Titanic

A full lesson on the Titanic, focusing on the individuals, objects and legacy of the event. Through the enquiry of ‘How should the Titanic be remembered’? The aim of the lesson is for students to understand what happened the night the Titanic sunk, who was on board and what changes were made after the disaster. Students do this through an engaging video, interesting worksheets with questions and creating their own museum display / information page on the disaster. There is opportunity to explore the National Archives website in the lesson and to discuss how tragic events are remembered and what should be placed in museums to commemorate and educate people about historical events. The plenary asks students to consider the emotional impact of the Titanic and explain their feelings towards what they have learnt in the lesson.

This lesson is a KS3 lesson with clear objectives, a key enquiry question. All information sheets and resources are included on the slides. It downloads in a powerpoint format so can be adapted easily.

This lesson includes:

• An engaging starter
• Short, interesting video as an overview of the event
• A worksheet to understand what the experience of passengers was through individual stories and objects
• A final creative task (could be written) where students choose an aspect of the Titanic to focus on for a museum display
• A review based plenary that engages with students thoughts and feelings towards their learning about the Titanic.