Distance Learning – USS Hornet Museum https://uss-hornet.org The USS Hornet Museum is the Bay Area’s Premiere Ship Museum Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:23:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://uss-hornet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Hornet_Favicon-150x150.png Distance Learning – USS Hornet Museum https://uss-hornet.org 32 32 Food Fight https://uss-hornet.org/tours-and-programs/food-fight/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:30:09 +0000 https://uss-hornet.org/tours-and-programs/food-fight/

Food Fight: Chocolate is a Fighting Food
Presentation
Recommended Grades: 5-12
Focus: Social Science
Holy guacamole! Chocolate is a fighting food! You won’t believe how many of our favorite foods such as ready-to-eat guacamole and types of candy can trace their origins back to WW2. It’s no surprise that scientists needed to invent food or the processes that went into making them in order to provide soldiers with all-important nourishment. Today, those foods invented for use during WW2 can be found from grocery stores to ballparks!
During this live interactive virtual field trip uncover, surprising and entertaining stories behind some of today’s favorite foods that were developed for the WW2 military. Participants will also become familiar with the history of the USS Hornet.
$125.00 per Program
Maximum class size: 50

Email Us to schedule this Virtual Classroom Program:  EDU@uss-hornet.org

]]> Dialogue with a Docent https://uss-hornet.org/tours-and-programs/dialogue-with-a-docent/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:30:09 +0000 https://uss-hornet.org/tours-and-programs/dialogue-with-a-docent/ Presentation
Recommended Grades: K-12
Focus: Social Science, History
Overview
A Virtual Tour of the Museum with a live USS Hornet educator as your Guide. Explore up to 10 spaces and learn the science and history behind them
Programs are delivered via Zoom after registration!

Advance registration for Ready Room Time programs are required to receive Zoom information Teachers’ Guide, and print or review any pre-program materials. Payment due in advance and is not refundable, though your program will be rescheduled if you need to cancel.
Tour A
Navigation & Captain’s Bridge
Pilots’ Ready Room
Enlisted Berthing
Fo’c’sle (Anchor Room)
Sickbay
Brig
Catapult Machinery Room
Combat Information Center CIC
Marine Detachment
Ge-Dunk
Tour B
Navigation & Captain’s Bridge
Pilots’ Ready Room
Fo’c’sle (Anchor Room)
Sickbay
Torpedo Workshop
Radio Central
Engine Room
NASA’s Apollo Missions & Apollo Splashdown

 

Maximum Class Size: 50
Programs Run 40-60 Minutes

Email Us to schedule this Virtual Classroom Program:  EDU@uss-hornet.org

 

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]]> Evening Adventure: Jets & Jammies https://uss-hornet.org/tours-and-programs/evening-adventure-jets-jammies/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:30:09 +0000 https://uss-hornet.org/tours-and-programs/evening-adventure-jets-jammies/ Program Description
Let the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum entertain you in the comfort of your own home, as we bring our renowned Hornet Overnight adventures to you! During a two-hour Zoom session, broadcast from our historic pilots’ Ready Room, your group will take a live virtual tour of the ship with a Hornet educator and then dive deeper into the life of a sailor with our “Permission to Come Aboard” Ready Room Time! distance learning program.
Your evening will end with a crew member telling you some of our famous Hornet Ghost Stories!
We will also provide your group with suggested pre- and post- activities you can utilize during your evening along with authentic Navy menu recommendations for meals for that full Navy experience!
Your Virtual Tour will include the following spaces:
– Navigation & Captain’s Bridge
– Pilots’ Ready Room
– Fo’c’sle (Anchor Room)
– Sickbay
– Radio Central
– Engine Room
– Combat Information Center
– NASA’s Apollo Missions & Apollo Splashdown
Program Length
Jets & Jammies will start at 6:30 PM and end at 8:30 PM. The duration of the guided program is 2 hours, and other optional activities may be done on your own during the evening or the following morning.
Availability
Jets & Jammies is scheduled for household sign-ups twice a month. For special date requests or to reserve a Jets & Jammies program for a private group, please email edu@uss-hornet.org.

 

Maximum Class Size: 50

Email Us to schedule this Virtual Classroom Program:  EDU@uss-hornet.org

]]> Mission Strike https://uss-hornet.org/tours-and-programs/mission-strike/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:30:09 +0000 https://uss-hornet.org/tours-and-programs/mission-strike/ Mission Strike
Join the Mission with a Live Hornet Veteran Naval Aviator!
Ready Room Time is pleased to offer a selection of real virtual naval aviation missions as they were flown by pilots off the decks of aircraft carriers ranging from the Korean War through the Vietnam War. These real-life missions will be narrated by the pilots who completed them and be accompanied by personal photos and never before seen historical footage. Participants will also have an opportunity to interact with the pilots directly in a Q & A session following the presentation. Are you ready to join the mission?
Recommended Ages: High School & Adult Groups

Mission Strike Aviators & Program Selection

Mission: Panther
LTjg Dale Berven, F9F Panther Pilot, Mission off a Straight-Deck Carrier in the Korean War in 1953
Dale earned his “Wings” as a Naval Aviator in early 1952. He flew fighter jets, Grumman F9 Panthers and Cougars. During the Korean War, he accumulated 90 missions over No. Korea. Afterwards, as a LTjg, he flew off USS Hornet in 1954.

