KS1 Topic: Oceans and Seas Block F: Boats And Ships
Research the development of boats and ships, changes in their power sources, changing length of voyages, the history of regattas and the life of seafarers. Paint, make sketches, write journal entries, use code and write ship telegrams. Carry out floating and sinking experiments, construct boats and finally put on a regatta with sandwiches and prizes!
Block F: Boats And Ships[9 sessions] / Main outcomes: History and D&T
Other outcomes: Science, English, Maths and Art
By the end of this block you will have achieved the following outcomes: / · Understand historical concepts such as continuity and change.
· Identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods.
· Learn about events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally.
· Learn about changes in living memory.
· Explore and use mechanisms in their products.
· Design purposeful, functional, appealing products based on design criteria.
· Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks.
· Select from and use a wide range of materials and components according to their characteristics.
· Observe closely, using simple equipment.
· Perform simple tests.
· Use observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions.
· Write for different purposes.
· Use simple connectives to join clauses.
· Recognise and use language relating to dates, including weeks, months and years.
· Compare intervals of time.
· Use place value and number facts to solve problems.
· Choose and use appropriate standard units to measure mass (kg/g) to the nearest appropriate unit, using scales.
· Recognise, identify and describe the properties of 2-D shapes, including the number of sides and line symmetry in a vertical line.
· Develop drawing techniques in using line, shape and form.
· Use painting to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination.
· Learn about the work of a range of artists and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.
Session 1: History, Maths and Art
Boats in the Past
Compare ships of different eras; Think about the length of voyages; Make sketches and create a timeline of ships. / Children will
· Identify and compare features of boats/ships of different ages.
· Create a timeline of ships.
· Use language relating to the measurement of time: hours, days, weeks and months.
· Order dates chronologically using century, decade and year.
· Use a pencil to sketch a boat.
Session 2: Art and English
How are Boats and Ships Used?
Look at the different design features of boats and ships; Use watercolours to paint a picture of a ship with a specific purpose. / Children will
· Match the design features of boats to their functions.
· Paint a ship/boat with a specific purpose, using watercolours.
· Write a clue card about their painting
Session 3: History and English
Life at Sea
Learn about the differences between life at sea in the past and the present; Read fictional journal entries of sailors and voyagers; Write journal entries in role as a seafarer. / Children will
· Match ship images to fictional journal entries.
· Identify the differences between life at sea in the past and present.
· Write a journal entry in role as a seafarer in the past.
Session 4 History and D&T
Ship-to-ship Communication in the Past
Learn about the history of ship-to-ship communication and then write, code and decode ship telegrams. / Children will
· Look at ship-to-ship communication in the past and present.
· Explore the Marconi telegraph system.
· Learn the story of the Titanic and its voyage.
· Write, code and decode ship telegrams (English to code/coded text into English).
· Create a poster comparing sea communications in 1915 and 2015.
Session 5: Science, D&T and Maths
How Do Boats Stay Afloat?
Carry out simple floating and sinking experiments and begin to understand why heavy metal boats float. / Children will
· Conduct and record simple experiments to explore floating and sinking.
· Offer explanations as to why heavy metal boats float.
· Explore whether salt or fresh water affects an object’s ability to float.
· Make predictions based on knowledge, experience and observations.
· Use video/still photography to record the results of experiments.
· Use scales to weigh objects.
Session 6: D&T and Maths
How Are Boats Powered?
Explore how boats move through water; Construct simple boats with a range of power sources. / Children will
· Explore the different ways boats move through water.
· Construct simple paddle/propeller and sail boats.
· Create a pictogram showing boat power sources.
Session 7: Maths and Science
What Boat Shape Is Best?
Investigate different boat hull shapes and find out which is the most efficient for moving through water. / Children will
· Identify and label irregular and regular shapes of a boat’s hull.
· Experiment to find which shape a boat’s hull is the most efficient.
Session 8: D&T and English
Boat Building
Design and build a boat, with a power source, to carry a small load. / Children will
· Design a boat that can float, move in a straight path, uses a power source and can carry a small load.
