Titanic+Webquest

Titanic Webquest
 * Follow the links provided in this webquest to answer the questions listed below. Be sure to read the ENTIRE page before asking for help. **


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 * 1. What was the Titanic built to carry across the ocean? **


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 * 2. Where was the Titanic built? **


 * 3. What date did the Titanic set sail? **


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 * Click the “history” tab at the top of the page. **


 * 4. Who was the captain of the Titanic? **


 * Click the “design” tab at the top of the page. **


 * 5. How long was the Titanic? **


 * 6. What was the breadth (or how wide) was the Titanic? **


 * 7. What was the top speed the Titanic could travel? **


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 * 8. When did the Titanic sink? **


 * 9. Approximately how many people died when the Titanic sank? **


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 * 10. What was the name of the ship that heard the Titanic distress calls? **


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 * Click “learn” **

** Count down 7 paragraphs – read **

 * 11. How much money did Molly Brown raise to help the “less fortunate passengers” of the Titanic? **


 * Click on “Photo Gallery” – left side of page **
 * Click on individual photos from Molly Brown’s house. **
 * Please write two sentences about the house and Molly Brown. **


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 * 12. When was the Titanic found? **


 * 13. Who paid for the development of the expensive equipment to take photos of the sunken Titanic? **


 * 14. How much did it cost to fund the expedition to take photos? **


 * 15. What was the name of the underwater vehicle that took photos of the Titanic? **

Titanic Timeline
 * Number your paper from 1-13. Place the following events in the order they happened. You may use the map of Titanic's route to help you. **


 * A. Titanic starts maiden voyage, leaving Southampton and ventures to **** Cherbourg, France, and Queenstown, Ireland. **


 * B. Captain Smith assesses the damage and orders his telegraph operators to send the distress signal, “CDQ,” after estimating the ship will remain afloat for two hours. **


 * C. Titanic sinks. **


 * D. Lifeboat drills were neglected after church services, although the crew **** has to complete the procedure. **


 * E.Titanic leaves Belfast, where it was built, for Southampton. **


 * F.Titanic’s bow begins sinking as the last of the lifeboats are lowered into **** the water. An estimated 1,500 people were left stranded on the sinking boat. **


 * G. Carpathia, completely surrounded by ice, stops for the evening and **** warns the Titanic of the impending danger. **


 * H. Frederick Fleet sights an iceberg. **


 * I. Captain Smith gives the order to uncover the lifeboats and evacuate the **** women and children. **


 * J. Five, possibly six, of the Titanic’s watertight compartments flood. **


 * K. First lifeboat leaves the Ship with only 19 aboard, although it could **** carry 65. **


 * L. Titanic raises anchor for the last time and leaves Queenstown. **


 * M. The Ship, traveling at approximately 21 knots (26 mph), turned slightly to the left, avoiding a head-on collision. Below the water, the iceberg punctures the hull. **