PROCESS
Now that you have reviewed the products you will create to complete this webquest you will be using the following questions and websites to gain some background information about the fateful maiden voyage of the Titanic. Regardless of which product you choose to create, you must answer all of the following questions and hand them in as part of your final grade. The questions are separated into categories from simple to more complex. You will need all of the following information to get a clear understanding of the events of that tragic night.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
1. How much did it cost to build the titanic?
http://www.titanic-facts.com/titanic-questions-answers.html
2. Where did the name RMS Titanic come from and what does it mean?
RMS stands for….
Titanic means…..
3. Why was the titanic said to be unsinkable and where did the story originate?
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Titanic/unsinkable.htm
4. This was the Titanic's maiden (first) voyage. Where did it depart from and where was it heading?
5. Why were the titanic passengers going to America?
6. The RMS Titanic hit an iceberg which eventually caused the boat to sink. Describe at least 3 significant reasons the boat hit the iceberg to begin with.
7. What precautions did Captain Smith take to prevent the collision with the iceberg?
8. How long did it take Titanic to sink from the time it struck the iceberg until it was completely submerged in the water?
9. Once the ship struck the iceberg the captain realized that the ship would sink. He began an evacuation plan, however, there were not enough lifeboats on the ship for each of the passengers. In what order were people allowed to board the lifeboats?
http://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/titanic7.htm
10. Why weren't there enough lifeboats on the Titanic?
11. How many passengers died as a result of the titanic disaster? How many survived?
12. Thomas Andrews, Jr. was the primary designer of the RMS Titanic. How did he spend his last moments on the ship?
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-biography/thomas-andrews.html
SURVIVOR INTERVIEW INFORMATION:
You will need to review the following first person accounts of Titanic survivors to complete the "survivor interview" portion of the Titanic webquest. You will read and summarize the story of one passenger from each passenger class- first, second, and third class passengers. Don't forget to scroll through the links at the top of each survivors page (biography, summary, articles, pictures....)
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivors/
13. Choose and summarize a 1st class passenger:
Passenger Name:
Age:
Summary of Person's Life/Experience:
14. Choose and summarize a 2nd class passenger:
Passenger Name:
Age:
Summary of Person's Life/Experience:
15. Choose and summarize a 3rd class passenger:
Passenger Name:
Age:
Summary of Person's Life/Experience:
16. Now that you have reviewed the lives of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class passengers compare and contrast their experiences:
Similarities:
Differences:
OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS:
These are the "thinking" questions. Use your creativity in thinking about the answers to the following questions:
17. If you were the captain of the Titanic how would you decide who would board the available lifeboats knowing that there were not enough and that the people that were not chosen would die when the boat sank?
18. If you were one of the passengers of the Titanic and you were not able to board a lifeboat what would you have done to make sure you survived anyway?
19. After reading about the events on Board the Titanic how do you think you would have behaved in a catastophe of this type?
As a passenger?
As a crew member?
20. Would you have boarded a lifeboat without all of your family members? Why or why not?
21. Would you have boarded a lifeboat as a crew member knowing that all of the passengers were not already safely on lifeboats? Why or why not?