11

th
Grade Project
Written by: Nirit Avizar
Hen Anis
Oran Zeitouni
Sivan Cohen
Class: 11
th
rade
School: !abin
"ate: 1#$1$%&
'able o( Contents :
Introduction-Our Topic.page 1
Processing and Summarizing.page 2-3
Writing.page 4-5
Bi!iograp"#page $
%ppendi& .
Targeting T"e Tas'.page (

)"ec'!ists *or +diting and ,e-ising.page .-/
T"e Bermuda Triang!e...page 10-11
T"e 1n-m#ster# o* Bermuda Triang!e.page 12-15
Our to)ic: 'he *er+uda 'rianle:
) 2 )( 3 )( 4 (
*act 2eat"er
aircra*t searc"es
"o!e !ac'
deat"
space sea
storms
t2i!ig"t zone
maps
m#t"s
ocean
s"ips
Is!and
oats 2"ir!poo!

!ies triang!e !oss
m#ster#
compass
traged# disappearances dro2n
area
354
%. W"ere is t"e Bermuda Triang!e !ocated5
B. W"at is t"e m#ster# o* t"e Bermuda Triang!e5
). W"at remains o* t"e missing airp!anes or s"ips "a-e een disco-ered5
6. W"at are t"e t"eories aout t"e disappearances in t"e Bermuda Triang!e5
+. W"ere do *acts end and !egend starts5
T"e
Bermud
a
Triang!e
Processin and Su++arizin:
A$ ,here is the *er+uda 'rianle located-
T"e Bermuda Triang!e is !ocated o** t"e 1nited States. It is a stretc" o* t"e %t!antic Ocean
ordered # a !ine *rom 7!orida to t"e is!ands o* Bermuda8 to Puerto ,ico and t"en ac'
to 7!orida. 9T"e Bermuda or 6e-i! Triang!e is an imaginar# area !ocated o** t"e
Sout"eastern %t!antic )oast o* t"e 1nited States9 3Bermuda Triang!e 7act S"eet8 1S
)oast :uard and 1S ;a-#820014
*$ What is the +ystery o( the *er+uda 'rianle-
T"e term 9Bermuda Triang!e9 2as *irst used in an artic!e 2ritten # <incent =. :addis in
1/$4. 9In t"e artic!e :addis c!aimed t"at in t"is strange sea a numer o* s"ips and p!anes
"ad disappeared 2it"out e&p!anation9 3222.unmuseum.org> triang!e."tm!4. Se-era! oo's
suggested t"at t"e disappearances 2ere due to an inte!!igent8 tec"no!ogica!!# ad-anced
race !i-ing in space or under t"e sea.
T"e est 'no2n m#ster# stor# 2as t"e stor# o* 7!ig"t 1/8 in 1/45. It 2as a routine practice
mission. T"e# ca!!ed *or Ta#!or and "is group o* 13 men to *!# to conduct practice oming
runs. T"e !ast transmission *rom 7!ig"t 1/ 2as "eard a*ter 5 "ours. P!anes t"at searc"ed
t"e area didn?t *ind a sign o* t"em. +-en toda# t"e *ina! resting p!ace o* t"e p!anes and
t"eir cre2s is sti!! t"e Bermuda Triang!e?s secret.
C$ What re+ains o( the +issin air )lanes or shi)s have been discovered-
@ost o* t"e 9missing9 sea-cra*ts8 2ere *ound e-entua!!# *ar a2a# *rom t"e Bermuda
Triang!e.
7rom t"e air-cra*ts o* 7!ig"t 1/ not"ing "as een *ound. T"e cre2 o* t"e SS :aines @i!!
oser-ed an e&p!osion o-er t"e 2ater s"ort!# a*ter t"e p!ans "ad ta'en o**. T"e# "eaded
to2ards t"e site and t"ere t"e# sa2 2"at !oo'ed !i'e oi! and airp!ane deris *!oating on t"e
sur*ace. ;one o* it 2as reco-ered ecause o* t"e ad 2eat"er8 ut t"ere seem to e !itt!e
prospects t"ese 2ere t"e remains o* t"e @ariner p!ans.
In 1//1 *i-e %-engers 2ere *ound in $00 *eet o** t"e coast o* 7!orida # t"e sa!-age s"ip
6eep 1n*ortunate!#. T"e e&amination o* t"e p!anes s"o2ed t"at t"e# 2ere not 7!ig"t 1/.

