LibGuides: Teaching topic: Titanic: Classroom resources

Classroom resources

There are lots of ready-made lesson plans and activities available on the Web. Here are a few of our top picks:

Titanic educational resources
by Ultimate Titanic. Excellent site devised by teachers and historians.
Scoilnet
Suggested sources and activities by the Department of Education
US gateway site
Links to all sorts of classroom resources on the Titanic
Titanic History Detectives lesson
Lesson recommended by TES Resource Team. Includes PowerPoint, primary and secondary sources and activities.
Remembering the Titanic resources by National Geographic
Facts, maps, timelines, posters, photos.
Association for Drama in Education in Ireland
Drama resource for upper primary (aimed at 5th and 6th classes). Margaret's gift is based on the true story of Margaret Devaney form Sligo, who was on board Titanic.
Titanic lesson plans and teacher resources by the Addergoole Titanic Society
DK find out!
Wonderful site by Dorling Kindersley

Resource packs

Resource packs contain loose-leaf, photocopiable resources to support teaching. The following resource packs are relevant to the Titanic and are held in the Reserve Collection (on the first floor), available for 3 hour loan:

Titanic memorabilia HISTORY RESOURCE PACK 35H

Titanic: an educational pack by Elizabeth McMinn, Andrew Anderson, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
Call Number: Teaching Collection 372.89/MCM
ISBN: 9780902588233
Publication Date: [s.d.]

Useful YouTube clips

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Computer generated image of the sinking of the Titanic. Relevant to James Cameron's 1997 film Titanic

Footage of the Titanic docked in Belfast