Transport and Technology KS1

Key stage 1 ideas bank resource - Transport and Technology


Transport and Technology Click on image to enlarge in pop-up window

Other ideas to explore the theme of transport and technology are:

  • Make a moving book about launching the lifeboat or the way it works in the water
  • Make junk-model boats and paint them in RNLI colours.
  • Research the development of lifejackets over time and the different materials used to make them
  • Research lighthouses – both how they keep people safe and how their lamps work with mirrors etc.
  • Make a lighthouse and a simple circuit to light the bulb.
  • How have boats changed through the ages? Follow the timeline of boats through the ages using the whiteboard activity and the lesson plan
  • Use the lesson plan Make your own self-righting boat
  • to investigate how boats float and self-right


KS1 ideas for transport and technology