Resource #V107631

Précis

The resource enables students to work together in mixed ability groups to identify similarities and differences using a map from 1939 and what they see on Southampton Water.

Contextual Summary

This is an on-site history resource that links to students? travel experience with Red Funnel ferries. The resource practises skills that link to the curriculum, specifically relating to students? understanding of continuity and change, similarities and difference, and connections between the present and the past, enabling an understanding and use of chronological frameworks. The resource enables students to look at what they see on Southampton Water during their crossing, and to identify progress and stasis.

Curriculum Relevance

History → Changes in the Past → Differences over time

Implementation

This simple task is designed to be completed on board the Red Funnel ferry from Southampton. Students could work together in mixed ability groups to identify similarities and differences. Optional follow-up tasks could be for students to investigate further why changes are apparent on Southampton Water.

Key Skills Practised

• Observational skills
• Identifying change
• Evaluating /identifying causes and consequences
• Note-making/ annotation skills
• Applying general/precise knowledge

Learning Outcomes

Students will identify changes over time on Southampton Water. They may describe reasons why these changes have happened. They will use their own knowledge to consider differences in the area and to draw conclusions.