Key Stage 1 Famous for more than Five Minutes - NEW LOOK

Explorers - NEW LOOK

History

• To order some significant explorers on a timeline and identify the continents they visited.

Geography

• To use a simple map to go on an expedition in the school grounds.
• To name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans.

Enquiry question
What inspires people to want to go on an expedition?

Outcomes
Children will:

• Go on a school grounds expedition with ‘Explorer Bear’.
• Order some significant explorers on a timeline.
• Label the seven continents and five oceans on a map, and match explorers with the continents they travelled to.

History

• To learn about the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.
• To identify and compare expedition items from the past and today.

Enquiry question
Do you think Columbus’ expedition was a success?

Outcomes
Children will:

• Learn about who Christopher Columbus was, what he did and where he went.
• Identify some differences between life in 1492 and life today.
• Discuss some of the positive and negative impacts of his expedition.
• Select appropriate kit for Christopher Columbus’ expedition.

History

• To learn about the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.
• To identify and compare expedition items from the past and today.

Enquiry question
What equipment might you need to take on an expedition into space?

Outcomes
Children will:

• Learn about who Neil Armstrong was, what he did and where he went.
• Identify some differences between life in 1969 and life today.
• Select appropriate kit for the Apollo 11 expedition.

History

• To investigate and compare the journeys of Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong.

Geography

• To use geographical language to describe and follow journeys within the school grounds.
• To use simple compass directions, and locational and directional language to describe a location.

Enquiry question
How can people work out where they are going on a journey?

Outcomes
Children will:

• Investigate the journeys of Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong.
• Have a go at ‘dead reckoning’ and spaceship navigation.
• Describe and follow journeys using compass directions, and locational and directional language.

History

• To learn about the vessels used by Columbus and Armstrong in their expeditions.
• To compare aspects of life, identifying similarities and differences between different periods.
• To compare modes of transport from different eras, including differences in material and design.

Enquiry question
Which type of vessel would you prefer to travel in?

Outcomes
Children will:

• Discuss and describe features of the vessels Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong used in their expeditions.
• Identify possible dangers the two explorers faced on their journeys.
• Identify and compare the materials used in expedition transport during different eras.
  

History

• To learn about the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.
• To describe and compare the clothing used by Columbus and Armstrong, and compare clothing materials across different eras.

Enquiry question
How has expedition clothing adapted and changed over the years?

Outcomes
Children will:

• Know details about the clothing Armstrong and Columbus wore.
• Identify and compare the clothing and materials used in expeditions for different eras.
• Consolidate knowledge of the two expeditions using role-play.