"$ What are the theories about the disa))earances in the *er+uda 'rianle-
@an# t"eories attempting to e&p!ain t"e disappearances "a-e een o**ered t"roug"out
"istor#.
7or e&amp!e A 1. In certain areas on eart" t"e magnetic compass does point to2ards true
;ort". T"e di**erence et2een t"e t2o is 'no2n as compass -ariation. T"e amount o*
-ariation c"anges # as muc" as t2ent# degrees et2een t"e magnetic ;ort" to t"e
geograp"ic ;ort". T"is -ariation or error ma# cause t"at t"e na-igator cou!d *ind "imse!*
*ar o** courses and in deep trou!e.
2. %not"er t"eor# aout t"e disappearances o* man# p!anes and sma!! or ig s"ips is
attac"ed to 17O?s. 9It?s sometimes c!aimed t"at t"e# "a-e een 9sto!en9 # *!#ing
saucers9 3Bermuda Triang!e- Trut" or @#t"58 T"e Oser-er4. Peop!e c!aim t"at t"e 17Os
cause t"e !ost o* gra-it# in t"e area8 some c!aim t"at t"e 17Os are sending energ#
causing t"e disappearances o* p!anes and s"ips to a-oid t"em *rom coming near t"eir
area again.
.$ Where do (acts end and leend starts-
T"e m#ster# o* t"e Bermuda Triang!e 2as more a !egend t"an a *act8 more "#pe t"an
rea!it#. 9In "is oo'8 T"e Bermuda Triang!e @#ster#- So!-ed8 Busc"e descries man# o*
t"e disasters in detai! and *inds t"at a!! o* t"em "a-e a !ogica! e&p!anation9 3Bermuda
Triang!e- Trut" or @#t"58 T"e Oser-er4. T"e in-estigation s"o2s t"at near!# a!! t"e
accidents "ad norma! causes8 suc" as ad 2eat"er8 or un*ami!iarit# 2it" t"e area8 *acts
usua!!# ignored # 2riters 2"o !o-e to perpetuate t"e m#t" o* t"e Triang!e. O*ten a
triang!e 2riter "ad noted a s"ip or p!an "ad disappeared in 9ca!ms seas9 2"en t"e record
s"o2ed a raging storm "ad een in progress. 7urt"ermore8 Ta#!or?s 3t"e !eading pi!ot4
mot"er got t"e ;a-# to c"ange t"e report to read t"at t"e disaster 2as *or 9causes or
reasons un'no2n9. T"is ma# "a-e spared t"e 2oman?s *ee!ing o* !ost8 ut !urred t"e
actua! *acts.
9T"ose 2"o !i'e to spread m#sterious stories con-enient!# !ea-e out an# *act 2"ic"
doesn?t suit t"eir case9 3Bermuda Triang!e- Trut" or @#t"58 T"e Oser-er4.
Our t"eor# is t"at t"e Bermuda Triang!e m#ster# is not a rea! m#ster# ut a coincidence o*
tragedies in t"at area. @ost o* t"e disappearances seem to e en-ironmenta! and caused
# "uman errors. We t"in' t"ere is an e&p!anation *or e-er#t"ing in our 2or!d.
Writin:
'he *er+uda 'rianle / 'ruth or 0yth-
T"e Bermuda Triang!e is !ocated o** t"e 1nited
States. It is a stretc" o* t"e %t!antic Ocean ordered
# a !ine *rom 7!orida to t"e is!ands o* Bermuda8 to
Puerto ,ico and t"en ac' to 7!orida. 9T"e Bermuda
or 6e-i! Triang!e is an imaginar# area !ocated o** t"e
Sout"eastern %t!antic )oast o* t"e 1nited States9
3Bermuda Triang!e 7act S"eet8 1S )oast :uard and
1S ;a-#820014.
T"e term 9Bermuda Triang!e9 2as *irst used in an artic!e 2ritten # <incent =. :addis in
1/$4. 9In t"e artic!e :addis c!aimed t"at in t"is strange sea a numer o* s"ips and p!anes
"ad disappeared 2it"out e&p!anation9 3222.unmuseum.org> triang!e."tm!4.
T"e est 'no2n m#ster# stor# 2as t"e stor# o* 7!ig"t 1/8 in 1/45. It 2as a routine practice
mission. T"e# ca!!ed *or Ta#!or and "is group o* 13 men to *!# to conduct practice oming
runs. T"e !ast transmission *rom 7!ig"t 1/ 2as "eard a*ter 5
"ours. P!anes t"at searc"ed t"e area didn?t *ind a sign o* t"em.
T"e *ina! resting p!ace o* t"e p!anes and t"eir cre2 o* *!ig"t 1/
is sti!! t"e Bermuda Triang!e?s secret. =o2e-er8 most o* t"e
9missing9 sea-cra*ts8 2ere *ound e-entua!!# *ar a2a# *rom t"e
Bermuda Triang!e.

