I began searching Titanic on Teachers Pay Teachers, a great teacher resource. while I found some helpful information there, I found most of my information from other sources, mainly homeschooling blogs/websites. the best sites are the links listed below.
RESOURCES-
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1. Dynamic 2 Moms
this site has documents downloadable in a PDF format.
http://www.dynamic2moms.com/rmstitanic.htm
2. This Adventure Life
another homeschool site. this one has 23 minibooks downloadable in a PDF file. GREAT resource! the documents have hyperlinks to take you to a website where the information for the minibooks can be found.
https://thisadventurelife.wordpress.com/our-lapbooks/titanic-100th-anniversary-lapbook/
3. My Pinterest Board
this is a link to the pinterest board where I pinned stuff I wanted to use. used some of this, not all.
http://pinterest.com/twinzilla/ss-methods-class/
4. Eyewitness Titanic Book
this book comes with a disc of clip art/photos used in the book. very detailed and informative book
5. IMDB Titanic Page
IMDB has all kinds of info about the movie including cast, trivia, quotes, goofs.. etc..
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/?ref_=sr_1
6. My Heart Will Go On- Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Heart_Will_Go_On
CONSTRUCTION/materials needed:
- 2 file folders (open folder, fold inward toward crease)
- cardstock
- glue stick & hot glue gun/gluesticks
- hole punch
- scissors
- other crafty stuff
PICTURES- SIDE 1 Titanic Facts/Data
*all information/material is manipulative
SIDE 1- TITANIC STATS & FACTS
Materials: construction paper Titanic
Side 1
MIDDLE SECTION
Impressive Statistics (ship data)
Timeline of Events after crash
A to Z Titanic book (made this on my own, no pattern)
TOP SECTION
Titanic Voyage-map of route
1st/2nd/3rd Class-description of accomodations
Titanic Facts: book of facts
BOTTOM SECTION: What happened?
Icebergs booklet-from minibook site download
How Titanic Sank- I copied this from a book
Titanic Discovery-discovery of wreckage in 1985
SIDE 2- MULTIMEDIA TITANIC
materials: scrapbook paper + printed "My Heart Will Go On" sheet music
OVERVIEW OF TOP/BOTTOM SECTION
TOP SECTION
Predicting the Tragedy- Eyewitness Titanic
On Broadway- Musicals about Titanic (looked up info online)
Sources: this is where I listed the sources I used
MIDDLE SECTION- MOVIE TRIVIA
Hope Diamond/Heart of the Ocean
(the Heart of The Ocean necklace in the movie lead some people believed that the Hope Diamond on board the Titanic. it was not, the Hope Diamond is at the Smithsonian).
Movie Trivia-IMDB
My Heart Will Go On- Wikipedia
BOTTOM SECTION- TITANIC LITERATURE
one source I found had all these listed, I cut them out and glued 'em down.
THERE YOU HAVE IT, AN AWESOME, DOUBLE-SIDED LAPBOOK. MY TEACHER SAID THIS WAS "WONDERFUL, THE BEST I'VE EVER SEEN!"
ENJOY!!
