Learning Path
The Titanic Learning Path
By Niall Gannon
Facts, interactive games and quizzes about the Titanic. Suitable for senior primary students
5 resources in this Learning Path
1
Titanic Themepage
https://www.scoilnet.ie/primary/theme-pages/history/the-titanic/ Added: 28 Jun 2011 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Project / OtherA themepage containing numerous links on the Titanic. The links have been selected by a teacher and are grouped under Facts; Activities; For Teachers; Projects.
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SESE History
Suggestions for use: Can be used as a starting point for classes on the Titanic.
2
Titanic Game & Passenger Crew Resources (x2)
http://www.teachingcave.com/free-resources/ Added: 19 Jul 2016 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: ReferenceTwo free resources have been kindly provided to Scoilnet by teachingcave.com. The two resources include Titanic Game and Passenger Crew.
Titanic Game Resource Description- This is a resource that allows your children to learn different facts about the Titanic using a board game.
The different steps follow the journey of the Titanic from leaving Belfast, right up to the survivors arriving in New York. The game also shows specific dates and times when all the main events of the journey happened.
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Passengers and Crew Resource Description- Of course you know who Edward Smith, William Murdoch, Charles Lightoller, Herbert Pitman, Joseph Boxhall, Godfrey Lowe, James Moody, Henry Wilde, Thomas Andrews, Bruce Ismay, Frederick Fleet, David Blair, Jack Phillips, Herbert McElroy, Millvina Dean, Benjamin Guggenheim, Isidor Straus, Dorothy Gobson, Molly Brown and John Jacob Astor all are. But just incase it may have slipped your memory, download our Titanic Passengers and Crew Resource. This is very useful for a research activity and can even be used as a display once you have finished using the flashcards.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Continuity & Change Over Time
Strand unit: Transport
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- identify the factors which may have caused or prevented change
Suggestions for use: Click the "download here for free" to access the pdf version of the free resources provided by teachingcave.com. View website for more resources but please note other resources need subscription to access.
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Interactive Game : Explore the Titanic
http://www.historyonthenet.com/titanic/titanicmain.htm Added: 09 Nov 2006 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: GameInteractive game which allows pupils to explore the Titanic while trying to solve a mystery. Pupils will be able to explore various rooms and levels of the ship and gather clues and information as they play the game.
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- 3-4
- SESE History
Strand: Continuity & Change Over Time
Strand unit: Transport
Suggestions for use: Interactive game which allows pupils to explore the Titanic while trying to solve a mystery.
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Geography, Class and Fate : Passengers on the Titanic
http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/titanic/ Added: 09 Apr 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type:A century ago the Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank. Mapping travelers’ hometowns reveals the immigrant status of most third-class passengers, who also suffered the highest fatality rate.
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- 5-6
- SESE Geography
Strand: Human Environments
Strand unit: People and Other Lands
Suggestions for use: Will display well on class computer. Visually engaging. Select the various classes and see where the passengers came from and if they survived. Could accompany a discussion on why more 1st class passengers survived than did other class passengers. Also discuss why there were so many Irish passengers in 3rd class. Students could also try and identify the home town of famous passengers.
- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Eras of Change & Conflict
Strand unit: The Great Famine
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Comparing Titanic with Modern Cruise Ship
http://malcolmoliver.wordpress.com/titanic-vs-oasis-of-the-seas/ Added: 09 Apr 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type:Compares the Titanic with a modern cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas. The Titanic which was the biggest ship of its time (1912) is quite small when compared with a modern liner. This blog compares the various features of both – berths, gym facilities, rudder and lifeboats.
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Continuity & Change Over Time
Strand unit: Transport
Suggestions for use: Useful site to show how transport has changed through the years. It is a blog site so does contain comments etc, but the factual information is very good and the comparison images are strong and will interest children. Show on class computer or IWB
