It reintroduces students to the crew through the Logs of the Teacher Aboard. Students see great role models whose diverse backgrounds, creativity, hard work, and sense of humor reflect the potential in all of us. But material, style, and decoration of even the most basic furnishings speak reams about how cultures differ around the world. After research at selected web sites, students are encouraged to put on their own fashion show featuring styles seen in Pride II 's ports of call. Using the decline of the value of the won in Korea as a stimulus, this lesson gets students to explore the effect of this decline on their own purchasing power for items made in Korea, such as Nike shoes.
Students use an on-line currency converter to track the fluctuation of the currency.
This lesson compares oystering in Chesapeake Bay and the Orient, and invites students to join the debate about introducing the Asian oyster into the Bay.