Scanning the Titanic

That's News to Me

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring modified content from The Associated Press, students read about the first full-size digital scan of the Titanic, which has allowed researchers to see the sunken ship in greater detail. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions, vocabulary, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
science
Titanic
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

wreck
clarity
ocean liner
documentary
maiden voyage
iceberg
coast
previous
assumption
reconstruct
A spinning paper plane