You will work with an assigned partner to
complete this project. Three class periods will be allotted to work on
the project. If additional time is needed to complete the project, you
and your partner are expected to do this work outside of class.
The following list suggests steps you and
your partner can take to complete the project.
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Review some of the background information
on the Titanic, its voyage, its passengers, and its crew. This will help
to give life to the statistical research you will do in the project.
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Explore a database of information on the passengers
and crew of the Titanic. The suggested site actually has two databases,
one for passengers and one for crew. Use the "Instructions for searching"
link on each page to view the explanation of fields on each database. Pose
questions to see what you can find here: Did any survivors share the same
last name as you or your partner? How many children were on board? What
percent of crew members survived? What nationalities were represented on
the ship?
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Using the database as a source, construct
spreadsheet tables with appropriate graphs to illustrate each of the following
statements about the titanic tragedy:
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More men survived than women.
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The rule "women and children first" was followed
in loading the lifeboats.
On your spreadsheet, include an explanation
of how the statistics can support these seemingly opposite statements.
Turn in a copy of this completed spreadsheet to the instructor. (Make sure
your name and your partner's name are on the sheet!)
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Using the database as a source, construct
spreadsheet table(s) with appropriate graph(s) to illustrate a topic of
importance to you and your partner. Some possible ideas are focusing on
percentage of survivors by class and/or gender and/or age ranges and/or
nationalities. You may also focus on statistics for a specific group of
people (women, children, or crew). These are simply examples; be creative
and decide on a topic of your choice.
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Prepare a 5 minute computer generated slide
show presentation for class (6-10 slides) on the results of your webquest.
Include one or two historical facts that you and your partner found interesting
about the ship, voyage, passengers, and/or crew. Then move on to the research
topic you selected. Include reasons for your topic choice, your data table(s)
with chart(s) or graph(s), and your insights, explanations, conclusions,
and/or comments. Turn in a handout copy of the slides of your presentation
with a list of the references you and/or your partner used in completing
the webquest. For each reference used, write a sentence or two describing
how it helped you complete the webquest.
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