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Key stage 1 ideas bank resource - Transport and Technology
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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
Thames lifeboat crew members run 130 miles to raise money for their new lifejackets
London school competes in the Great River Race to raise funds for the RNLI
Put on your wellies and join the Walmer Lifeboat Crew in a two-mile family fun walk
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