Titanic Teaching Pack | 6 Engaging Activities (Ages 11-14)

Titanic Teaching Pack for Ages 11-14
Engage your students with this cross-curricular resource exploring history, STEM , English and ethics through the Titanic disaster!

This print-and-go pack includes 6 interactive activities designed to boost critical thinking and literacy skills while bringing the 1912 tragedy to life.

What’s Included?
✪Cloze Passage Activity
Fill-in-the-blank summary with 20 key terms

✪Comprehension Text + Questions
500-word reading at 11-14 reading level

Tiered questions:

Recall (e.g., “How many lifeboats were there?”)

Analysis (e.g., “Why did class affect survival rates?”)

Debate (e.g., “Was Captain Smith negligent?”)

✪ Diary Entry Task
Write as a first-class survivor or third-class passenger

Scaffolded with:
Sensory prompts (“What did you SEE/HEAR/FEEL?”)

Real quotes from survivors

✪ Keyword Word Search
Includes terms such terms ( Californian, iceberg)

✪ Word Scramble Challenge
Unjumble 10 key words (e.g., “TANCIIT” → TITANIC)

✪ Morse Code Activity
Decode real Titanic distress signals

Why Teachers Love This Pack
Ready-to-use – No prep needed
Mixed abilities – Scaffolded tasks
Curriculum links:

History: Evidence, causation

English: Non-fiction writing

Sample Activity Preview
Morse Code Challenge
“Decode this message from the Titanic’s radio room:”
••• −−− ••• / •• −•−• • / •−− • •−• • / ••• •• −• −•− •• −• −−•
(Answer: “SOS ICE WERE SINKING”)