CLASS B->Major Shipwrecks->The Titanic->Level 3

You want to find rescue information statistics on the Titanic. To find the information you want visit the sites: "Smithsonian Institution" and the "RMS TITANIC, INC".

Instructions: Use the information you find and open your notepad to answer the questions below. When you finish email your answers to your teacher.

Photograph of one of the Titanic lifeboats
Source: Little Titanic Museum

· How many people were onboard the Titanic?

· How many life vests and life boats were available on the ship?

· What was the ratio of life vests to people?

· What was the ratio of life boats to people?

· What percentage of the passengers did not have a life vest?