Sinking of the Titanic Lessons and Resources KS1
Explore the Titanic and the disaster that changed sea travel
Discover what made Titanic extraordinary, how it sank and why so many people were lost. Pupils investigate evidence and assess what might prevent another disaster.
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Sinking of the Titanic – end of unit quiz – KS1
This amazing ship set sail over 100 years ago but ended in a terrible disaster. You’ve learned all about it’s journey, passengers, and what went wrong. Now it’s time to…
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Sinking of the Titanic – assessment task – looking at consequences and change
This task asks pupils to consider consequences of the disaster and changes over time arising from it Assessment task and marksheme Subscribers only: You must be logged in to view this…
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Sinking of the Titanic knowledge organiser – KS1
In this topic you are going to find out about the most famous ship, at the time the biggest ever built – the Titanic. It was a ship like no…
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KS1 Medium term planner: The sinking of the Titanic Y2
This topic provides an exciting addition to the usual famous events taught at KS1. Not only is there a clear, compelling narrative that pupils can relate to, it also offers…
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Titanic – KQ1 – Launching the Titanic enquiry, drawing on pupils’ prior knowledge
What do we already know about the Titanic and what can we work out from a picture? This lesson’s activities are designed to release any prior knowledge pupils might have…
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Titanic – KQ2 – What was so special about life on the Titanic?
What was so special about life on board the Titanic? and was it the same for everyone? In this enquiry pupils play Prove it! using a gallery of images to…
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Titanic – KQ3 – How could the unsinkable Titanic sink?
This Y2 lesson takes pupils understanding beyond that of knowing what happened to the Titanic to work out why it sank. The aim is to go beyond simple one cause…
Read MoreTitanic – KQ4 – How should we film the sinking of the Titanic?
Stephen Spielberg has asked for a historically accurate poster for a new film he is planning on the sinking of the Titanic. He wants school children to design a poster…
Read MoreTitanic – KQ5 – Why weren’t more people saved from the Titanic?
In this problem-solving activity, pupils have to speculate, using a stimulus image and then evaluate a range of given reasons based on their plausibility, placing them on a spectrum. To…
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Titanic – KQ6 – What are the best ways of stopping disasters such as the sinking of the Titanic ever happening again?
Pupils are employed as safety advisers to the UK and US governments in the aftermath of the sinking of the Titanic? Their job is to come up with the best,…
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All content on Keystage history is written and quality assured by Neil Thompson, a former history teacher, county history adviser and Ofsted inspector with more than 30 years’ experience in history education.