TITANIC

An Across the Curriculum WebQuest & Titanic Project

EXPLORING THE TITANIC

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An Informational WebQuest

Students: Answer the following questions by searching these web sites. Note: Beginning internet explorers may want to limit themselves to the first web site. Also, make a hardcopy of these questions so that you may jot down the answers as soon as you find them. More advanced explorers should explore as many sites as possible and record their answers on a word processing program.

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http://www.xs.nu/titanic/old/index.html

http://www.titanic.eb.com/

http://www.geocities.com                                                     

http://discoverweb.hypermart.net/titanic/index.htm

http://www.mediature.com/titanic/shiphome.html

Use any search engine to find more Titanic sites if needed.

www.yahoo.com

www.yahooligans.com

www.infoseek.com

www.altavista.digital.com

www.aol.com/netfind/kids/  

www.ajkids.com

www.internet.forkids.com/

www.go2net.com/search.html

1. What was the official name of the ship?

2. Who was it built by?

3. Who was the captain?

4. When did it depart?

5. From where did it depart?

6. Where was its destination?

7. How many passengers and crew were on board?

8. What was the date the ship sank? (Be careful!)

9. How long did it take to sink?

10. Where was the Titanic when they hit the iceberg?

11. How many people died?  How many survived?

12. How many watertight compartments did the Titanic have?

13. How many of these compartments could be filled with water and the Titanic still stay afloat?

14. Why was the Titanic built?

15. What is a gantry?

16. How many elevators were on the Titanic?

17. What was the Titanic's nickname?

18. How fast was the Titanic going when it struck the iceberg?

19. How fast is that in miles per hour?

20. At what time did the Titanic hit the iceberg?

21. The iceberg ruptured how many of the Titanic's watertight compartments?

22. Did American millionaire, John Jacob Astor survive the trip?

23. Did is wife survive the trip?

24. What was the last song the band played as the ship sunk?

25. Today, through ultrasound we know exactly what type of damage the iceberg did to the Titanic. What was the actual damage?

26. What was the Titanic's total capacity?

27. How many lifeboats were there on the Titanic?

28. How many life jackets were there on board? Was there enough for everyone?

29. What was Titanic's top speed?

30. What luxury item did the Titanic have built on board that was the first ever.

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