History at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 5/6)
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?
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Section 1: How did knowledge of the world change during the Tudor period?
Children should learn:
- to compare the knowledge of the world that people had in Tudor times with what is known today
- the context of the voyages of Tudor explorers
- that exploration in the sixteenth century led to better knowledge of the world
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Section 2: Why did the Tudors explore outside Europe?
Children should learn:
- to locate the Tudor period in relation to other periods of British history
- reasons for Tudor exploration
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Section 3: How did people explore the world in Tudor times?
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
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Section 4: Why did Drake circumnavigate the world?
Children should learn:
- about the main events in Drake's voyage around the world
- to apply their understanding of chronology
- to infer reasons why the voyage took place
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Section 5: Why did the Roanoke settlement fail?
Children should learn:
- to apply their knowledge and understanding of settlement in England to a new context - settlement in America
- to understand the difficulties that faced the settlers in Roanoke
- to explore the causes of the failure of the colony
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Section 6: What were the effects of the English settlement on the people living in America?
Children should learn:
- to find out about the ways of life of indigenous peoples before colonisation
- to consider how the English settlers viewed the indigenous people
- to compare and contrast very different perspectives of the same event
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Section 7: What impact has Tudor exploration had on our lives today?
Children should learn:
- to recall and summarise what they have learnt about voyages of exploration
- to select appropriate material and to present it to show their understanding of exploration in the Tudor period and its impact on life today
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