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The Science of a Historic Sinking
Incorporate science investigations to expand pupils' understanding of the Titanic.
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Art: Iceberg Calves
Students in small groups, research icebergs, including where they are located and the sinking of the Titanic. In addition, they discover the process of calving. Then, using construction paper and paints, students draw and color pictures...
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Bigger, Faster, Stronger . . . Higher
Students analyze popular feelings and beliefs about two major disasters: the sinking of the Titanic (1912) and the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger (1986). They compile evidence, through research and interviews, about how much...
Teach Engineering
What Floats Your Boat?
Clay's as good a material as any to build a boat, right? An introductory lesson sets the stage for two activities associated with buoyancy. The first involves building boats out of clay, while the second uses these boats to measure the...
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Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
In this elements, compounds, and mixtures learning exercise, students answer questions about the properties of elements, mixtures, and compounds. Students identify the physical changes that is made to a substance to determine if it is an...
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General Knowledge Quiz
In this general knowledge worksheet, students attempt to answer 30 trivia questions on subjects ranging from art, geography, films, books and popular culture. The directions say to listen and answer. It is unclear how this is to be used;...
University of Oxford (UK)
Museum of the History of Science: Wireless World: Marconi and the Radio
Take an historic tour through the world of radio from Marconi's first radio transmission to the beginning of television broadcasting. Read about how Marconi's invention of wireless telegraphy had an impact on those who survived the...