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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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Other

Titanic in Nova Scotia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is particularly interesting as it focuses on the artifacts taken from the site of the sinking of the Titanic that are now located in the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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US National Archives

Docsteach: The Titanic Disaster: One Survivor's Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will follow the story of one Titanic survivor, Lucy Ridsdale. A fifty year old nurse from Great Britain, Lucy would survive the Titanic disaster aboard lifeboat 13.
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US National Archives

Docsteach: Inevitable Accident or Wrongful Act: Judging the Titanic Disaster

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity asks students to analyze evidence presented in the 'In the Matter of the Petition of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, Limited, for Limitation of its Liability as owner of the steamship TITANIC' case that began after...
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US National Archives

Docsteach: The Titanic Disaster: Measuring Loss of Life, Property and Injuries

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will analyze claims filed by survivors, families of victims and owners of cargo of the Titanic disaster. They will examine claims for loss of life, loss of property and injuries that were filed as part of 'In the Matter of the...
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: The First Greek Gods and Goddesses: "Theogony"

For Students 9th - 10th
"Theogony," a famous poem, by Hesiod explains the beginnings of Greek Mythology's first Greek Gods and Goddesses. From Chaos came Gaea (Earth), Uranus (the Heaven), and Eros (Desire) who produced the Titans and from them, the Olympian gods.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Mythology and the Odyssey: Background Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the story of the beginning of Greek Mythology. It tells the story of Uranus (Father Heaven) and his wife Gaea (Mother Earth) and their childen the Titans and the monsters. It follow the story through Zeus and the...
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Titanic: Shifting Responses to Its Sinking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In 1912, popular media headlined the sinking of the world's largest luxury passenger ocean liner while on its maiden voyage. Newspapers captivated the world's attention with stories from survivors and about victims who did not survive....
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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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National Archives (UK)

National Archives: Titanic: Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
Read firsthand accounts from survivors of the Titanic disaster.
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Other

Rms Titanic, Inc.: Titanic History

For Students 9th - 10th
An exceptional historical web site devoted to the Titanic of today, developed by the RMS Titanic organization. Included are hisoritcal facts about the ship, a timeline, mythbusters and a FAQs section.
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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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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Distant Waves: A Novel of the Titanic Booktalk

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Distant Waves: A Novel of the Titanic" by Suzanne Weyn. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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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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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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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Integrating Information: A Titanic Challenge

For Students 5th Standards
Read about the sinking of the Titanic and learn to identify key ideas in multiple texts, review similarities and differences between those key ideas, and identify the difference between important and interesting key ideas. This...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Titanic Shipwreck: How Can We Predict the Weather?

For Students 1st - 3rd
Join Tim on the Titanic Shipwreck to understand about weather predictions. Learn about weather forecasts and different instruments that help determine what the weather will be. Win stars for every correct answer and earn a certificate at...
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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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University of Oxford (UK)

Museum of the History of Science: Wireless World: Marconi and the Radio

For Students 9th - 10th
Take an historic tour through the world of radio from Marconi's first radio transmission to the beginning of television broadcasting. Read about how Marconi's invention of wireless telegraphy had an impact on those who survived the...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Posted Aboard r.m.s. Titanic

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit looks at the role of the Titanic as a Royal Mail Ship, and what was lost with the ship's sinking. Primary materials are used throughout the exhibit.
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Other

Free Code Camp: The Absolute Worst Technology Predictions of the Past 150 Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Technology has proven to be extraordinarily slippery over the past century. Despite the vast information that industry insiders have had at they're fingertips, they've made some pretty terrible forecasts over the years. The predictions...
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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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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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