How did we learn to fly?

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Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Identify important events surrounding the history of flight.
  • Explain how a significant event has changed the lives of others.
  • Ask questions about people and events in the past.
  • Use primary sources to find out about people and events in the past.
  • Correctly order five events on a timeline.

Suggested prior learning

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Who were the Wright brothers?

  • To find out about the Wright brothers.
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Lesson 2: When was the first flight?

  • To develop an understanding of historical significance.
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Lesson 3: Why was Bessie Coleman significant?

  • To investigate why Bessie Coleman is significant.
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Lesson 4: Why is Amelia Earhart significant?

  • To develop an understanding of primary sources.
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Lesson 5: Why was the Moon landing special?

  • To investigate why we remember the Moon landing.
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Lesson 6: How did we learn to fly?

  • To place events on a timeline.
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  • Sequencing six
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  • To know
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beyond living memory

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Assessment – History Y2: How did we learn to fly?

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