Films & resources

Short films and resources for 10-14 year olds.

Three films and accompanying resources showcase the STEM* applications of the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project (MAP). They also illustrate the wide range of careers involved in the expedition.

*science, technology, engineering and maths.

Along with the films, we have created resources with student activities and teacher notes on the following themes:

  1. Discovery: use the film ‘Exploring the past’ and a practical activity to explore and model core sampling.
  2. Careers: meet the team in the film ‘Working at sea’ and learn about their skills, motivations and career pathways.
  3. Solving problems: watch the film ‘Challenges’ to see the team tackle a problem at sea then try a series of practical activities exploring STEM applied to Black Sea MAP.

Our three films are accessed via Vimeo through the links below. You will need a password to watch these films.

Please note these films are available in the UK only.

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Over the three years of the expedition, the team were followed by documentary makers. You can see the two-part feature length documentary Ghosts of the Deep: Ancient Shipwrecks from July 8th on Channel 4’s More 4.

Hear directly from one of our STEM Scholars, Lottie, when she appeared on Newsround.

Meet the team: Careers in action
Exploring The Past

Exploring the past

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Exploring the past: what was the research team trying to find out? How did they go about it?

Black Sea MAP spent three years studying ancient sea level changes on the Bulgarian coast of the Black Sea. The team use data gathered using high tech equipment to build the story of what may have happened to civilisations living in the area around the time of end of the last Ice Age.

Film1_Exploring the past_Script

Discovery: use the film and a practical activity to explore and model core sampling.

Resource 1 Discovery

Resource 1 Discovery Appendix

Activity 1a_Discovery

Activity 1b_Discovery

Working at Sea

Working at sea

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Working at sea: follow the ship’s crew and science team for a day onboard the Research Vessel Stril Explorer.

An offshore expedition needs a wide range of people, skills and resources, all working together. This film showcases the roles and the team spirit necessary to live and work together onboard a ship.

 

Film2_Working at sea_Script

Careers: meet the team and learn about their skills, motivations and career pathways.

Resource 2 Careers

All Career Profiles

Challenges

Challenges

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Challenges: How the team tackled the unexpected.

Three short sequences describe the challenges the team faced. Pause the film for students to discuss how they would solve each problem. Or, try a similar practical challenge before returning to the film to see how the team tackled each problem.

 

Film3_Solving problems at sea_Script

Solving problems: a series of  practical activities and links to explore STEM applied to Black Sea MAP and other maritime archaeology challenges.

Resource 3 Maritime archaeology challenges

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