How did people explore the world in Tudor times?
Objectives Children should learn: • to collect information from a range of sources and draw conclusions about life at sea • to appreciate the dangers and discomfort of voyages of exploration • to communicate their knowledge and understanding in a variety of ways Activities Outcomes Children: Give the children sources that describe going to sea during the period, eg navigation, food, sea monsters, superstitions, punishments, daily life and disease. Divide the class into small groups, each using sources about one aspect. Ask the children to make notes of what they can find out about life on-board ship. Ask each group to present their findings to the rest of the class. The work might be displayed as a large topic web with an illustration of a ship in the centre. Give the children an account of a voyage. Ask the children to add any new information to the topic web. Are there any points of disagreement in the different sources of information? Why is this? Ask the children to construct a gri
