How did we learn to fly?
Learning about the history of flight by placing significant events on a timeline and discovering the individuals who helped shape aviation.
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How did we learn to fly?
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Identify important events in the past.
- Explain how a significant event has changed the lives of others.
- Ask questions about people and events in the past.
- Use primary sources to find out about people and events in the past.
- Correctly order five events on a timeline.
- Consider why flight travel changed over time.
Suggested prior learning
How was school different in the past?
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Who were the Wright brothers?
Lesson 2: When was the first flight?
Lesson 3: Why is Bessie Coleman significant?
Lesson 4: Why is Amelia Earhart significant?
Lesson 5: Why was the Moon landing special?
Lesson 6: How did we learn to fly?
Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)
Full equipment list for the subject
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – History Y2: How did we learn to fly?
Aimed at pupils, a single-paged document providing key facts and definitions from the 'How did we learn to fly?' unit.
Vocabulary display – History Y2: How did we learn to fly?
A display version of the key vocabulary from the 'How did we learn to fly?' unit.
Cross-curricular opportunities
English: Spoken language
Maths: Measurement
British values: Mutual respect