Friday, April 11, 2014

3rd Grade - Spring Break 4/2014 - Building the biggest

Have you ever seen a very large boat? How about a big cruise ship? Often, out in New York harbor you can see very large ships carrying containers. They are shipping goods throughout the world.

Have you ever seen one of those giant container ships being built....?


Below is a video of the largest shipping container ship being built. The video is a time-lapse video comprised of 50,000 pictures. You will be able see the entire ship built in 76 seconds...

You can read about the video here and here.

Your assignment:


Watch the video and then comment with answers to these questions:
  • Have you ever seen one of those ships in New York harbor (or anywhere else)?
  • What are your thoughts about the video?
  • What is one thing that stood out to you the most after watching the video?

Please post your comments in full and complete sentences with proper grammar, spelling & punctuation.

Have a great Spring Break!



Remember - Comment as "Name/URL" and use your first name and last initial (proper capitalization, no URL)- please respond in full and complete sentences - double check your work before posting your comment.

112 comments:

Emmet H said...

Yes i have seen those ships when i cross the bridge into New Jersey.I thought the video is really interesting. I like how everything is in light speed. the one thing that stood out to me is that how the machines worked. I hope everyone has a wonderful vacation Happy easter and thanks for reading my comment.

MaeB said...

I have seen big ships docked on the Hudson River while driving up the West Side Highway. I thought the video was cool and interesting because you could see so so many kinds of equipment being used all at the same time. What stood out to me is how it showed day and night repeatedly. Also what stood out for me is how they put it in fast motion.

MaksR said...

Yes I did see that kind of ship once.I think the video grate.The thing that stood out from the video is how fast they work.

MarcelV said...

yes I have seen one of those ships in the harbor.My thougths about this vidoe was it does not take long for a ship to get made.One thing that stood out to me was how was the ship made.

KateA said...

Actually, no, I have not seen a boat like this anywhere, but I would like to. I liked the video to see how they build a real boat. It was really cool. One thing that stood out in the video for me was the part where the front parts of the boat was put together one by one.

KnoxO said...

1.Yes
2.I loved it
3.how fast they can build it

ReneenM said...

Have you ever seen one of those ships in New York harbor (or anywhere else)?
Yes, I have seen one of those ships.



What are your thoughts about the video?
My thoughts are I like when there building the
ships, and the buildings.



What is one thing that stood out to you the most after watching the video?
It was when they were building the huoses,
because people needs a home to live in.

Katherine T said...

Yes, I have seen one. Some times you can see them from our house. I think the video was amazing to see how they build them. It stood out to me how they piece it together little by little.

TeyjalH said...

Yes I have seen thoses ships by the East River. I think the video was very interesting. One thing that stood out to me was how all of the macheines were making the ships.

Lucas R. said...

I did see one of those large ships when I was in the Brooklyn Bridge looking down. I thought the video was awesome because it showed what machines they used to build the boat. I saw a lot of big cranes.What stood out was the lights in the large boat at night. Another thing that stood out was how the boat was being built. The last thing that stood out was the fast motion through out the video. I hope you have a good break.

John.O said...

Yes, I have seen a ship like that in New York harbor. I think the video was cool, interesting and amazing. One thing that stood out to me was how they put the whole ship together piece by piece. It was amazing.

Asher D said...

Yes I have seen a boat like that several times, mainly in New York. I think it is quite interesting that the Discovery channel put the video in slow motion. I hope every one enjoys their break and I wish them a happy Passover and Easter.

HaleyH said...

No, I have not ever seen a boat like that. The video was pretty cool. And when I saw it, it reminded me of other videos I've seen.

DaniaE said...

I have never seen a New York boat in the Harbor.
What I thought about the video was that it was really cool because they made the boats all night.
One thing that stood out to e how the made the boat and all the lights during the night.

GusH said...

Yes. I have seen those boats before, they're awesome. The video was the most amazing time lapse yet. What amazed me is how they put together this time lapse.

Francesca E said...

Yes, I have seen a ship in the New York harbor. The name of the the ship was Glory, I went on a cruise on her.Then I also have seen the tall ships at the South Street Seaport. And, I have also visited the Intrepid battleship museum. But I can't remember seeing a ship anywhere else.

