Through completing the History of Transport in Leixlip the child should be able to
Time and chronology
- Distinguish between past, present and future methods of transport.
- Develop an understanding of time and chronology through comparing the relative ages of transport methods
- Record information about transport in the past using simple timelines
Change and continuity
Develop an understanding of change and continuity by exploring similarities and differences between Leixlip in the past and present day Leixlip
Cause and effect
Discuss the reasons for, and the effect of, changes in transport in Leixlip
Using evidence
- Examine and use historical evidence, which is connected with the history of Leixlip
- Ask questions about the evidence
- Make simple deductions about the evidence
Synthesis and communication
- Use evidence and imagination to reconstruct elements of Leixlip’s past
- Communicate this understanding of the past in a variety of ways
Empathy
Imagine and discuss the feelings and motives of Leixlip people in the past