On their last night onboard the Half Moon, our student crews will culminate their educational experience by delivering reports on various scientific topics they've studied while on the Hudson River.

The educational crew of the Half Moon designs these studies to enable students to observe, measure, and analyze natural patterns in the world around them. We stick to basic methods of gathering data, using devices that help the student gain insight about the workings of the world (as opposed to just reading an LED from a digital probe). Students also use primary source documents from the 17th century as well as collecting their own source data to generate their own primary source documents.

The student crew members work in teams, organized according to their duty watches (Port Watch and Starboard Watch). Each team member focuses on his or her own, individual field of study, while still assisting other crewmates where needed. The watches then combine their specialized areas of knowledge in collaborative research and presentation. Not only is this method reflective of how Hudson's crew would have worked in 1609, it also mirrors how modern scientific study is typically conducted today.

This section will be updated each day as the students progress through their research, so check back often!