One thought I had about the video was I liked how the video was sped up so in about two seconds you could see a whole day pass by.

Something that stood out to me was how the ship had parts of it already made and the people just had to put them together like a puzzle.

Alhussain.A said...

No i have not seen a ship in New York harbor but ill see it one day.I liked the video because it was so cool.The video showed the more than 20 days in 76 seconds,it was so so cool.
The thing that stood out to me is the bright light during the nights.

MaxG said...

- Have you ever seen one of those ships in New York harbor (or anywhere else)?

I have seen those types of ships in New York harbor and Tokyo Bay.

- What are your thoughts about the video?

One of my thoughts about this video is that in most of the video, the whole ship was made by machinery, and I barely saw man.

- What is one thing that stood out to you the most after watching the video?

One of the things that stood out the most was when the dam got filled with water and the boat started to float.

Lia M. said...

Yes I have seen a container ship in New York before many times.
One of my thoughts are that it was very interesting on how they made it.
Something that stood out tome where the big machines that they used to build the containers.

SashaA said...

I don't remember seeing one of those boats before.
I thought the video was really cool.What stood out to me the most was all the lights.

ChristinaJ said...

1. Yes, I've seen and been on one of those ships. I think I left on pier 55 on the west side highway.

2.I liked the video. I liked how the person that made the video half night and half morning.

3.One thing that stood out to me is how you see all the people and machines working.

NihmaZ said...

Yes I have seen boats while crossing the Verrazano bridge.
I thought the video was boring because there was no talking and you just saw movement.
What stood out to me the most was the ship after being built at the end.

EamonK said...

Yes, I have seen big ships in the harbor and some other places I am trying to remember. I liked the time passing. The night and day kept going by. I realized how ships and other thing are made.

Toni P. said...

I have seen a big boat like that in New York Harbor
I thought the video was really cool I might watch it again and again during this spring break
The thing that really stood out to me during the video was those huge machines that they use to pick up the parts for the boat

Timmy W said...

I have seen those types of ships sometimes when I go on the pier with my dad.

The video was very cool. I never saw a ship built before.

The one thing I thought was cool is that it looked like they built the ship during the day time and the night time.

DanielG said...

Yes, I have seen these ships at the Southstreet Seaport. I enjoyed seeing the construction of these giant vessels. I was amazed that it took 3 months and they worked day and night!

Deasia .b said...

I've seen one like that in upstate
the video was very entertaining it look like Legos build on top of each other.

Misha.I said...

No, I didn't see a cargo ship anywhere in New York Harbor. But I did see a giant aircraft carrier called USS Intrepid in Manhattan. My personal thoughts about the video was that the title of the video said building the world's largest ship in 76 seconds. That made me think that they were fast forwarding the video. One thing that stood out was all the machines they were using to build the Cargo Ship.

LenaG said...

1. I saw a ship like that that was converted into a museum: the Intrepid.
2. My thoughts about the video is that it is looks alot like the machinery has a mind of it's own.
3. Something that stood out to me is that the yellow pillars moved back and forth like skates.

MariaA said...

I have seen those ships when I went to Chelsea Pearce. I think that the video was cool because I didn't know how cool it is to see how a ship are made. What stood out to me was,that the ships were made in parts, it reminds me of Legos, and how you build what you have to build part by part.

Alex W. said...

No, I have not seen a ship as big as that ship in the city. I have not seen a ship as big that one because that ship is huge. I think the clip is very interesting. I think it is interesting because it was going very fast and I like fast clips. The thing that stood out to me the most was the fact that there were lots of cranes.

Muhammad U said...

I saw a lot of those kind of boats in the New York Harbor.
I Thouhght that video was amazing because, it had all construction and boats. The effects and the fast motion lighting was incredible. The thing that mostly stood out to me was, the work it took to make the boat or ship. I loved how they put it in all in fast motion.

CamiloM said...

I actually do not think I've ever seen a ship that big. It is huge!

I think this video is very cool. As I always say, time lapse videos are awesome! I also think it's very cool that the ship is so big. Wow.

One thing that stood out to me the most is probably the fact that there are 50,000 pics and only 76 seconds of real time.

Madison G said...

In the video I saw a ship being built in water before. I thougnt the video was very interesting because I have never seen a ship being built before on water. The lights in the video were very bright and they stood out to me most.

