K -2 Hardtack’s TITANIC Adventure!

Hear the adventurous tale of Hardtack-the-Mouse as he sets sail for America aboard the R.M.S. Titanic! We’ll retrace his trip as he meets the friendly (and not-so-mouse-loving) people in first, second, and third class, all while experiencing the sights and sounds aboard the “unsinkable” ship. Then we’ll join Hardtack as he survives the ship’s sinking aboard a lifeboat and eventually makes it safely to New York City!


Program Format
1. Students will hear the story of TITANIC’S maiden voyage as experienced by Hardtack-the-Mouse.
2. Students will track the voyage from Europe to the United States in Hardtack’s photo journal.
3. Students will listen and dance to music from the period.
4. Story ends with an explanation of how Hardtack’s tale compares to the real story of TITANIC’S maiden voyage.
5. Program concludes as students make their own TITANIC postcard.


Objectives
1. The student will be able to identify the American Flag and Statue of Liberty as symbols of the United States.
2. The student will be able to locate the seven continents, Atlantic Ocean, the United States, and England, as well as the general location of New York City and Egypt.
3. The student will be able to explain that coal was used to fuel ships in the early 20th century.
4. The student will be able to describe how coal scarcity affected ships traveling in the early 20th century.
5. The student will understand that different types of people traveled aboard the R.M.S. TITANIC with different accommodations.
6. The student will understand that the TITANIC set sail in 1912 from England on its way to New York City, but ran into an iceberg and sank.
7. The student will learn that many passengers were unable to get into a lifeboat.


Interactive Cost: $125.00


The Mariners' Museum

Anne Marie Millar
distancelearning@marinersmuseum.org
100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA  23606
United States
Phone: (757) 591-7748