To develop the children's sense of a) time and chronology, b) change and continuity, and c) cause and effect; through studying changes in Cork city over time.
That children are able to learn about the past through the examination of evidence.
To help the children to understand some of the changes that have taken place in the settlement patterns, living conditions, trade, culture and economics of Cork over time.
Through the use of classroom discussion and activities (outlined in the teacher zone), another aim of this unit is to encourage children is to synthesise and communicate their learning in a variety of ways and to develop a sense of the feelings and motives of people in the past.