Ca Constructing e ut Constitution n io o In 1794,n Congress passed the Act to Provide a Naval z Armament. This Actc gave the United States government permission to build sixo new warships and establishn what is now the United Statesn Navy. Ship designero Joshua Humphreys built Constitutions’s thull using a icombination of white oak and live oak. Live oakr is five times more dense (and therefore stronger) than anyu othert type of oak and is the “iron” in “Old Ironsides.” Youcc may not have live oak lying around your houseu today, butt youi can certainly try to put yourself in Joshua Humphreys’o shoes! Follow the directions and use ther provided templatesn to construct your very ownt USS Constitution! s Spar Deck n o Gun Deck c Materials Berth Deckn Orlopo Deck Hull, deck, and sail templates (provided) White Oak i Hold 3 drinking straws t Scissors Live Oak Colored pencils or crayons u Tape or glue a Hole punch, thumb tack, or paper clip C DIRECTIONS C e a1 Print out the hull, deck, and sails of your Constitution. ut n Cut outi the hull, deck, and sails (only cut along the solid lines).o 2 o z n 3 Using the photograph c of Constitution as your guide, color and decorate all the elementso of your ship (don’t forget then gun ports on the ship’s sides and Captain’sn cabin in the ship’s stern). Look at the “Speaking in Colors” activitys if you would like too add signal flags. t i rut 4 Use a thumbtack or paper clip to poke threec holesc in the deck (use the grey circles as guides). These holes will need tot be large enough to fit your straws through. u io r n Find the two sides of the hull and fold along the dotted lines. Tape 5 (or glue) the stern of the hull togethert (the flat, non pointed part of your ship). s n Fold along the dotted lines of the ship’s deck. Tape (or glue) the 6 deck into place along theo inner edges of the ship’s hull. c Tape (or glue) the bow of the ship’s hull together. 7 n Use a thumbtack or paper clip to poke two holes in each sail (one 8 on the top, oneo on the bottom). Slide two sails (one of each size) onto each istraw. t 9 Placeu the straws in the holes on the deck of your ship. 10 Huzzah!a You have constructed your very own USS Constitution! C Hull Hull Deck Small Sail Small Sail Small Sail Large Sail Large Sail Large Sail.