The Titanic Turns 100!
In Social Studies, students will conduct research on this famous ship. Many students are participating in a writing contest as well! For more information about the contest, click here! To get to my Titanic webpage, click the image!
The 100th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic
TITANIC DISASTER
The Titanic Disaster was one of the worst maritime disasters in history. The British luxury liner Titanic (46,000 gross tons) of the White Star Line, on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, struck an iceberg about 153 km (about 95 mi) south of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland just before midnight on April 14, 1912. Of the more than 2220 persons aboard, about 1513 died, including the American millionaires John Jacob Astor (1864-1912), Benjamin Guggenheim (1865-1912), and Isidor Straus.The ship had been proclaimed unsinkable because of its 16 watertight compartments, but the iceberg punctured five of them, one more than had been considered possible in any accident, and the Titanic sank in less than three hours. Subsequent investigations found that the ship had been steaming too fast in dangerous waters, that lifeboat space had been provided for only about three-fourths of the passengers and crew, and that theCalifornian, close to the scene, had not come to the rescue because its radio operator was off duty and asleep. These findings led to many reforms, such as lifeboat space for every person on a ship, lifeboat drills, the maintenance of a full-time radio watch while at sea, and an international ice patrol.The sinking of the Titanic has been the subject of several books and films, but not until September 1985 was the actual wreck found and the area photographed, by a joint French-U.S. expedition, through the use of robot submersibles equipped with television cameras (see DEEP-SEA EXPLORATION,). In July 1986 the U.S. researchers explored the Titanic in the three-person Alvin submersible; they took pictures of the interior, but recovered no artifacts. The following year a controversial French salvage effort retrieved dishes, jewels, currency, and other artifacts, which were exhibited in Paris in September 1987. A renewed interest in the disaster in the late 1990s included a Broadway play and a film by the American motion picture director, writer, and producer James Cameron (1954- ).
The Titanic Disaster was one of the worst maritime disasters in history. The British luxury liner Titanic (46,000 gross tons) of the White Star Line, on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, struck an iceberg about 153 km (about 95 mi) south of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland just before midnight on April 14, 1912. Of the more than 2220 persons aboard, about 1513 died, including the American millionaires John Jacob Astor (1864-1912), Benjamin Guggenheim (1865-1912), and Isidor Straus.The ship had been proclaimed unsinkable because of its 16 watertight compartments, but the iceberg punctured five of them, one more than had been considered possible in any accident, and the Titanic sank in less than three hours. Subsequent investigations found that the ship had been steaming too fast in dangerous waters, that lifeboat space had been provided for only about three-fourths of the passengers and crew, and that theCalifornian, close to the scene, had not come to the rescue because its radio operator was off duty and asleep. These findings led to many reforms, such as lifeboat space for every person on a ship, lifeboat drills, the maintenance of a full-time radio watch while at sea, and an international ice patrol.The sinking of the Titanic has been the subject of several books and films, but not until September 1985 was the actual wreck found and the area photographed, by a joint French-U.S. expedition, through the use of robot submersibles equipped with television cameras (see DEEP-SEA EXPLORATION,). In July 1986 the U.S. researchers explored the Titanic in the three-person Alvin submersible; they took pictures of the interior, but recovered no artifacts. The following year a controversial French salvage effort retrieved dishes, jewels, currency, and other artifacts, which were exhibited in Paris in September 1987. A renewed interest in the disaster in the late 1990s included a Broadway play and a film by the American motion picture director, writer, and producer James Cameron (1954- ).
Citation (MLA)
Titanic Disaster. Prod. Funk & Wagnalls. Funk & Wagnalls, 2012.Discovery Education. Web. 6 April 2012. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>.
Titanic Disaster. Prod. Funk & Wagnalls. Funk & Wagnalls, 2012.Discovery Education. Web. 6 April 2012. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>.
Images of TitanicCheck out the links below that contain images having to with the Titanic!
Titanic Gallery *Contains images in the categories of Construction, Journey, Wreck, and Details List of PassengersClick on the image to go to a page that lists all the passengers aboard the Titanic!
Another link for a list of passengers! VideosClick on the image to go to a page with videos about the Titanic. Many of them include real footage (which would be a primary source!)
Titanic on HistoryChannel.comClick on the History.com logo to go to their page featuring theTitanic. View the first map of the entire Titanic Wreck.
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Titanic Activities--Click here to find a variety of worksheets related to various types of information such as crossword pyzzles, word finds, timelines, and information about the crew and passengers.
--Click here for instructions and materials needed to create a model of the Titanic out of paper! |