Lesson Two – Antarctic Expedition
This history teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to investigate how to identify and record some of the special preparations that were made for a voyage to the Antarctic by Ernest Shackleton in the past.
The class can suggest and explain how some of the things were used for different functions by Shackleton when exploring the Antarctic such as sledges used to pull equipment.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to investigate how to identify and record some of the special preparations that were made for a voyage to the Antarctic by Ernest Shackleton in the past
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify some of the reasons why Shackleton explored the Antarctic in the past, sets of cards to record some of the different items that might be needed for an expedition to the Antarctic and for specific purposes and a template to select and record information about one of the items that might be needed when exploring a location.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore and record some of the preparations that were made for a voyage to the Antarctic by Ernest Shackleton,
This lesson is part of a history scheme of work to get the children to explore and record how life was the same or different in the past by finding out about a famous explorer who journeyed to the Antarctic. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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