Juana M said...

I have seen these ships in the New York Horbor. This ship is cool!

HelenF said...

No I haven't seen any ships like that. I thought the video was really cool. I love time lapse videos. Something that stood out to me is the ship is huge.

CaseyP said...

1. Yes, I have seen a ship as I was driving past it.
2. I wonder how long it actually took to make the video.
3.Seeing how it turned night and day in just 1 minute. (and 16 seconds.)

MiloS said...

1. Yes.
2. It was cool. I think they took a lot of pictures of the boat being built and played them really fast all together.
3. What stood out to me most is that day and night went on and off after like 5 seconds. This is how I knew what I said in answer 2.

AlessandraAR said...

1. no I have not seen any ship that HUGE before. I am not to sure but that is what I remember at the moment.
2. My thoughts on the video are that it's amazing that there is a ship that big in real life.
3. The one thing thing that stood out to me is how much work it too k to build this amazing ship stood out to me. throughout the video i was trying to process in my mind what they were building at the part in the video.

Caitlin O. said...

When I went to a pool club (in the summer),I remember those types of ships passed by.
I was impressed on how they put big chunks of ship on one by one.
My thoughts relate back on what stood out to me. When they made the front of the ship it looked like Legos being put together. I was impressed.

Sophia M said...

Yes,I have seen one of those large ships in New York Harbor. I have also been on a cruse ship.
The video was cool and amazing because it showed the ship being brought in and then the water is removed so that the workers can work on the ship.
I was also amazed to see that the ship was built in sections.

WilliamR said...

1. Yes I have seen one of those ships when I was on the Staten Island bridge.
2. My thoughts about the video are that it is kind of weird and kind of exciting at the same time.
3. One thing that stands out to me is that when it was almost finished it looked like a small giant.

JosieS said...

1.yes. yes i have.i've seen thousands.

2.my thoughts are
- who made the video
- why they chose to do the video about boats

3. one thing was i have never actually saw a person build a boat and its actually pretty cool.

JosieS said...

1. Yes I have. I saw thousands in my life.

2. My thoughts are
- who made the video
- why they made it about boats

3. One thing that stood out was that I saw how to build a boat and it was actually interesting.

IsisC said...

1. I have seen one of those large ships at New York Harbor once. I have also saw one under the Verazzano Bridge.

2. I think the video was amazing and very interesting. I like how everything is in light speed

3. One thing that stood out to me is the big yellow medal thing that loads the ship. It really stood out because it was really big.

Happy Easter everybody

Kate M said...

1. I think i've seen a ship like that somewhere.
2. A thought I had is really how big each part of the ship is.
3. The thing that stood out to me is how people build the ships. From the video, that was cool.

Brian K said...

1. Yes, but not sure where.
2. I thought it was awesome!
3. The thing that stood out
was how the ship was built.

Hannah F said...

I thought the video was great. I have seen a ship like that in New York but not anywhere else. What stood out to me most was the fact that it was time lapsed.

Jorden H. said...

Yes I have seen the same ships in New York harbor. I though the video was interesting. One thing that stould out was when they were making the big boat.

HanaG said...

1. I have seen one of those ships in the New York Harbor.
2. My thoughts about the video are how they built the ship in sections and layers.
3. One thing that stood out to me the most after watching the video was how they took the water out when they were building the ship and then putting it back when finished.

MiaA said...

i have seen ships like that in new jersey.What mostly
stood out to me was how long it took to build the ships.

DaisyB said...

I have never seen one of those ships.One of my thoughts is why are those ships so big.One thing that stood out to me was that the video was so fast.

JonathanL. said...

Yes I have Those in New York Harbor when I was in Batter park. The thought I had About this video was can you Build a huge boat in 76 seconds.The thing that stood out was there were so much boat builded I can't believe they were build in76 seconds.

Nathaniel V said...

I have seen a ship like that. My comment is that it was really cool. What seemed outstanding to me was that it looked like they made scratches on the ship and then painted over it it was weird.

IsaiahP said...

Yes I have seen 1 half way built and 2 whole.

I liked how they took 50,000 pictures and put them together to make a 76 second video.

It stood out to me that some pieces were alreadybuilt and some were getting built and it looked like the built pieces just stuck together.

