Titanic
Titanic
Waking the Titanic - YouTube (51:23)
Fourteen young people from one small town in Ireland made their way to America, on board the Titanic. They traveled together in a group to keep each other safe. Only 3 survived the trip. The deaths of 11 young people deeply scarred the town they grew up in. Narrated by the actor who played Branson on Downton Abbey. This docu-drama offers a different perspective on the Titanic by sharing the story of ordinary people. *Highly recommended for an elementary school, middle school, and high school classroom. Recommended for a substitute teacher to show.*
Abandoning the Titanic - Video Found on PBS Website
This is a new perspective on Titanic: who abandoned the passengers to their fate? The historians and investigators look at the perspective of the ships in the area. They look into the identity of the mystery ship and the captain who turned away from the Titanic. This group also explores maritime law and what requirements ships performed to help a sinking ship. *Recommended for a middle school and high school classroom.*
Timewatch: Titanic - YouTube (47:00)
Myths of Titanic, a Time Watch episode, tries to unravel the myths and stories surrounding the Titanic. The first myth deals with the fact that the ship was unsinkable. The other myths talk about the sinking itself. It is a good summary of the events surrounding the Titanic, it's building, and sinking. *Recommended for middle and high school classrooms as well as independent study students. Recommend for substitute teachers to show in the classroom.*
Words of the Titanic - YouTube (46:03)
Words of Titanic is a docu-drama featuring the stories of the various survivors of the Titanic. The producers used primary source documents and the actual words of those survivors. The words are read by a variety of actors and descendants or relatives of Titanic crew members and survivors. *Highly recommended for a middle school and high school history classroom. Highly recommended for independent study students. Highly recommended for a substitute teacher to show in a classroom.*
Saving the Titanic - YouTube (1:29:54)
Saving the Titanic is a docu-drama about the crew members and engineers who kept her lights on for two hours. The story kicks off with the inquiry into the sinking and the surviving crew members who gave testimony about the sinking. This story is about the unsung heroes of the sinking. *Highly recommended for a middle school and high school history classroom. Highly recommended for independent study students. Highly recommended for a substitute teacher to show in a classroom.*
Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream - YouTube (52:28)
This documentary was filmed in 1986 and it is about the Discovery of the Titanic. Bob Ballard had worked with the Navy to discover the vessel at the bottom. He was trying out new robotic equipment to find the Titanic. This is an older documentary about the Titanic and the sinking. The information is older. However, it is a good documentary covering Bob Ballard’s career and the Titanic’s discovery. *Recommended for elementary school and middle school classrooms.*
Titanic - VIDEO NO LONGER AVAILABLE
In 1997 Titanic came out and was the highest-grossing film in the world. James Cameron, the director, assembles a team to look at the sinking of the Titanic. He tries to figure out how the Titanic sunk and what happened after it sunk. Cameron gathered eight Titanic historians to try to solve the Titanic’s final moments' mystery. This documentary came out in 2012 to coincide with the anniversary of the sinking. *Recommended for elementary school and middle school classrooms.*
Who Sank the Titanic - YouTube (1:08:30)
This documentary is about the human errors that lead to the sinking of the Titanic. This docu-drama features the officers’ decisions on board as well as the materials used to build the Titanic to determine whether or not the ship could have avoided its fate. The scientists look at the materials that were used to build the Titanic. This account is based on primary source documents. *Recommended for high school and middle school classrooms.*
Titanic’s Missing Pieces - Video No Longer Available
In 2005 two pieces of Titanic bottom were discovered by an expedition to the ship. It was a discovery that sent shockwaves through the Titanic community. What could these two pieces reveal about Titanic’s final moments? Titanic historians use computer models to put together the Titanic to figure out how she broke up. *Highly recommended for middle school and high school classrooms.*
Drain the Titanic - YouTube (44:24)
The most infamous ship in all history. She was the largest man-made human object at the time. She was built in a time when people wanted to cross the Atlantic in a fast time. She was built for luxury. She would sink on her maiden voyage taking down with her many secrets. Although many eyewitnesses survived the ship sinking, there is not much known about how she sunk. She would be discovered once again in pieces on the ocean floor. Will the mystery of Titanic’s final moments finally be solved? *Highly recommended for middle school and high school classrooms.*
