TITANIC UNIT STUDY

By: Joshua Noble

Copyright 2011

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 Dedicated To
To My Lord Jesus Christ for Dying on the Cross for the Sins of the World

To My Mother and Father for Their Encouragement in my Interest in the Titanic.

In Memory Of
The over 2,200 People who Sailed on Board the Titanic for Her Maiden Voyage and have All Since Left
This World.

About the Author

My name is Joshua Noble. I am a 17 year old who is homeschooled my whole life. I’ve been studying
the Titanic for about 10 years and have studied quite a bit about the ship and those on board. I don’t
know everything, but God has allowed me a lot of knowledge about the ship that I now share.

2 years ago, I started a blog called the “TITANIC GAZETTE” (http://titanicgazette.blogspot.com) and tell
about the stories and lives of the passengers and crew. I also tell you about this great ship that once
graced the ocean, and her remains on the bottom of the sea.

Over the years, I’ve collected books, videos (documentaries) and that can give a ton of information by
those that have been on board the ship and those who went down to the wreck. Now, I’m creating an
in-depth Unit Study that everyone can use. Please use all the resources and deepen your knowledge of
the Ship of Dreams. Also, check out different forums online to get in touch with other Titanic buffs.
Enjoy your voyage on the biggest, most luxurious ship in the world, the Titanic.
Introduction:
In going through this unit study, I’d like to remind you that this isn’t just some blockbuster
movie or thing that happened in history, this is a disaster in which women and children were
widowed and orphaned and others lost their lives in the cold North Atlantic Ocean. I ask that
while learning about this great ship, please treat this as if you’re learning about the Twin
Towers of New York in 9/11. I invite you to take from this unit study information about this
beautiful ship and these interesting people and the circumstances surrounding the Titanic but
please treat this subject with some respect for the over 1,500 people that died that night and
the 705 survivors that have since died whom witnessed the terrible disaster.

Thank you,

Joshua Noble

Note To Parent/Guardian:
We do deal with the sinking, aftermath, and wreck, but the first chapters deal with the construction, biographies,
and some of the things and rooms on board. During the first chapters, if you want, you could keep your children
from looking at the sinking and more on the actual people and ship. This helps to bring them back to 1912 and the
years before. It also helps to show that it isn’t some big boat that strikes an iceberg and sinks, it’s an actual
beautiful ship that is flooding and people actually died. I think that these facts are overlooked and it’s becoming
more of the first than the latter, and so that’s why I emphasize on this.

My hopes and wishes of what you will accomplish by doing this unit
study with your children:
In this unit study, we have critical thinking, math, history, writing, biographies, designing, science, and it
encourages them to use their imagination. We have biographies of Christians, important men and women of that
time period, and even the people of the middle and lower classes. Be prepared to write and build! We have
activities that allow you and your children to interact and it helps develops their critical thinking as far as, what
happened here? It also allows them to know about what was on the Titanic, the people that built and/or were on
board the ship, and even what she looks like today. Please enjoy this unit study in which we enter the world of the
Titanic in meeting her builders, passengers and crew, see why the ship was so unsinkable, know about what
happened in her final moments, what happened to some of her passengers and crew after the disaster, and finally
what she looks like today and the interest she’s generated. You do NOT have to get all of the books that are here.
I have read many and most all of them, and they are great books. After looking at the unit studies out there, this is
the MOST in depth and thorough of the unit studies out there! Remember that this is a “buffet” of information. I
wanted to give you as much information, resources and all that I have discovered. You may do all of it, or pick and
choose items that you want to cover or not to cover!

My site: http://titanicgazette.blogspot.com
How to Use This Unit Study
This unit study on the Titanic is as mentioned before, a buffet. You can use whatever chapters you
want and in whatever order you want. In using this unit study, I give you an introduction on the
chapter’s subject. Next, you find the part(s) of the books mentioned that you have. After you’re
finished with the books, you can do the activity(s) if mentioned if you want to. There’s also discussion
questions at the end that were originally meant for older students, but if you think your younger
students can handle the question(s) referring to that section, go ahead and discuss the questions by
all means. You can also finish the week by having them write an essay that is applicable to the
subject.