Isabell R said...

1. Yes I have seen the boat in New York City.
2.I thought that was a good video because it showed how they built boats in real life.
3. What stood out to me the most was that it took days and nights to build the boat.

MadaG said...

1.I think so.
2. Cool.
3. How big those cranes were.

JeremyG said...

1. I never saw a ship in New York harbor,but I wish I could see one.

2.I think the video was interesting because it showed me how the people build the ship.

3.The thing that stood out to me is when the people was done with the ship it look big.

Jada C said...

1.No I have never seen a ship in New York harbor or anywhere else.

2.I think the video was good because I never seen a ship being built before.

3.One thing that stood out to me is that the ship was getting built day and night.

CalR said...

I have never seen one of those ships in New York harbor before, but I have seen one under the Verazzano bridge. My thoughts about this video were that the angle of the video made the video much more dull for me than I thought filming it at another angle would make it. Something that stood out was the color of the boat, I thought that it might be black but it was light blue and crimson!

MirandaY said...

No, I have not seen container ships before. I thought the video was so so because the beginning was sort of confusing ,but when the ship kept on forming the video got more and more understandable. One thing that stood out to me was that during the building of the ship it seemed like the process of building something out of Legos.

AaliyahG said...

1. I have seen many of those cargo ships when I'm driving with my mom on the FDR drive into Brooklyn.

2. I thought the video was so good. Now I know how these ships are put together. I didn't know that so many people were needed.

3. One thing that stood out to me the most was how many days and nights people were working to put one ship together.

GabrielT said...

I do not remember physically seeing one of those ships, but I have lived in New York City long enough that I probably really saw one in my life. I probably just don't remember me actually seeing one.
I am very impressed that the video is made out of 50,000 pictures. I am also very impressed at the colossal size of the ship. Those machines must be doing a lot of work on that ship!
What stood out to me was fast everything was moving in the video and how big the machines were that were building the ship. I was also impressed by how much stuff was being loaded on that ship.

NicholasK said...

I think I have seen large ships like the one in the video. In NY harbor and others. My thoughts about the video are that the ship must have taken a very long time to build and that the music is very pretty. I also thought that " Holy cow thats one big ship!". Also I think that the Titanic was bigger than that ship. They must have been exaggerating. One thing that stood out to me was that it showed work day and night so they must of had a fixed camera to record it all. Happy Easter.

JailaT. said...

1. Yes. I have seen these ships many times. I live near the Belt Parkway near the Jamaica Bay. When we ride our bikes on the belt or when we are driving we see cargo ships all the time.

2. I thought the video was cool because I could see all of the parts of the ship being put together.

3. There were many things that stood out as I watched the video.
- the temporary bridge that allowed people to walk over.
- how the views of the ship switched while I watched the video
- how the water rose and drained so other ships could pass.

If I had to pick one that I noticed the most it would be how the ship really started looking like a ship when the pieces were put together and it was painted.

lukew said...

I have seen big ships like that on the water but I have never seen one docked. I think the video was really cool because the machines would just pick up a big piece of the ship and put it together. One thing that stood out the most was how many machines it took to build it.

EvanB. said...

I have seen a crew ship in new york i saw in Manhattan in the water.
My thoughts about the movie was where is the crew ship going,what is the ship holding. The thing that stood out was they had huge cranes to connect parts of the boat and i noticed the video was going fast when it really takes a year or years because it is i giant ship to carry cargo to other places and continents and countries. So the other places that are pour can have more money and stuff like that.

Cori A said...

Yes I have When I was at the navy yard.I think the video is very cool because you get to see a boat being created.Nothing much yeah nothing.

DoraS said...

Yes I have seen a ship that big before. Actually I have seen two ships that big before. One was a cruse ship and the other one was a pirate ship. I think the video was very interesting, fast and amazing. Because the video was fast, that made it more amazing, so that made it more interesting. What stood out to me was when it was dark out and the ship was lit up.

Zoe Y. said...

I saw one in Puerto Rico that was in the carbian. My thoughts about the video are, who made the video and why did they make it? One thing that stood out to me are how big it was and how the maker of the video made it go so fast.

TheoY said...

1.No i have not
2.That even in when it's sped up ships take a long time to build.
3.That it took like 5 cranes to build.

MariaV said...

No. I thought how they made it,it was cool.What stood up to me after watching this it thought to me that I was in that place and I was building it.

BanjoS said...

I'm not sure if I have seen one of those ships before. It really stuck out to me how fast the video was and that it was made up of 50,000 photos. I think the video is really cool.

jacqueline b said...

1. Yes, I have seen these ships. When I play in the DUMBO playground I can see them in the water.

2. I thought the video was amazing. I saw all the super sized equipment that is used to build one of these ships.

3. One thing that stood out to me is that the work goes on day and night, so they are working 24 hours a day until it is done.

Luke B said...

yes I have seen one of those big ships before. What I thought was pretty cool was the builders were working through night. What really stood out to me was how the cranes moved to ship the objects onto the boat.

PhineasF said...

1. Yes I have seen one of those ships in New York harbor.
2. My thoughts are that it probably took a long time.
3.I I could see that they where not working at night.

ZenM said...

1.Yes I have seen one of them before
2.It must of taken a long time.
3. It probably costed $1000000000.

clementineK said...

No I have never seen these types of ships in New York harbor. I think my thoughts on this video are ... its cool how it shows all the work is getting doe but in fast forword. Its stood out to me how the video was going in fast forword.

AntonioR said...

No, I have never seen a big ship being built in NYC harbor. My thoughts about the video are that they use so many big pieces to make the ship and it looks cool. The one thing that stood out to me the most was the huge crane and how it lifted the pieces of the ship.

MatthewT said...

1.no
2.it was cool
3.i never knew it was like that

guillermo said...

1. I have seen one. It was near the statue of liberty.

2. My thoughts was that the video was very interesting.

3. What stood out to me was the speed of the video.

Helena W. said...

I have seen one of those ships in Red Hook and when we were driving over the Verrazano Bridge we saw one sailing into NY Harbor.

I thought the video was interesting and cool because I like how it showed the different stages of it being built. I also liked how it showed the boat being built very quickly but in real life it would take a long time.

The most amazing part to me in the video was how they drained all of the water out. Then they placed a large wall to keep the water out so that the people could build the ship.

SequoiaR said...

I have seen and been aboard a big tugboat ship but I have not seen a ship like that anywhere. I think its cool how when they made the video go fast they showed different angles so you could see different perspectives how it was being built. What stood out the most is it is like a lego set being built. You can see it being built block by block.

Lila.H said...

No I have not seen one of those ships anywhere. My thoughts about the video is that I liked it because the video was short and you could see how to build a ship. The thing that stood out to me the most is how they built the ship and how when they messed up they just did it again. those are just a few things of what I thought about the video i liked.

sophia G. said...

I have seen those kind of boats and on them there was lots of big boxes.I think the video was interesting .the thing that stood out to me most was the part when the boat was sailing out of the harbor.

ZoharS said...

I have seen a lot of boats like that before. The introduction says that this is pictures turned into a video. I think that’s cool and interesting, and that you can see how animation works! When I was watching the video I noticed that the boat was mostly built by machinery. I was surprised to see so many machines involved in the actual building.

Annabelle S. said...

I have seen these ships a lot every where near the ocean. My thoughts about the video are that it is amazing
how people our size can build such a huge ship!The thing that stood out to me most was how big it was.

Nathaniel Z. said...

I have seen some of those ships in the water but never in a dock. I thought that the video was very interesting because I never new how cool it was to see a ship being built. I also liked the video because I get impatient a lot and it takes along time to build a ship and it was really cool to see a ship being built in 76 seconds. What really stood out to me is that I never new that ships were built in sections.

CitlaliL. said...

1.- I have not see one but I wish I would (If i have time)
2.- It was a very cool video with a lot of things that people could use for construction.
3.-What stood to me the most was that it DAYS to build it!!

Jaqueline.P said...

Yes I have seen one of these ships it was carrying containers right under verrazano bridge.

My thoughts are how much material there is. And how much it cost.

What stood the most after watching the video is that all the people working day and night for 24 hours until they finish the boat.

Hayden M said...

