Finding the Titanic

Vocabulary4th grade

Bailey

funnels

• Smokestacks; a device used to pour liquids into a container with a small neck

• We saw the funnels of the ship before we boarded.

plaques

• Flat markers that are engraved with words

• Kevin received a plaques for most improved player at the sports banquet.

shipwrecks

• Wrecked ships• The hurricane caused a shipwreck.

survivors

• People who have stayed alive• The survivors of the Titanic were able

to get into a lifeboat.

Lifeboat filled with survivors of the Titanic waiting to be rescued

unsinkable

• Impossible to sink• Many believed the Titanic was

unsinkable.

voyage

• A long journey to a distant place• Columbus went on a voyage to find a

new route to India.

Map of the route Columbus took on his voyage.

Many people like take voyages on a cruise ship.

wreckage

• Remains of something that has been destroyed

• We were able to see the wreckage of the Titanic by using a robotic submarine.

newscast

• Broadcast news report• We watched the 6 o’clock newscast

to learn more about the wildfire.

commute

• To travel by car, bus, train, or plane from your house to your job

• Mike’s commute took an hour on the freeway.

continue

• To keep on doing something, to go farther, to begin again after stopping

• The Harry Potter story will be continued in book 7.

Many students continue their education by

going to college.The ball continues to bounce.

attitude

• A way of thinking or behaving• A positive attitude is necessary for

success.

slumber

• To sleep• We went to a slumber party but

didn’t sleep at all.