C010
TITANIC EXPERIENCE
Duration
2 days
Audience
History Coordinators and Key Stage 1 and 2 Teachers
Course Outline:
The Titanic Experience is an exciting opportunity for your pupils to learn and
write about one of the most tragic events of the 20th Century. Join the H2L
Team to discover how you can recreate the final hours of the journey of
RMS Titanic in your classroom and involve your pupils as historical
detectives in writing about the events that ended with the famous vessel
sinking and taking over 1500 passengers and crew to the ocean floor below
At the end of the course you will be able to:
Morning Session
• Who was on the Titanic? - Research and find out who travelled on the
maiden voyage (History and ICT)
• The journey - Plotting your course (An interactive activity for KS2 and
KS3 pupils)
• Floating & Sinking - Why do boats sink?
• Too few lifeboats! - A Health & Safety exercise
• Icebergs ahead! - A mathematical investigation for KS2 and 3 pupils
Afternoon Session
• "The Last place in the Life boat" - A drama, storytelling and writing
activity for pupils of all ages
Benefits:
History2Literacy is a team of dedicated, enthusiastic and experienced
professionals whose aim is to assist schools in enabling students ages 7-14
to reach their full potential in English, History and ICT
Other
Information:
Important
Information:
The project will include a video conference day interviewing the Captain
This course is delivered by an external training provider and their
cancellation charges require 28 working days’ notice of cancellation. If
a delegate cancels in less than 28 full working days the full cost of the
course will be charged
Lync
Interview the Captain
Duration:
30 minutes
Designed for:
All KS 1 & 2 Teaching Staff
Aims:
Interview the Captain
Objectives:
Video Conferencing Day
The following three sessions will run throughout the day. This provides
the opportunity for the pupils to become immersed in the main events
and ask questions about the Titanic to get a real insight to what
happened:
Session 1:
The viewpoint of the captain on board the Titanic that day
A discussion with a survivor
Opportunity to discuss the design of the ship and ask questions
This will provide the children with significant additional information to help
with their writing
Suggested follow up cross curricular activities that could take place in
school after the video conferencing Day could be:
Session 2: ICT
Exploring a range of ICT resources and applications
Session 3: Literacy
Covering a selection of literacy based activities
Pre requisites
PC or Laptop with Internet connection, speakers or headset and a
microphone. Webcam device e.g. Digital Blue camera is optional
Benefits
A chance to elaborate on the topic C010 Titanic Experience
Other Information
Lync and Learn sessions are not intended to take the place of EiS KLZ
formal training courses
Please book using your KLZ SharePoint 2010 e-mail account.
Delegates are invited to submit questions to be covered during the
session to the address below
lync@eis.kent.gov.uk