Teachers & Group Leaders

Canals, Railways and Industry – a local History project

Key Stage 2
60 Minutes
Up to 15 children

Introduction

Take a look at our maps and images of the Kings Cross area and see how much it has developed. Can you work as a team to reconstruct it out of wooden blocks and learn more about the history of this fascinating area of London, including the roles of canals and placing our very own museum on your 3D map?

Why not add on our bespoke walking route led by qualified Walking Tour Guides that starts at the Kings Cross Development and ends back at our museum where you will hear the history of the area brought to life!

National Curriculum

History

  • Significant historical events, people and places in their own locality
  • A local history study
  • Understanding how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.

Geography

  • Mapping skills

Learning Objectives

  • To use maps to discover changes in the Kings Cross area over the past 150 years

Differentiation

Input can be varied according to needs as appropriate