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Local HistoryTeacher's Pack

This teacher's pack contains activities and suggestions tocomplement the teaching of local history at KS2 and KS3.It was developed from the HLF-funded Time Travelling by

Water Project as part of the project legacy.

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This pack includes:

Ascripttointroducemarinearchaeologyto

theclass the PowerPointpresentationthat

accompaniesthiscanbedownloaded from

Two funandinformativeeducationalactivities

thatallow yourclasstotesttheirobservational

skillsandbuildtheirknowledgeoflocal

settlements

Suggestions forextensionactivities

The followingresourcesareavailableto

download from

1. PowerPointintroducingmarinearchaeology

2. Mapof Child Okeford, Dorset

3. Mapof Chilmark, Wiltshire

4. Mapof Langport, Somerset

5. Mapof Sturminster Newton, Dorset

6. MapofTrowbridge, Wiltshire

7. MapofWest Moorsand Ferndown, Dorset

8. Medieval waterusepictures

9. Cartoon worksheet

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Curriculum links at KS2 -

Thislessonpacksupports National Curriculum

historystudyunits4:Historical enquiryand7:Local history study. Italsosupports National

Curriculumgeographystudyunits3:Knowledge

and understanding of placesand6C:Water and

its effects on landscapes and people.

Curriculum links at KS3 -

AtKS3 thislessonpacksupports National

Curriculumhistorystudyunit4:Historical

enquiryandcansupportunits9and10

dependingonthemarineandcoastal

archaeologyofyourlocalarea.

Theactivitiesinthisteacherspackcanalsobe

anevocativestimulus forartandliteracy.

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Thisteacher'spackcontainsactivitiesandsuggestionstocomplementtheteachingof Local HistoryatKS2andKS3. It wasdeveloped fromthe HLF-fundedTimeTravellingbyWater Projectaspartoftheprojectlegacy.

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Inthislesson, wearegoingtobecomemarinearchaeologists .

Whatdoyouthinkanarchaeologistisor what

doyouthinkanarchaeologistdoes?

Anarchaeologistissomeone who wantstoknow

onething whatlife waslike forpeopleinthe

past.

Marinearchaeologistsstudyanythingthatisin

the waterthatcanteachthemaboutpeopleinthepast, oranythingthatcanteachthemabout

how peoplehaveused waterinthepast.

Marinearchaeologistsareprobablybestknown

fordivingonshipwrecks, buttheyalsostudy

rivers, lakes, ports, harbours, beaches, bridges

anythingthatcanteachthemaboutpeopleand

waterinthepast.

Theyhavesomeveryclevermethodsof

investigatingarchaeologyunderwater. As wellasdiving, theygo wadinginshallow wateror

walkingonthebeachtostudyarchaeology(if

you have a hi-vis coat, a hard hat and wellies or

waders, dress a pupil up to demonstrate this).

Theyalso work withotherpeople whousethe

water, suchas fishermanandmarineaggregate

dredgers, andtheydosomethingcalled

geophysicalsurvey, orgeophys. Geophysisa

hi-techsystem whichusessound wavestomap

thesea floor. Lookatthepicturesthat weremadeusinggeophysicalsurvey.

Thesepicturesshow differenttypesof

archaeologyontheseabed canyou workout

whattheyare?

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Introductiontomarinearchaeology

Thisscriptaccompaniesa PowerPointpresentationorintro.pdf whichcanbedownloaded fromhttp://blogs.wessexarch.co.uk/ttbw/teacherspacks/

1. WW2 Bomber-thoughtcurrentlytobeaGerman Dornier, whichislyingupsidedown

withitsbombdoorsopen. This was foundoff

theKentcoast.

2. A1 submarine-sunk whilstonauto-pilot

in 1911. Thesubmarineiscurrentlylyingin

Bracklesham Bay, West Sussex.

3. TheTalis-ashipcarryingcoalthat was

involvedinacollisionin 1906. Thedamage

totherearoftheshipisclearinthispicture.

The wreckliestothesouth-eastof Beachy Head

in East Sussex.

Archaeologistsuseallthecluesavailabletothem

totryandlearnaboutpeopleinthepast.

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Discusstheresultsbyprojectingtheimageontothe whiteboardandinvitingpupilstocircletheir

answersontheboard. Stresshow important

waterhasbeeninthedevelopmentoftownsin

thepastandhighlighttherangeofactivitiesthat

aredependentonit.

Discusshow importantyourlocalriver wasinthe

past. Itislikelytohavebeenused fortradeand

travel, or forindustrysuchasmilling, dyeingand

fulling (processingraw wool). How importantis

yourrivertoday? Isitstillused forindustryortrade? Whatelseisitused for? Doesyourclass

thinkthattheleisureactivitiesthattakeplaceon

orneartherivertodayareimportant?

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Handthemouttotheclass. Askyourpupilstostudythemandcircleallofthedifferent waysin

which waterisbeingused. They willnoticethe

boats, wells, bridgesandstreams. Thentheymay

begintonoticethe womendyeingclothandthe

mencarryingbarrels. Encourageyourclassto

thinkcarefullyaboutthistaskandthey willbegin

toidentifymore waysin which waterisbeing

used.

When I have run this activity I have had pupils

circle the whole picture and tell me thateverything from the plants in the field to

the birds in the trees have used water!

Activitytwo Waterinmedievaltowns

Copythemedievalpictures fromthebackofthispack, ordownloadthem fromhttp://blogs.wessexarch.co.uk/ttbw/teacherspacks/

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Art and literacy -

Archaeologists findoutabouttownsinthepastbylookinginthegroundandintherivers for

evidenceofhow peopleinthepasthavelived.

Askyourclasstoimaginethattheyarea

medievalmerchantcomingtotowntotrade

something. Askthemtodraw acartoon which

describestheir journeyintotown. Whatarethey

selling? Oneofthethingstheyaresellingbreaks

how? Itgetsthrownintotheriver. Show itbeing

foundbyanarchaeologist. Acartoon worksheet

canbe foundatthebackofthispack, or

downloaded from

Geography

Usingalltheideasdiscussedinactivityone, ask

yourclasstodesigntheirownmapsandput four

potentialsettlementsitesonthem. Askthemto

swapmapstosee wheretheirclassmates would

choosetolive-cantheypickagoodsite?

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Extensionactivities

Geography -

Lookatthe Ordnance Surveymapoftheareaaroundyourschool. Draw asimplifiedmap

showingthehillsandlow-lyingareas, andthe

local watersources. Why wasyourschoolbuilt

whereitis? If itisamodernschoolbuildingthe

naturaladvantagesofthesitemightnotbe

apparent ifthisisthecase, discuss whypeople

cannow liveinsitesthatthousandsofyearsago

wouldn'thavebeensuitable.

Literacy

Listtheprosandconsofeachsiteonthemap.

Literacy -

Usingthemap forinspiration, writethestoryof

peoplelooking foranew settlementinthepast.

Whydidtheyleavetheiroldsettlement? Whatdo

theythink whentheyseetheirnew home? What

dotheylikeaboutit? Whatdon 'ttheylike? What

dotheyneedtodoinordertomakeitintoa

goodplacetolive?

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