Yes, I have seen these ships docked in Brooklyn Harbor while going to Fairway. I have also seen these ships in the Hudson while traveling upstate. I thought the video was cool. I liked seeing all the materials they used. I also like the way the video was sped up. One thing that stood out the most is the way they built it. It looked just like building a ship from Legos.

AveryC said...

I have seen one of those ships in new york. I like it it was cool. the one thing that stood out to me is the ship.

Isaiah.Q said...

Yes, I have seen ships like that on school trips.
The thing that stood out to me the most was all the machines working together to build the large ship,
that's also what I liked most about the video.

KaylaB said...

Yes, I have seen ships like this as I drive along the Belt Parkway to our beach club. I liked the video because it is so cool that they can make such a large ship. And that I can see it happen so quickly. What stood out to me is that they put prebuilt pieces of the ship together.

SophiaE said...

I haven't seen one unless it is a cruise ship. I thought that it was cool that it was so big. The thing that stood out to me was how fast it was.

Adam K said...

Adam K said...
I have only seen a cargo ship in pictures and a video. I liked the video and how it showed the ship being built piece by piece. One thing that stood out was that they put the boat int eh water before it was done.

LoganG said...

Yes by the statue of liberty. My grandparents went on one a few weeks ago. I liked it. It reminded me of building with Legos. That they spent day and night building the ship from big pieces.

OliviaG said...

1.no
2.inspiring
3.years and months

David S said...

I had never seen a container ship in New York's harbor. It took a million days and a long time to build the container ship but the video showed us just in a few seconds. The thing I stood was this yellow moving thing.

CheoL said...

I have never seen a big cruise ship type boat in New York before. I have seen a ship like that before in some places on vacation. I thought the video was pretty cool because it was in fast motion. One thing that stood out to me was that the ship was really big and the cars and trucks were small.

Anthony A. said...

No i have not seen a big ship. My thoughts about the video was cool because all the ships. the one thing that stood out to me was building the ship.



MiaF. said...

Yes. I have seen a boat like that before. I saw the Intrepid which is now a museum. I liked the video because it looked cool how they made the ship. The part that stood out to me was how many different things and tools they used to build the ship.

Xavier J said...

XAVIER J
Yes I saw a ship like before by Chelsea Piers. The video was inspiring because it showed how much work it takes to build a ship. What stood out most was how big the equipment was to build the ship.

Adriana V. said...

Yes I have seen those types of big ships before. I saw a big cruise ship by IKEA with my mom. My favorite part of the video was when the ship left the harbor at the end.

Micah L said...

No I never seen one of these ships. It was not exciting. I was not interested in the video and did not like it. Because I did not find it very interesting nothing stood out to me.

NicoJ said...

I have not seen one of those ships because i almost
never go to New York harbor.

I think the video was a little bit hard to understand because the video was going so fast.
I think that it is kind of cool how they sped up the video.

Naomi S said...

No, I don't remember ever seeing one of those ships. I thought the video was interesting because of the way it showed how it was built. The thing that stood out to me most after watching this video is the fact that the ship was so large and grand.

MariyaS said...

1.Yes, I've seen a ship coming from Italy in the Hudson River
2. I think the video was a bit confusing because at first a I thought the people were building a stadium. But when the video almost came to an end, I thought it looked like a ship.
3. One thing that stood out to me was how the people were making a ship day and night.

Emily N. said...

I have seen one of those ships by the dock by Fairway. I thought the video was really creative because it showed a huge ship getting built. I really like how you saw the workers painting the ship. I was amazed by the stencil they put on the ship.

AvivaF. said...

I have never been to the New York Harbor but my sister has told me about her visit. She saw a huge ship called Ship #1. It was so big that she said it scared her. I saw big ships when I went to the beach at Coney Island and when I visited my grandparents in Florida. When I see these big ships, I wonder about who the people are on the ships, where they are going and whether the ship is going to tip. My thoughts on the video is that it is very interesting and cool. The thing that stood out to me is that it is fast motion and it has beautiful ships.

LiaN said...

I have seen a ship from the new york harbor. I think the video was fun because I got to see a ship being built. What stood out to me is how big the ship was after it being built.

EleanorC. said...

no. I haven't seen a container ship being built. But I have seen many very large ships, because I go on a cruise every year. I like the video because you can see the different stages the ship is put in. What stood out to me is how they put it together by layers.