THE POWER OF NATURE

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UNIT 3

• THE POWER OF NATURE
• a.) from The Titanic Lost Found
• b.) Volcanoes Mountains That Blow Their Tops
• c.) Hunting Hurricanes

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The Royal Mail Steamship Titanic
the most luxurious safest cruise liner ever
built (1912).
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THE SIZE
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MAIDEN JOURNEYSouth Hampton New York City
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Titanic Iceberg
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Collision between iceberg Titanic
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Watertight compartment flooded
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Connect 2 Ur Life

• Natures power can cause a giant ship to sink.
• Fill in a chart like the one below

What I know about Titanic What I want to find out What I learned


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Key 2 True Account

• True account a real event that happened long
  ago.
• Example
• a.) A Perfect Storm
• b.) Into Thin Air

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WORDS TO KNOW

• Iceberg n. large body of floating ice. Most of
  the ice is below water.
• Drills n. practices
• Patrol n. group assigned to keep watch over an
  area.

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Vocabulary Strategy COMPOUND WORDS

• What is COMPOUND WORDS?
• two base words joined together.
• Example bed room ? bedroom
• Find and explain the compound words below
• Everyone must complete the lifeboat drills.

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1st chunk

• Pages 42, line 1-29

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VOCABULARY

• Lookout (line 11) a person who looks out for
  something
• Seaman (line 15) a man who works on a ship at sea
• Down below (line 22)

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THINK IT THROUGH

• What caused the ship to start sinking?
• cause effect
• The iceberg made a hole in the ship and water
  flooded too many compartments.

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2nd chunk

• Pages 43, lines 30-53

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VOCABULARY

• Lifeboats (line 31) boats that are used to save
  the lives of passengers.
• On board (line 33)
• Life jackets pajamas (line 37)
• In a hurry (line 44)

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THINK IT THROUGH

• REREAD Why arent the lifeboats full?
• Sailors panic in their hurry to get people off
  the ship.
• What problems kept some people from being saved?
• not enough lifeboats, lifeboats were half full,
  people didnt know where to go.

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3rd chunck

• Pages 44-45, lines 54-92

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VOCABULARY

• Line 64 sets off rockets
• Line 77 the end is near
• Line 78 hold hands
• Line 86 hymn
• Line 80 gentleman ? compound nouns

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THINK IT THROUGH

• REREAD Why doesnt the Californian answer the
  Titanics cal for help?
• The radio is off the sailor dont realize that
  the Titanic is in trouble.
• Tell three things that happened before the ship
  sank.
• a.) sailors have trouble with two lifeboats
• b.) people jump into the water and try to swim
  to lifeboats
• c.) band stops playing.

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4th chunk

• Pages 45-46, lines 93-126

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VOCABULARY

• Line 105 frosted with ice
• Line 107 this way that way
• Line 101 bathrobes ? compound words
• Line 113 grows lighter

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THINK IT THROUGH

• How long did it take for the Titanic to sink?
• two hours, 20 minutes.
• REREAD Try to picture this scene in your mind.
  Can you feel the coldness of the people?
• What dangers did the people in the lifeboats
  face?
• Falling into icy water, freezing to death, never
  being rescued.

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5th chunk

• Pages 46-47, lines 127-150,

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VOCABULARY

• Line 127 the news flashes
• Line 146 keep track of

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THINK IT THROUGH

• What new safety laws were passed as a result of
  the Titanic sinking?
• Lifeboats for every passenger,
• safety drills so people know where to go,
• ship radios are always on
• ice patrols track iceberg.

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HOMEWORK

• Make a time line of the events in the story. Use
  it to retell the story in your own words.
• The lifeboats could hold 1,100 people. Yet only
  705 were rescued. Why werent more people saved?
• Boats were lowered half filled.
• Do you think this event could happen today? Use
  details from the story to support your opinion.

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CAUSE EFFECT (page 23)

• Cause the reason something happens
• Effect what happens
• Cause The iceberg put a hole in the ship?
  Effect Water started pouring into the ship.
• Cause Many passengers thought the Titanic could
  not sink -? Effect Many passengers were laughing
  and joking when they came on deck.
• Cause There werent enough spaces on the
  lifeboats ? Effect Many people were still on the
  Titanic when it sank.
• Cause The Californian turned off its radio at
  night ? Effect The Californian did not hear the
  Titanics call for help.

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CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER (pg 24)

1. The Titanic hits an iceberg.
2. Some passengers climb into the deck in their
   fancy clothes.
3. The radio room send a call for help, but no one
   comes.
4. People in lifeboats row away from the ship.
5. The Titanic sinks.
6. Another ship picks up the survivors and takes
   them to New York.

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COMPOUND WORDS (page 25)

1. Hall entrance wayjalan ? koridor
2. Bath mandi robe pakaian ? bathrobe
3. Looklihat outkeluar ? a watch man
4. Gentlelembut man pria ? pria sejati
5. Showmenunjukkan casekotak? etalase
6. Lifehidup boatkapal ? kapal penyelamat
7. Bedtempat tidur time waktu ? waktu tidur

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The Titanic Timeline Activity

1. 1908-1909 Construction of the Titanic begins in
   Belfast, Ireland.
2. 1911 The hull (body or frame of a ship)of Titanic
   is successfully launched.
3. 1912 January Sixteen wooden lifeb oats are
   fitted on board the Titanic.
4. April 10, 1912. 9 30-11 30 a.m. Passengers
   arrive in Southampton board ship.
5. Aprill 10, 1912 Noon (12 00 am) The Titanic
   casts off begins her maiden (first) voyage.
6. April 12-13, 1912 The Titanic sails through calm
   waters.

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The Titanic Timeline Activity

• 7. April 14. 1140 p.m. The lookouts see an
  iceberg dead ahead. The iceberg strikes the
  Titanic on the starboard (right) side of her bow.
• 8. April 14. 1150 p.m. Water has poured in and
  risen 14 feet in the front part of the ship.
• 9. April 15. 1200 a.m. The captain is told the
  ship can only stay afloat for a couple of hours.
  He gives order to call for help over the radio.
• 10.April 15. 12.05 a.m. Orders are given to
  uncover the lifeboats to get passengers crew
  ready on deck. There is only room for half of the
  estimated 2,227 on board in the lifeboats.

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The Titanic Timeline Activity

• 11. April 12. 12.25 am. Lifeboats are now loading
  with women and children first. The Carpathia,
  southeast of the Titanic by about 58 miles, picks
  up the distress call immediately heads full
  speed to the rescue.
• 12. April 15. 12.45 am. The first lifeboat is
  safely lowered away. It can carry 65 people, but
  only leaves with 28. The first distress rocket is
  fired. Eight rockets are fired the whole nights.
• 13. April 15. 205 am. The last lifeboats leaves.
  There are now over 1,500 people left on the ship.

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The Titanic Timeline Activity

• 14. April 15. 220 am. The Titanics broken off
  stern settles back into the water, becoming more
  level for a few moments.
• 15. April 15. 410 am. The first lifeboat is
  picked up by the Carpathia.
• 16. April 15, 850 am. The Carpathia leaves the
  area bound for NY. She carries 705 survivors.
• 17. April 18. 9 pm. The Carpathia arrives in NY.
• 18. April 19-May 25. Several ships are sent to
  the disaster site to recover bodies.