26th May 2020 – Week 6 – Disaster Strikes!
At around 11:30pm on April 14th, 1912, an iceberg struck the Titanic and would cause the sinking of the ship that was once thought to be unsinkable. The Titanic had received six warnings of ice in the water that day, but was still travelling at a relatively high speed of 22 knots when the iceberg was spotted. Due to its high speed, the ship couldn’t fully turn out of the way in time and the iceberg caught the side of the hull. Six of the sixteen compartments that helped keep the Titanic buoyant were opened to the water - but the ship could only afford to lose four and stay afloat. The damage was done and it was only a matter of time before the ship would sink. It did so at 2:20am on April 15th.
There were two ships nearby when the iceberg struck - The Carpathia and the Californian. The Carpathia would come in time to rescue everyone who had made it to a lifeboat, but the Californian had shut off its wireless communications for the evening and did not pick up distress signals until the next morning, when it was too late to help.
There were two ships nearby when the iceberg struck - The Carpathia and the Californian. The Carpathia would come in time to rescue everyone who had made it to a lifeboat, but the Californian had shut off its wireless communications for the evening and did not pick up distress signals until the next morning, when it was too late to help.
Literacy - Titanic Timeline and Sinking Timeline
Read the timelines carefully and answer the questions.
Bruce Ismay - Survivor or Villain?
Two of the biggest issues with the sinking of the Titanic related to Bruce Ismay. He reportedly pressured Captain Smith to make the voyage speedily, possibly influencing the risky speeds he would take through icy water. The other issue was the low number of lifeboats aboard the Titanic – this was technically legal at the time, but there were barely enough spaces for half the ship's passengers – and Ismay managed to take one of those limited spaces for himself. Was he right or wrong to do so? Read the text and answer the questions on Ismay, before deciding for yourself!
World Around Us - The Long Voyage of the Titanic
Use the map and the paragraph to help you follow the instructions on the second page and add detail to the map, showing the Titanic's original route.
World Around Us - Legacy of the Titanic
When the disaster happened, it was important to ensure that mistakes were learned from so that history could not repeat itself. A number of issues with the Titanic had to be addressed after it sank, and this created change. Click the button below and match the issues with the resulting action.
Literacy - Newspaper Report
News of the disaster broke quickly across the world, and although reports of numbers and reasons were not entirely accurate, there would be a great number of questions asked. The world wanted to know who was to blame, what mistakes had been made and what could be done in the future to make sure this sort of disaster never happened again. I would like you to ask these questions and/or give your own opinion as a reporter, as you write an article on the sinking of the Titanic.
Most of you are experts now, but you can use the timeline or find some quotes that you might find useful to strengthen your article. You can of course become creative and make your own fictional characters and quotes - the key to me is that you use quotes purposefully, for a reason! Remember to use quotation marks to include a quote.
How you do this is up to you, you can write by hand or create your report using the computer. I've attached a planning sheet which can help you think about the structure of your article. You can also see the differences in some of the headlines, showing that perhaps they didn't have access to official news almost instantly, like we do now. Send a picture or copy to me over Seesaw so that I can see it when it's hot off the press!
Most of you are experts now, but you can use the timeline or find some quotes that you might find useful to strengthen your article. You can of course become creative and make your own fictional characters and quotes - the key to me is that you use quotes purposefully, for a reason! Remember to use quotation marks to include a quote.
How you do this is up to you, you can write by hand or create your report using the computer. I've attached a planning sheet which can help you think about the structure of your article. You can also see the differences in some of the headlines, showing that perhaps they didn't have access to official news almost instantly, like we do now. Send a picture or copy to me over Seesaw so that I can see it when it's hot off the press!
Numeracy - Data Handling
Numeracy - Percentages DiscountsAn important time that percentages are used is to save money. Discounts are often worked out with percentages. Last week, you used the bubble method to solve different percentages or to take a different path to an answer. That method might help you again, particularly if you take on the two or three star challenges.
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Numeracy - Times Tables
Although we're focusing on percentages at the minute, please remember to keep working and stay sharp on your times tables. They are perhaps the most important part of P6 maths in my opinion! Have a go at the crossword below and take care with your spelling (dictionary or google to check). Once you click on a tile you can use the arrows to move. When you've entered a word, click or move to a different tile and your word will turn green to show it is correct!
Note: the crossword will not tell you when you've completed it, double check your words are green or that all the clues have been marked correctly!
Note: the crossword will not tell you when you've completed it, double check your words are green or that all the clues have been marked correctly!
Create your own crossword!
This is a great resource that lets you create a challenge for your friends or family to solve - as well as for them to set you crossword challenges! You can make your crosswords to do with absolutely anything, so have fun!
Science
Thank you for sending in pictures of your tin foil boats from last week, some of you could have bright futures at Harland and Wolff! This week I would like you to see how salt affects ice, particularly in water. Follow the slides and choose an enquiry question if you like, but I think my favourite is watching ice melt in water vs ice melting in salt water. Watching ice melt is much more exciting than watching paint dry!
Think about what your results mean for icebergs, as the salt water represents the seas and oceans in the world. Top tip: add some food colouring to your ice as you set it in the freezer, it will brighten up your experiment! |
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