How have explorers changed the world?

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Lessons

Lesson 1: What is an explorer?

  • To know what an explorer is.

Lesson 2: Where have explorers travelled and when?

  • To recognise the achievements of different explorers using photographs.

Lesson 3: Who was Christopher Columbus and what did he do?

  • To record events on a timeline.

 

Lesson 4: Who was Matthew Henson and what did he do?

  • To use photographs to find out about the past.

Lesson 5: How has exploration changed?

  • To recognise changes and similarities (continuities) over time.

Lesson 6: How can we remember them?

  • To describe the significance of some people and events within history.

Key skills

  • Using common words and
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Key knowledge

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Key vocabulary

achievement

beyond living memory

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Knowledge organiser – History Y1: How have explorers changed the world?

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Vocabulary display: How have explorers changed the world?

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