Mission: Crusader
LT Richard Keefer, F8 Crusader Pilot, Mission Arab Israeli War in 1967
Richard entered the Navy in 1964 to train as a Naval Aviator. He received his wings in December of 1965 and was assigned to VF-174 in Jacksonville Fla for training in the F8 Crusader. He reported to fleet squadron VF-13 in March of 1966 flying the F8-D Crusader out of Jacksonville Fla. (NAS Cecil Field)
He served on several cruises for training and fleet operations to include the Mediterranean and the Caribbean over the next 3 years. He had one year at the Naval Text facility NAS Lakehurst flying the F8 E crusader.
He spent seven years in the Navy on the East Coast when not aboard ship.

Mission: Skyhawk
LT Allan Cartwright, A4 Skyhawk Pilot, Mission Vietnam War
Allan flew the A-4 Skyhawk off USS Ticonderoga during the Vietnam War. He attained the rank of Lieutenant before leaving the Navy in November of 1968. He flew 200+ combat missions and made over 300 carrier landings.

Mission: Tracker
LTDR Dave Pendleton, US-2B Tracker, Vietnam War- US-2B Tracker
Dave spent 21 years in the Navy as an ASW pilot (among other things) and served on the Hornet from 1967 to 1969. His shipboard duty was Ordnance Officer in charge of the aviation ordnance, ships guns and ordnance, fire control, and armory. He was a qualified OOD Underway for general steaming, flight operations, and underway replenishment. He was also certified to fly the ship’s aircraft. After the recovery of Apollo 11 in 1969 he left the ship and reported to VS-33 in Airgroup 59. He had the pleasure of returning to Hornet for some very interesting ASW operations. He then deployed on USS Ticonderoga for a Far East cruise. He had a 4 year tour with COMFAIRWESTPC in Japan. His last tour was with the NAS Point Mugu where he acted as the station Security Officer and staff Security Manager.

 

Maximum Class Size: 50
1 Hour delivered via Zoom

Email Us to schedule this Virtual Classroom Program:  EDU@uss-hornet.org

]]> Permission to Come Aboard https://uss-hornet.org/tours-and-programs/permission-to-come-aboard/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:30:09 +0000 https://uss-hornet.org/tours-and-programs/permission-to-come-aboard/ Permission to Come Aboard: Life of a Hornet WWII Sailor
Presentation and Virtual Tour of the ship’s compartments
Recommended Grades: K-8
Focus: Social Science, History
The USS Hornet Museum Instructor will guide the audience through a PowerPoint presentation which follows the journey of a fictional World War II sailor Kirby Kilroy from small town teen to USS Hornet crew member.
Our program will start with Kirby living the typical life of a WWII teen and follow him to life as a Radioman on USS Hornet. You will experience what life was like for a teen in the 1940s. Who were Kirby’s heroes and what were his hobbies? How was Kirby’s life affected by WWII, an event over which Kirby and his family had little if any control? What did Kirby and his family do to deal with the changes in their daily lives? You will experience what life was like onboard USS Hornet during WWII and be asked to examine what challenges you face today. This is your opportunity to virtually share a time in the life of a WWII Hornet sailor. Here’s the opportunity to recognize your ability to overcome the challenges we face!

 

Maximum Class Size: 50
Programs Run 40-60 Minutes

Email Us to schedule this Virtual Classroom Program:  EDU@uss-hornet.org

]]> Kick the Tires & Light the Fires https://uss-hornet.org/tours-and-programs/kick-the-tires-light-the-fires/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:30:09 +0000 https://uss-hornet.org/tours-and-programs/kick-the-tires-light-the-fires/ Kick the Tires & Light the Fires: The Four Forces of Flight
Presentation
Recommended Grades: K-12
Focus: STEM
It’s a wild ride, but Navy aviators do it every day. Learn the secrets of taking off from a floating runway with only one tenth the length of a normal land runway. Study the four forces of flight and see how today’s Navy uses the scientific principles of two men from the 17th and 18th Centuries (Sir Isaac Newton and Daniel Bernoulli) to get modern day jets safely in the air from an aircraft carrier flight deck in two seconds. Come along with us and do what Navy fighter pilots do every day when they Kick the Tires and Light the Fires!

 

Maximum Class Size: 50

Email Us to schedule this Virtual Classroom Program:  EDU@uss-hornet.org

]]> Classroom Splashdown! https://uss-hornet.org/tours-and-programs/classroom-splashdown/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:29:40 +0000 https://uss-hornet.org/tours-and-programs/classroom-splashdown/ Hornet comes to your Classroom! Would you like to have one of our knowledgeable docents speak to your group or class?
Overview:
“How We Landed Astronauts on the Moon” is the story of how America went from Alan Shepard’s short trip into space in 1961 through JFK’s speech to Congress 20 days later, to the first moon landing in 1969. The presentation is multi-media including models of all the US boosters; pass-around models of Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft; a video of the first Saturn 5 launch (Apollo 4) and hand-held placards to emphasize the story line and to help the audience visualize technical and mission events.
This presentation is 45 minutes in duration

Email Us to schedule this Program:  EDU@uss-hornet.org

 

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