COME ABOARD THE RMS TITANIC

FRANKLIN INSTITUTE-PHILADELPHIA, PA-MARCH 15, 2013

PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE

THEY MAKE PLANNING EASY• THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE PROVIDES

TEACHERS WITH A PERSONALIZED FIELD TRIP PLANNING CONCIERGE. PLANNING IS EASY• THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE MAKES

CONNECTING TO THE CURRICULUM EASY

PRIOR TO YOUR TRIP• STUDENTS CAN READ BOOKS ABOUT THE TITANIC

TO FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE STORY• STUDENTS WILL RESEARCH ABOUT THE TITANIC• COMPARE CONTRAST THE DIFFERENT CLASSES• DEVELOP AND UNDERSTANDING FOR WHAT LIFE

WAS LIKE IN 1912

• PLAN LESSONS ACCORDINGLY

• PROGRAMS OFFERED FOR SPECIFIC GRADE LEVELS AND CONTENT AREAS:• THE TITANIC EXPERIENCE IS SUITABLE FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-12. THE TITANIC EXPERIENCE WILL

ALLOW STUDENTS TO TRAVEL IN TIME TO WHEN THE UNSINKABLE TITANIC WAS BUILT. IN THE IMAX MOVIE TITANICA, STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIVE TO THE GREAT SHIPS REMAINS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. STUDENTS WILL ALSO GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE TECHNOLOGY USED BY SCIENTISTS AND HISTORIANS TO LOCATE THE REMAINS AND GATHER THE ARTIFACTS THEY WILL SEE IN THE EXHIBIT. IN THIS EXPERIENCE, STUDENTS WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN THE SUBMARINE CHALLENGE, WHERE THEY WILL MAKE CREATE THEIR OWN SUBMARINES DEVICES TO DISCOVER IF THEY WILL SINK OR FLOAT.

 • COSTS: PRICE INCLUDE ENTRANCE TO THE MUSEUM AND THE TITANIC EXHIBIT, THE IMAX MOVIE AND

THE HANDS-ON WORKSHOP. $22.75 PER STUDENT; $20 PER CHAPERONE

• PROVISIONS FOR LUNCH: THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE HAS LUNCH VOUCHERS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. HOT LUNCH IS $6.50 AND STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE A HOT DOG OR PIZZA, CHIPS AND A BEVERAGE. BAGGED LUNCHES INCLUDE A SANDWICH, CHIPS, FRUIT, COOKIE, AND A BEVERAGE. ADDITIONALLY, RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE FOR A LUNCHROOM FOR $25.

CONNECTION TO THE STANDARDS

CONNECTION TO NCSS THEMES

•TIME, CONTINUITY & CHANGE•INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS & INSTITUTIONS•CULTURE•PEOPLE, PLACES, & ENVIRONMENT•SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

CONNECTION TO THE PA STANDARDS• 8.1. Historical Analysis and Skills Development

• 8.1.4.C. Identify a specific research topic and develop questions relating to the research topic. Reference RWSL Standard 1.8.3 Research)

• 8.3. United States History• 8.3.4.A. Differentiate common characteristics of the social, political, cultural and economic groups in United

States history.• 8.3.4.B. Locate historical documents, artifacts, and places critical to United States history.• 8.3.4.C. Explain how continuity and change in U.S. history have influenced personal development and identity.

• • Belief systems and religions• • Commerce and industry• • Technology• • Politics and government• • Physical and human geography• • Social organizations

• 8.4. World History• 8.4.4.A. Differentiate common characteristics of the social, political, cultural, and economic groups in world

history• 8.4.4.B. Locate historical documents, artifacts, and sites, which are critical to World history.

Welcome

Aboard!

THE EXPERIENCE

• BECOME A PASSENGER AND TRAVEL BACK IN TIME TO 100 YEARS AGO, WHERE AUTHENTIC ARTIFACTS AND INTERACTIVE STORYTELLERS IN PERIOD COSTUME ALLOW YOU TO VISIT THE UNFORGETTABLE SIGHTS, SOUNDS, AND EMOTIONS OF MOST FAMOUS SHIP EVER TO SET SAIL, TITANIC.• THIS 17 GALLERY TOUR INCLUDES FULL SCALE ROOM RE-CREATIONS WHERE YOU VISIT TITANIC'S

GRAND STAIRCASE, FIRST CLASS PARLOR SUITE, BOILERS, CAPTAIN'S BRIDGE AND PROMENADE DECK OFFERING A HAUNTING, EMOTIONAL CONNECTION TO LIVES ABRUPTLY ENDED OR FOREVER ALTERED.• MORE THAN 400 UNIQUE PIECES OF MEMORABILIA AND 100 ARTIFACTS RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK

SITE OF TITANIC- 21 OF WHICH HAVE RECENTLY COMPLETED CONSERVATION AND ARE ON DISPLAY FOR THE FIRST TIME. THESE CELEBRATED PIECES INCLUDE A 3-TON PORTION OF THE SHIP'S HULL, THE CAPTAIN'S WHEEL AND PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM TITANIC'S PASSENGERS AND CREW.

THE MEMORIESNEW AND OLD

AFTER THE FIELD TRIP• STUDENTS WILL WRITE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE: HOW THEY FEEL, WHAT

PART OF THE EXHIBIT THEY CONNECTED WITH THE MOST, OVERALL IMPRESSION OF THE EXHIBIT, ETCETERA• STUDENTS COULD CONDUCT FURTHER RESEARCH WHO THEY WERE DURING

THE EXPERIENCE• CONNECT IT WITH SCIENCE AND THEIR HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AT THE

EXHIBIT• HOLD A TITANIC MOCK TRIAL• THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS!