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Pbs: Lost Liners (Teacher Resources) Lesson PlanPbs: Lost Liners (Teacher Resources) Lesson Plan
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PBS
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9th - 10th
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Pbs: Lost Liners (Teacher Resources)

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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 resources draws on the documentary's website, other online materials, and the video (access not provided). Lessons touch on a range of interdisciplinary issues and include ideas for different kinds of experiential exercises to enrich studies of maritime history.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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