How did we learn to fly?
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How did we learn to fly?
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
How have explorers changed the world?
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Who were the Wright brothers?
- To find out about the Wright brothers.
Lesson 2: When was the first flight?
- To develop an understanding of historical significance.
Lesson 3: Why was Bessie Coleman significant?
- To investigate why Bessie Coleman is significant.
Lesson 4: Why is Amelia Earhart significant?
- To develop an understanding of primary sources.
Lesson 5: Why was the Moon landing special?
- To investigate why we remember the Moon landing.
Lesson 6: How did we learn to fly?
- To place events on a timeline.
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Resources
Unit resources
History
Knowledge organiser – History Y2: How did we learn to fly?
Aimed at pupils, a single page document that gives key facts and definitions from the 'How did we learn to…
History
Vocabulary display: How did we learn to fly?
A display version of the key vocabulary from the How did we learn to fly? unit.
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