Teacher’s Guide
Elementary School
Now and Then
Class/Subject: Elementary – Social Studies
Student Objectives: Students will be able to…
• Compare and contrast the lifestyles of people from 1912 to their own lives.
• Discuss with peers why certain items have changed in importance since 1912
Content Standards: This lesson meets the National Curriculum Standards.
Materials
• Copies of Now and Then worksheet
• Library materials: books, newspapers, magazine, relating to 1912
• Reserve computer lab or library
Procedure:
Prior to Class
1. Reserve computer lab, gather books, newspapers, and magazines from the library or
reserve classroom computers.
2. Draw four columns on the chalk/white board, labeling from left to right Mine, On Titanic, How are they
the same? and How are they different?. Along the left hand side write a list including Song or Music, Dressy
Clothes, Shoes, Jewelry, Hair Style, Hat, Food and Sport or games. At the beginning of class have the students
copy this chart on a piece of paper or use the worksheet.
During Class
3. Explain to students they will be comparing objects from their own life to those of 1912. Instruct students
to fill in column 1 of the chart with a favorite or typical item from their own life.
4. Allow students time to use the computers or library materials to fill in the second column.
5. Bring the class back together, discuss both the similarities and differences column together.
Asking students what differences or similarities they see and how they’ve changed in importance.
Content: Cassie Jones, Cheryl Muré, and Joanna Rotchford
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Name
Class
Date
Now and Then
Mine
On Titanic
Song or music
Dressy clothes
Shoes
Jewelry
Hair style
Hat
Food
Sports or games
2
How are they
the same?
How are they
different?
Making an Iceberg
Class/Subject: Elementary – Social Studies, Science
Student Objectives: Students will be able to…
• Describe the difficulty of iceberg identification
• Construct a visual representation of an iceberg in relation to the waterline
• Discuss why an iceberg floats the way it does
Content Standards: This lesson meets the National Curriculum Standards.
Materials
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Balloon-9 inch or larger
1-2 tsp. salt
Plastic zippered bag (gallon)
Ruler
Blank white paper
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Water
Freezer
Scissors
Clear aquarium
Colored pencils, markers, crayons
Procedure:
Prior to Class
1. Fill a balloon with salt water. Tie the end of the balloon to seal the water inside.
2. Put the balloon inside a plastic bag and leave the bag in the freezer overnight.
During Class
3. Remove the balloon from the freezer and use the scissors to carefully cut away the balloon.
This is your iceberg.
4. Put the iceberg in an aquarium filled with fresh (tap) water and observe.
5. Ask students: How much of the ice is below the water? How much is above? Use the ruler to measure how
much is above and below the water line (sea level), measuring to the top and bottom of the iceberg.
What percent of the iceberg is below the surface (87%)? Where is the widest point of the iceberg –
above or below the water line (below)?
6. Supply each student with a piece of blank white paper. Have the students draw their own
representation of an iceberg in relation to the waterline.
Content: Cassie Jones, Cheryl Muré, and Joanna Rotchford
Premier Exhibitions, Inc. | 3340 Peachtree Road, NE | Suite 2250
Atlanta, GA 30326 | www.rmstitanic.net
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Are We There Yet?
Class/Subject: Elementary – Social Studies
Student Objectives: Students will be able to…
• Identify where Titanic sank
• Label and identify the Atlantic Ocean, Ireland, England, France, the United States and Canada
• Plot coordinates of longitude and latitudes on a provided map
Content Standards: This lesson meets the National Curriculum Standards.
Materials
• Copies of Are We There Yet? worksheet and a map of the Atlantic Ocean
Procedure:
Prior to Class
1. Make copies of the Are We There Yet? Worksheet.
2. Find a map of the Atlantic Ocean and print copies.
During Class
3. Supply each student with a copy of the lesson instructions and map, providing thorough instructions.
4. Complete the worksheet and assignment as a class, while learning longitudes, latitudes and the path
Titanic took in route to America.
5. Ask students: What is longitude? What is latitude? What are the names of the longitude and latitude
lines at zero degrees?
Content: Cassie Jones, Cheryl Muré, and Joanna Rotchford
Premier Exhibitions, Inc. | 3340 Peachtree Road, NE | Suite 2250
Atlanta, GA 30326 | www.rmstitanic.net
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Name
Class
Date
Are We There Yet?
Where was Titanic going when it hit the iceberg? Where did it sink into the ocean?
1.
On your map, color the ocean light blue and label it Atlantic Ocean.
2.
Color the land light green. Find where each of these countries is located and label them:
Ireland, England, France, USA, and Canada.
3.
Using the Atlantic Ocean map, draw in the route of Titanic in red. Put a star where the Ship sank.
4.
If your state is shown in the map, label it and identify your city on the map.
5.
Locate and label the icebergs and the Ship’s positions.
Icebergs reported by other ships
41º51’N, 49º52’W
41º27’N, 50º8’W
42º5’N, 50º7’W
41º46’N, 50º14’W
41º44’N, 49º56’W
Titanic’s 1st emergency message
Wreck found
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Extra! Extra! Read All about It
Class/Subject: Elementary – Social Studies, Language Arts, Art
Student Objectives: Students will be able to…
• Develop journalism writing skills
• Understand and help with the development of a newspaper
• Demonstrate research and library information skills
Content Standards: This lesson meets the National Curriculum Standards.
Materials
• Assortment of historical newspaper images, advertisements,
articles and headlines, relating to 1912
Procedure:
Prior to Class
1. Decide how you want students to develop their newspaper section (paper, computer, poster board or
construction paper)
2. Gather an assortment of newspapers; provide examples of historical newspaper images, advertisements,
articles and headlines.
During Class
3. Divide the class into groups and assign each group a different newspaper section. Examples include
sports, front page, daily Ship activities, sports, biographies of passengers, etc… They are to recreate a
newspaper during the Titanic time period (1912).
4. Explain to students that Titanic had its very own newspaper published daily aboard the Ship,
the Atlantic Daily Bulletin. The newspaper examined the lifestyle of the passengers aboard the Ship.
5. Allow students time during class to review newspaper examples or explore the internet, in order to gain
a better understanding of what to include in their section.
Additional Resources:
• Sample Dining Menu: http://www.titanic-titanic.com/titanic_dining.shtml
• Newspaper headlines from accident: http://www.prxi.com/tguides/titanictg-us.pdf (page 67-69)
• Biographies of Titanic’s passengers: http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/
Content: Cassie Jones, Cheryl Muré, and Joanna Rotchford
Premier Exhibitions, Inc. | 3340 Peachtree Road, NE | Suite 2250
Atlanta, GA 30326 | www.rmstitanic.net
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