Presents

Family Activity Guide

In this exhibition you’ll dive to the wreck of How much did cannons weigh? the Whydah to discover the true stories of its When an English gunmaker made a cannon, he inscribed its weight using three sets of numbers. captain and crew in the world’s first exhibi- tion of authentic pirate ! 1. The first number = the quantity of hundredweight. (one hundredweight = 112 pounds) Gallery 1: Introductory Theater A dramatic video introduces the themes of 2. The second number = the exhibition. quarters (¼) of a hundredweight (28 pounds) Gallery 2: Bell Gallery See the definitive proof of the Whydah’s discovery. 3. The third number = pounds

Gallery 3: The Slave Ship Whydah If you add these together, you can calculate Learn the history of the Whydah. the cannon’s weight.

Gallery 4: The Caribbean So if you saw 3-3-1 on a cannon: Meet pirates and learn about their way of life. • 3 hundredweights (x 112 pounds) = 336 pounds • 3 quarters of a hundredweight Capturing the Whydah Gallery 5: (x 28 pounds) = 84 pounds Learn how the Whydah was captured by pirates. • 1 pound 336 + 84 + 1 = 421 pounds Gallery 6: Enter the Whydah Climb aboard this large-scale replica of the Whydah’s hull. You try it! See if you can find the numbers on one of the English cannons and then calculate the weight! Gallery 7: The Captain’s Cabin Take an up-close look at Captain Bellamy’s quarters. Cannon number = ______Gallery 8: Below Decks Hundredweight = ______x 112 = ______What was life like for a pirate on board the Whydah? ¼ of a hundred weight = ______x 28 = ______Gallery 9: The Treasure Gallery Pounds = ______See loot recovered from the Whydah. Total weight = ______+______+______= ______Gallery 10: Storm & Loss Gallery Learn about the storm that sank the Whydah.

Gallery 11: ’s Fate What happened to captured pirates?

Gallery 12: Discovery & Recovery Learn how the Whydah was discovered and recovered. Family Activity Guide

What did Pirates Search for pirate “treasure.” consider “Treasure”? As you walk through Galleries 4 through Gold and were just one type of pirate 9, use your knowledge of the triangle trade “treasure.” Pirates were also on the lookout and pirate “treasure” to figure out where for other kinds of loot. might have come from. As experienced seamen, they knew that a ship with Find five pirate treasures and name the loca- a large crew would need tions they came from. Place a number on the more than just goldand map showing where each item is from. silver to keep afloat. 1.______Other forms of “treasure”: • Household supplies like soap, candles, sewing tools, 2.______and kitchen equipment. 3.______• Sails and rigging were looted from captured vessels. Pulling into a port to make repairs was not easy, so many repairs were made at sea. 4.______

• Tools, including navigational instruments, maps, and 5.______weapons, were highly prized.

How did this “treasure” end up on the Whydah? Triangle trade is a term that describes trade among three places. The trans- operated from the late 1500s to the early 1800s. ope Eur s to rial ate m w a a c r i er r th f o A 1. Firearms, cloth, liquor, pewter-ware, beads, tools d n o a t co s ac d and other manufactured goods moved from b o o o t r, g a g d u e S r Europe to Africa. u t

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Design your own Pirate Pirates created a Jolly Roger (pirate flag) by combining a black or red flag with the skull and crossbones or other symbols.

Pirates used these symbols and some others, like:

• An hourglass represented the quick passage of time.

• A wounded heart meant danger.

• Spears, swords and other weapons showed the threat of violence. Design your own Jolly Rodger in the space above. What do you think these two Jolly Rogers say? Describe the meaning of the symbols you used for your flag.

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Family Activity Guide created by and used with the permission of the Minnesota Science Center.