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PBS

Pbs: Lost Liners

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this online exhibit on lost ocean liners. Includes the Titanic, Lusitania, Empress of Ireland, Britannic, and the Andrea Doria.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Titanic's Lost Sister: Camera Overboard!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about different diving equipment in order to determine which would be most useful in recovering a sunken object and exploring underwater. Find a location on a globe or map using latitude and longitude coordinates.
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Other

Anderson Kill: Jensen v. the White Star

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teacher directed lesson in the U.S. legal system through a mock trial based on events from the Titanic. Students will find much information about the Titanic while also exploring the American Judicial Process.
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Primary
PBS

Underwater Explorer: Bob Ballard

For Students 9th - 10th
Bob Ballard talks about the technology involved in deep sea exploration.
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Website
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: James Cameron

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of James Cameron, a Canadian-born filmmaker whose movie The Titanic won an astounding eleven Academy Awards. More recently, he has explored the depths of the ocean in a specially designed submarine. Includes a profile,...
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Handout
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Solar System Details: Moons of Saturn

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the dozens of Saturn's moons orbiting the second largest planet of our solar system. Find out about the Cassini space mission which explored Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
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Website
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Robert Ballard 1942

For Students 3rd - 8th
Although best known for finding the wreck of the Titanic, Robert Ballard has also explored oceans, developed submarines, and founded the JASON project. Here you can read about his exciting life. Also includes photos.
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Website
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Robert D. Ballard, ph.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Robert Ballard, a trained marine geologist who is famous for discovering the Titanic as well as his work in oceanic research. Today, he is resident of the Institute for Exploration in Mystic, Connecticut; Scientist Emeritus...
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Portal: Ocean Life & Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
From the tiny to the titanic, from the familiar to the undiscovered, the ocean offers a stunning diversity of marine life and nearly every kind of habitat imaginable. Dive in and explore them here. Links incude stories, videos and photos...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Aboard Alvin

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Gulf of Maine educational website takes students aboard the submersible Alvin. It includes informational pages such as a project overview, as well as pages about Alvin, hydrothermal vents, and the researchers involved in the...