Tuesday 29 September 2009

Titanic Fact Finder


This week we will be studying the Titanic as part of our Literacy Unit called 'Journeys.'

What do you already know about the Titanic?

Can you use the internet to find out more? Post some interesting facts here as a comment! :)

8 comments:

rebekah and megan said...

hey here is a few facts: on April 2005 will mark the 93rd anniversy of the titanic sinking: its nearly 100 years since the titanic sank.:
we have more but jason told us to log off

rebekah and craig said...

the idea to build the titanic was brought up on 1907 but they did no start building it until march the 31st 1909:the constrution of the titanic was handled by harland and wolff:it took 3 years to build the titanic because it was meant to be the biggest ship to ever take the seas:in the end it cost $7.5million to finsh it.

Rebecca W and Adam Crawford said...

Even though crew members were desperately trying to turn the ship in the other direction, when the ship collided with the berg a massive rip was torn parallel across the ship's bulk. The Titanic sinking began almost immediately, as the ship began to take on water.It has been almost 100 years since the Titanic sank. During that time a number of myths and legends have grownIt has been almost 100 years since the Titanic sank. During that time a number of myths and legends have grown up around the sinking of the now infamous ship.

Anna,Courtney and Kirsty said...

The Titanic disaster

The Titanic killed over 1,500 people when it hit an iceburg with one big hole that put an awful lot of people in danger,of drowning.The Captin thought it could break through but he was wrong.

megan and sasha said...

one of the first class pasengers
payed $4,350 just to get on the ship!!!!!!!!

megan and sasha said...

the ship had a heated swimming pool and pepole tried to bribe the captain with money to get on the life boats

Mr Gray said...

Some fantastic facts guys, keep them coming. Try to use some punctuation please!

i cnt rd txt spk

Adam D said...

The Titanic sunk in 1912.It took 4 hours to sink.there was 4 funnels and 1 did'nt work.