Waking the Titanic - YouTube (51:23)
Fourteen young people from one small town in Ireland made their way to America, on board the Titanic. They traveled together in a group to keep each other safe. Only 3 survived the trip. The deaths of 11 young people deeply scarred the town they grew up in. Narrated by the actor who played Branson on Downton Abbey. This docu-drama offers a different perspective on the Titanic by sharing the story of ordinary people. *Highly recommended for an elementary school, middle school, and high school classroom. Recommended for a substitute teacher to show.*
Abandoning the Titanic - Video Found on PBS Website
This is a new perspective on Titanic: who abandoned the passengers to their fate? The historians and investigators look at the perspective of the ships in the area. They look into the identity of the mystery ship and the captain who turned away from the Titanic. This group also explores maritime law and what requirements ships performed to help a sinking ship. *Recommended for a middle school and high school classroom.*
Timewatch: Titanic - YouTube (47:00)
Myths of Titanic, a Time Watch episode, tries to unravel the myths and stories surrounding the Titanic. The first myth deals with the fact that the ship was unsinkable. The other myths talk about the sinking itself. It is a good summary of the events surrounding the Titanic, it's building, and sinking. *Recommended for middle and high school classrooms as well as independent study students. Recommend for substitute teachers to show in the classroom.*
Words of the Titanic - YouTube (46:03)
Words of Titanic is a docu-drama featuring the stories of the various survivors of the Titanic. The producers used primary source documents and the actual words of those survivors. The words are read by a variety of actors and descendants or relatives of Titanic crew members and survivors. *Highly recommended for a middle school and high school history classroom. Highly recommended for independent study students. Highly recommended for a substitute teacher to show in a classroom.*
Saving the Titanic - YouTube (1:29:54)
Saving the Titanic is a docu-drama about the crew members and engineers who kept her lights on for two hours. The story kicks off with the inquiry into the sinking and the surviving crew members who gave testimony about the sinking. This story is about the unsung heroes of the sinking. *Highly recommended for a middle school and high school history classroom. Highly recommended for independent study students. Highly recommended for a substitute teacher to show in a classroom.*
Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream - YouTube (52:28)
This documentary was filmed in 1986 and it is about the Discovery of the Titanic. Bob Ballard had worked with the Navy to discover the vessel at the bottom. He was trying out new robotic equipment to find the Titanic. This is an older documentary about the Titanic and the sinking. The information is older. However, it is a good documentary covering Bob Ballard’s career and the Titanic’s discovery. *Recommended for elementary school and middle school classrooms.*
Titanic - VIDEO NO LONGER AVAILABLE
In 1997 Titanic came out and was the highest-grossing film in the world. James Cameron, the director, assembles a team to look at the sinking of the Titanic. He tries to figure out how the Titanic sunk and what happened after it sunk. Cameron gathered eight Titanic historians to try to solve the Titanic’s final moments' mystery. This documentary came out in 2012 to coincide with the anniversary of the sinking. *Recommended for elementary school and middle school classrooms.*
Who Sank the Titanic - YouTube (1:08:30)
This documentary is about the human errors that lead to the sinking of the Titanic. This docu-drama features the officers’ decisions on board as well as the materials used to build the Titanic to determine whether or not the ship could have avoided its fate. The scientists look at the materials that were used to build the Titanic. This account is based on primary source documents. *Recommended for high school and middle school classrooms.*
Titanic’s Missing Pieces - Video No Longer Available
In 2005 two pieces of Titanic bottom were discovered by an expedition to the ship. It was a discovery that sent shockwaves through the Titanic community. What could these two pieces reveal about Titanic’s final moments? Titanic historians use computer models to put together the Titanic to figure out how she broke up. *Highly recommended for middle school and high school classrooms.*
Drain the Titanic - YouTube (44:24)
The most infamous ship in all history. She was the largest man-made human object at the time. She was built in a time when people wanted to cross the Atlantic in a fast time. She was built for luxury. She would sink on her maiden voyage taking down with her many secrets. Although many eyewitnesses survived the ship sinking, there is not much known about how she sunk. She would be discovered once again in pieces on the ocean floor. Will the mystery of Titanic’s final moments finally be solved? *Highly recommended for middle school and high school classrooms.*
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