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NOAA

Noaa: Ocean Explorer: Rms Titanic Expedition 2004

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Dr. Robert Ballard returns to the Titanic after his famous discovery in the 1980s. Dr. Ballard and scientists from NOAA spent eleven days conducting scientific analyses of its deterioration. Three lesson plans are available that focus on...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Titanic Officer Swears Wreck Due to Company's Neglect

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Titanic Officer Swears Wreck Due to Company's Neglect" by United Press Leased Wire, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Conflicting News Reports on the Fate of the Sinking Titanic

For Students 7th - 8th
The RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early morning of 15 April 1912, after colliding with an iceberg. More than 1,500 passengers died as a result of the ship sinking. After the ship...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S cp.a.4, S cp.a.5 and S cp.b.6: The Titanic 3

For Teachers 9th - 10th
On April 15, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg and rapidly sank with only 710 of her 2,204 passengers and crew surviving. Some believe that the rescue procedures favored the wealthier first class passengers. Other believe that the...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Oceanographers Found the Titanic

For Students 9th - 10th
In this National Geographic segment, Dr. Robert Ballard describes how he gathered support to find the Titanic, the moment of its discovery and the mission to preserve its legacy.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: The Titanic: Before and After Photos

For Students 9th - 10th
n 1912, the Titanic was glorified as the largest and most luxurious passenger ship in history. See it before and after its tragic sinking in the photo gallery.
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Other

History View: Titanic

For Students 9th - 10th
RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. Here you can take a virtual tour.
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PBS

Pbs: Lost Liners (Teacher Resources)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find five lesson plans, about the Titanic, the Empress of Ireland, and the Lusitania, developed by the producers of the PBS documentary "Lost Liners" to complement the film and its companion website. This collection of classroom...
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Website
Other

Titanic Story: Unsinkable Rms Titanic

For Students 9th - 10th
By a Titanic enthusiast, find a timeline, interesting facts, memories, and more concerning the fateful ship at this site.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: The Titanic

For Students 6th - 8th
A learning module with forty-one links to images, texts, videos, and slides to use while learning about the Titanic.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Exploring the Titanic

For Students 6th - 8th
An eight-part learning module with links to slides, texts, videos, and websites to use while learning about the Titanic.
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Website
Other

The Titanic Historical Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official site for The Titanic Historical Society. View pictures of artifacts from the Titanic housed at the museum.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Titanic

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting information and fun facts about the sinking of the Titanic disaster in 1912.
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Website
Other

Titanic

For Students 9th - 10th
An archive of articles about the Titanic including pictures and a timeline showing events leading up to the creation of the Titanic.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Titanic Facts and History

For Students 2nd - 8th
Description of the Titanic with details on its collision with an iceberg in 1912 where almost 1500 people died.
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Curated OER

The Rms Titanic

For Students 9th - 10th
By a Titanic enthusiast, find a timeline, interesting facts, memories, and more concerning the fateful ship at this site.
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Graphic
Curated OER

New York Times: The Weak Link of the Titanic

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of fourteen captioned slides shed light on why the Titanic may have sunk: low-quality iron rivets. Slides include documentary evidence from the period (1912) and images from modern-day salvage efforts (1998).