Key Stage 1 Galleries
Information for Teachers
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The Canal museum provides a unique learning experience for each age group They will see what life was like aboard a working narrow boat. They will discover how canals shaped the country that we know today, Learn about the cargo that was brought around the country and see how Ice was stored during the Victorian ice trade. Teachers can also book educational workshops and download lesson plans for each age group to further their experience and either follow on or inspire further projects at school.
Gallery Resource |
Curriculum Hit |
|---|---|
Exhibitions enable historical developments in transport to be placed in chronological order, e.g. river navigation, canals, railways, road transport. |
KS1 History - place events in chronological order |
The narrowboat Coronis has a cabin which was the main home of a family and pupils can go inside. |
KS1 History - identify differences between ways of life at different times |
There is a wide range of evidence available from the galleries in photographs, the building itself, the adjoining canal and boats, and the artifacts in the museum. |
KS1 - Historical enquiry |
The pictures and artifacts relating to canal life provide a basis for understanding the lives of the many local people who worked on the canal. |
KS1 - the way of life of people in the past who lived in the local area |
| Resource |
Location |
Links to the Nat Curriculum |
|---|---|---|
Coronis interior |
Ground Floor |
KS1 History 2b, 4a, 6b |
Canal Costume A display of costume worn by Victorian boat men and women. |
Mezzanine Floor |
KS1 History 2b, 4a, 6b |
Canal Life panels |
Mezzanine Floor |
KS1 History 2b, 4a, 6b |
Bantam Tug |
Mezzanine Floor |
KS1 Science Sc4 2b,c |
Measham Pottery |
Ground Floor |
KS 1 Art & Design 4,5 |
Lace plates |
Ground Floor |
KS 1 Art & Design 4,5 |
Roses and Castles canal art |
Ground Floor |
KS 1 Art & Design 4,5 |
Toll Office |
Ground Floor |
KS 1 Maths Ma2 2,3 |
Ice trade exhibition |
Ground Floor |
KS1 History 4, 6c |
Flip-book, Carlo Gatti |
Ground Floor |
KS1 History 4, 6c |
Ice boxes |
Ground Floor |
KS1 History 4, 6c |
Horse and ice-cart model |
Ground Floor |
KS1 History 4, 6c |
Ice cream tricycle |
Ground Floor |
KS1 History 6a |
Ice wells |
Ground Floor |
KS 1 History 4, 6b |
Bridge building interactive |
Ground Floor |
KS1 Maths Ma1 2a-d KS1 Design & Technology 1, 5b |
Horse stable stall |
First Floor |
KS1 History 4, 6b |
Horse power exhib panels |
First Floor |
KS1 Science Sc4 2b,c |
Hayracks |
First Floor |
KS1 History 4, 6b |
Horse shoe display |
First Floor |
KS1 History 4, 6b |
Horse harness display |
First Floor |
KS1 History 4, 6b |
Flip-book, Horse exhibition |
First Floor |
KS1 History 4, 6b |
Water and locks, panel/model |
First Floor |
KS1 Science Sc4 2b,c |
Water & locks, wooden paddles |
First Floor |
KS1 Science Sc4 2b,c |
Water/locks, windlass handles |
First Floor |
KS1 Science Sc4 2b,c |
Water/locks, boundary markets |
First Floor |
KS1 Science Sc4 2b,c |
Muscles and steam panel |
First Floor |
KS1 Science Sc4 2b,c |
Children’s Trail |
Whole |
NC KS2 History Historical enquiry 4, Breadth of study 6, Victorian Britain 11a. KS2 Science Sc3 Materials and their Properties - Changing Materials 2b |
