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Learn about Roman chariot racing

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of The Romans in Britain - NEW LOOK Roman entertainment

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Objectives

History

  • Understand how knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.
  • Ask historically valid questions and construct responses based on relevant historical information.
  • Learn about entertainment in Roman times.

Design and Technology

  • Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computer-aided design.

Lesson Planning

Children investigate a variety of vehicles and understand how they move.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To investigate Roman entertainment from a range of sources.
  • To develop ideas and designs of moving vehicles (chariots) through discussion and prototypes.

Children will:

  • Understand that chariot racing was a form of entertainment for the Romans.
  • Have an image of a Roman chariot and can imagine what a race would have been like.
  • Make a moving vehicle from construction equipment.

Provided Resources

  • Images of chariot racing
  • Image of Circus Maximus

You Will Need

  • Topic books
  • Construction equipment
  • Variety of toy vehicles

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