@an# t"eories attempting to e&p!ain t"e disappearances "a-e een o**ered t"roug"out
"istor#.
7or e&amp!e8 one o* t"e t"eories is t"at in certain areas on eart" t"e magnetic compass
does point to2ards true ;ort". T"e di**erence et2een t"e t2o is 'no2n as compass
-ariation.
T"e amount o* -ariation c"anges # as muc" as t2ent#
degrees et2een t"e magnetic ;ort" and t"e
geograp"ic ;ort". T"is -ariation or error ma# cause
t"at t"e na-igator cou!d *ind "imse!* *ar o** courses
and in deep trou!e.
%not"er t"eor# aout t"e disappearances is attac"ed to 17O?s. 9It?s sometimes c!aimed
t"at t"e# "a-e een 9sto!en9 # *!#ing saucers9 3Bermuda Triang!e- Trut" or @#t"58 T"e
Oser-er4. Peop!e c!aim t"at t"e 17Os cause t"e !ost o* gra-it# in t"e areaC some c!aim
t"at t"e 17Os are sending energ# causing t"e disappearances o* p!anes and s"ips to
a-oid t"em *rom coming near t"eir area again.
%ccording to t"e in-estigation o* t"e m#ster# near!# a!! t"e accidents "ad norma! causes8
suc" as ad 2eat"er8 or un*ami!iarit# 2it" t"e area8 *acts usua!!# ignored # 2riters 2"o
!o-e to perpetuate t"e m#t" o* t"e Triang!e. O*ten a triang!e 2riter "ad noted a s"ip or
p!ane "ad disappeared in 9ca!ms seas9 2"en t"e record s"o2ed a raging storm "ad een
in progress.
7ina!!#8 9T"ose 2"o !i'e to spread m#sterious stories con-enient!# !ea-e out an# *act
2"ic" doesn?t suit t"eir case9 3Bermuda Triang!e- Trut" or @#t"58 T"e Oser-er4.
Our conc!usion is t"at t"e Bermuda Triang!e m#ster# is not a rea! m#ster# ut a
coincidence o* tragedies in t"at area. @ost o* t"e disappearances seem to e
en-ironmenta! and are caused # "uman errors. We t"in' t"ere is an e&p!anation *or
e-er#t"ing in our 2or!d.
*ibliora)hy:
1. 222.unmuseum.org>triang!e."tm
2. 222."istor#.na-#.mi!>*aDs> *aD.-1."tm
3. 222.ermuda-triang!e.org>inde&."tm!
4. :reenerg8 E F S"a!e-8 ,. 9Bermua Triang!e G Trut" or @#t"59. T"e ;e2 Bagrut
)ompanion. p.5..
'aretin 'he 'as1:
T"e m#ster# I c"oseA T"e m#ster# o* Bermuda Triang!e.
Source 1A 1. 222.unmuseum.org>triang!e."tm
2. 222."istor#.na-#.mi!>*aDs> *aD.-1."tm
3. 222.ermuda-triang!e.org>inde&."tm!
Source 2A 1. :reenerg8 E F S"a!e-8 ,. 9Bermua Triang!e G Trut" or
@#t"59. T"e ;e2 Bagrut )ompanion. p.5..
@# notes aout t"e
m#ster#A
T"e !ocation o* t"e Bermuda Triang!e.
T"e m#ster# o* Bermuda Triang!e.
T"e t"eories aout t"e disappearances in t"e Bermuda
Triang!e.
)onc!usion and persona! opinion.
@# "ead!ineA T"e Bermuda Triang!e G Trut" or @#t"5