Who got to board the Titanic? Who didn’t? Who slept where? Why? Who got on lifeboats? Who didn’t? What happened to the workers? Whose perspectives did we read mostly about? Who is left out?

I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 Eyewitness: Titanic The Titanic: Lost and Found Voices of the Titanic Rescuing Titanic History Smashers: The Titanic

Perspective Writing: Students craft letters as if they were various people on the Titanic preparing to embark on the ship. Narrative Writing: What was life like for me on the Titanic? Informative Essays: A compilation of all that was learned Argumentative Writing: What should have been done differently in the creation and execution of the Titanic voyage?

Liquid Measurement Mass/Volume Multiplication/Division: Total number of people aboard compared to the number of lifeboats Multiplication/Division: Number of people on board compared to the number of rooms on the ship

What makes things sink and float? What caused the Titanic to sink? What could have prevented it from sinking? What was the engineering process? What about ships now? Are they different? Exploration of icebergs

What was happening during this time in history? Where were people going? Vacation? Immigration? Why? Who designed the Titanic? What were ships like before this one?

An exploration of the art and music aboard the Titanic What art has been found after the Titanic sank? What style of art was considered elite enough to be on the ship? What was/is the role of music during times of tragedy?

USS Constitution Museum TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition Boston Charlestown Navy Yard Harborwalk Boston

Always decided based on input from the students.