Here is a direct link to buy this wonderful study…..

http://uploadnsell.com/buy/SlamBT
You can also order from My site: http://titanicgazette.blogspot.com

Including of this study is:

2 years of writing and research!
36 + chapters
Final project ideas
field Trip ideas
tons of resources books, videos (some for free)....
activities
essays (writing)/discussion questions
Critical Thinking
History
Literature
art/drama
music
science
math
109 pages
Timeline
This is a SAMPLE. I have 36 chapters total!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1
Titanic’s Founding Fathers
1a. Ideas at Dinner………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 26

1b. Joseph Ismay…………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 26

1c. Lord Pirrie…………………………………………………………………………………………….…..Page 27

1d. Thomas Andrews………………………………………………………………………………………Page 27

Chapter 2
The White Star Line……………………………………………………………………………………….Pages 28-29

Chapter 3
Titanic Construction
3a. Designing………………………………………………………………………………..………………Pages 29-30

3b. Construction Workers and the Building of the Titanic……………………………..Page 30

3c. Launching………………………………………………………………………………..……………..Pages 30-31

Chapter 4
Titanic Statistics
4a. Titanic Statistics………………………………………………………………………………….……Page 31

4b. Rivets……………………………….……………………………………………………….……….……Page 32

4c. Watertight Doors…………………………………………………………………………………..…Pages 32-33

4d. Lifeboats………………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 33
Chapter 3
Titanic Construction
3a. Designing

The Titanic was to be built, but they had to know what to build first. There were several people who
designed the Titanic, and she had to be designed to be safe, luxurious, and so on. Not only that, they
had to design the ships according to the board regulations.

Spine Books:

Titanic & Her Sisters Olympic & Britannic By: Tom McCuskie

882 ½ Amazing Answers to your Questions about the Titanic

The Titanic Experience By: Beau Riffenburgh

You Wouldn’t Want To Sail On The Titanic By: David Stewart

Links:

http://library.thinkquest.org/12687/titanic/index.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0825

Activity:

Look up and study blueprints of the Titanic. Think of what you might change to make the
Titanic/Olympic better.

Design a ship activity from a free ebook link

Art: In your sketch book, design and illustrate a ship that you would build.

Essay/Discussion Questions:

Compare the Titanic to ships today such as the QM2, QE2, Oasis of the Seas, ect.

3b. Construction Workers and the Building of the Titanic

There were around 50,000 workers that built the Titanic. There were electricians, carpenters,
blacksmiths, riveters, and so on. It took all these men about 2 years to build the hull, superstructure,
and some of the decks of the Titanic.

Books:

Titanic & Her Sisters Olympic & Britannic By: Tom McCuskie

You Wouldn’t Want To Sail On The Titanic By: David Stewart

Links:

http://library.thinkquest.org/12687/titanic/index.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0825

Activity:

1. Choose one of the jobs to build the Titanic. Study what tools they used, what part of the Titanic
they worked on, and how they built the ship. Also look up their work hours, pay, and the way
that they were treated. Write a paper on what it would be like to be that worker in Belfast with
that particular job for a day.

3c. Launching

It was March 31, 1911. The Titanic, empty with just hull plates, windows, and decks was sitting there in
the gantry towering over Belfast, Ireland. Many people appear to witness the momentous occasion. 22
tons of soap was being spread underneath the Titanic. Chains hold the massive hull back. At the
designated time, people (including the designer Thomas Andrews, and J. Bruce Ismay) watched
anxiously as the future largest ship in the world was being prepared for the momentous occasion. The
signal was given, and the Titanic moved down the gantry way coming into the water for the first time,
and causing a splash that gave everyone a salt-water bath. Titanic was getting closer to her maiden
voyage.

Books:

Titanic & Her Sisters Olympic & Britannic By: Tom McCuskie

The Titanic

Titanic: An Illustrated History By: Don Lynch and Ken Marshall

The Titanic Experience By: Beau Riffenburgh

Titanic: Destination Disaster: The Legends and the Reality By: John P. Eaton, Charles A. Haas

Links:

http://library.thinkquest.org/12687/titanic/index.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0825