8th Grade | Great Expeditions

8th Grade | Great Expeditions

Lesson 1 | Exploring the Seas | Pages 1 & 2

Great Expeditions

Would you like to travel on a ship?

Where would you like to go?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_1EihgfTYY

Lesson Objectives

To learn about the Titanic

To learn new vocabulary about the Titanic

To sink

to go down below the surface

To explore

To travel somewhere new

Passenger

A traveller on a ship, boat, plane or train

Object

a material thing that can be seen or touched

Terrible

extremely bad or serious

Disaster

A sudden accident or catastrophe

Iceberg

A large piece of ice in the sea

to launch

To put a ship in the water

wreck

a ship at the bottom of the sea

Ship

a large boat for transporting people or goods

The Titanic

What was the Titanic?

The Titanic

Listening

Track 27

Multiple Choice

The Titanic was launched in 1914.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The Titanic hit an iceberg

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Less than 1500 passengers died.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In 1985 the wreck was found.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A robot took pictures of the wreck.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

No objects were found.

• True

• False

Poll

Would you like to travel on a big ship?

• yes

• no

The Titanic

What do you remember about the Titanic?

Would you like to go on a long trip on a ship?

Lesson Objectives : To learn more about the Titanic and compound nouns

to escape

To run away; be free of confinement

lifeboat

A specially constructed boat to rescue people

headline

A heading at the top of the page or an article

newspaper

A printed publication

iceberg

A large piece of ice floating in the sea

Listening Track 28

Multiple Choice

When did the titanic sink?

• May

• April

• June

Multiple Choice

Which city was the Titanic going to?

• Paris

• Liverpoool

• New York

Multiple Choice

How long did it take for the Titanic to sink?

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

• 5 hours

Multiple Choice

How many passengers did not die?

• 1500

• 700

• 1912

Open Ended

Write a paragraph about what you remember about the Titanic. (3-5 sentences) Be sure to use some of the new vocabulary words that we have learned.

Multiple Choice

In 1985 the wreck was found

• True

• False