· Make the boat they have designed using a range of materials and tools.
· Evaluating and modify their boat design when completed.
· Write an overview/introduction to their vessel.
Session 9: D&T and History
Class Regatta
Compare regattas from the modern day and the past; Design and make sandwiches for a class regatta; Test boats and award prizes. / Children will
· Explore the history of regattas through images and film.
· Design and make sandwiches from a range of ingredients.
· Test boats against the design brief from Session 8.
Resources
Session 1
Provided: Time and Date Cards; Boat and Ship Images; Cruise Ships Old and New; Images for Ordering.
You will need: Sketching paper; Drawing pencils.
Session 2
Provided: Artwork of Ships and Boats; Ink & Watercolour Paintings.
You will need: Art paper; Ink pens; Watercolour paints & brushes; Card; Sticky labels.
Session 3
Provided: Journal Entries; Working Ships Past and Present; Background information Cards.
Session 4
Provided: Titanic Collision Map; Marconi Wireless Sets; Morse Code Key; Example Marconigram Form; Blank Marconigram Form; Morse Code Messages; Morse Code Message Solutions; Sea Communication Statements.
You will need: Atlases; Poster paper.
Session 5
Provided: Large Container Ship.
You will need: Tubs of water; Floating bath toy; Metal object, same size as bath toy; Modelling clay; Scales; Table salt; Whole, uncooked eggs; Digital cameras; Range of small objects of varying buoyancy.
Session 6
Provided: How Do They Move?; Pictogram Images; Pictogram Grid.
You will need: A3 paper; Scissors; Glue; Tubs of water; Balloons; Pens; Bendy straws; Thin rubber bands; Tape; Styrofoam containers; Markers; Rulers; Thick card, Electrical tape; Corks; Coloured paper; Toothpicks; Beads; Small screwdriver; Cutting mat.
Session 7
Provided: Boat Shapes; Tin-foil Boats; Shape Sheet 1; Shape Sheet 2; A Kayak.
You will need: Tin foil; Trays of water; Small electric fans; Stopwatch.
Session 8
You will need: Trays of water; Small cargo (e.g. a rubber); Scissors; Glue; Balloons; Pens; Bendy straws; Thin rubber bands; Tape; Styrofoam containers; Markers; Rulers; Thick card, Electrical tape; Corks; Coloured paper; Toothpicks; Beads; Small screwdriver; Cutting mat; Any other craft materials available (e.g. juice/milk cartons, plastic tubing etc.).
Session 9
Provided: Modern Regattas; Historic Regattas.
You will need: Model boats made in Session 8; Small cargo (e.g. a rubber); Trays of water; 3 small prizes; Range of sandwich ingredients; Plates and plastic knives.
Useful websites for background information:
Life at sea
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/life_at_sea_01.shtml
BBC History sight on Life at Sea in the Royal Navy of the 18th Century
http://www.hamilton-scourge.hamilton.ca/lifeof.htm
Information on the life of a sailor during the War of 1812
http://pw20c.mcmaster.ca/life-sea
Case study on Charles Bertram Jones and his life on the HMS Marlborough, with document scans
http://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/sea-and-ships/facts/ships-and-seafarers
Royal Museums of Greenwich site on ships, seafarers & life at sea in different eras
Ships past and present
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7N_P3I9s90
Video clip: A modern cruise ship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0pYqk8z714
Video clip: Ship launch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fIlTbYfyxo
Video clip: Boat propeller
Crafting boats
http://sophie-world.com/crafts/balloon-boat
How to make balloon-powered boats
http://livingonthecheap.com/kids-crafts-make-a-rubber-band-powered-boat/
How to make a rubber-band-powered boat
http://www.tescoliving.com/family-and-kids/kids-zone/make-and-colour/2013/october/how-to-make-cork-boats
How to make cork sail-boats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K_6-OccmXo
Video clip: A fish swimming
Regattas past and present
http://www.hrr.co.uk/media/videos/
Video clips from Henley Royal Regattas in recent years
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i9niDYLfKA
Video clip: Henley Royal Regatta in 1920
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