio

 

WATER
salty
wet
dirty
clean
cold
steam
slippery
fresh
springs
waterfalls
rain
drops
liquid
fun

 

SOURCES OF WATER
ocean
sea
lake
pond
stream
quarry
tap

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
tar
paint
rope (knots)
canvas
fiberglass
wood
steel
aluminum
vinyl

 

ANIMALS AT SEA
whales
fish
dolphins
sea shells
coral reefs
snakes/eels
blood suckers
sharks
turtles
alligators

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