Can I construct a longship based on my plan and design?

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Invaders and Settlers: Vikings Viking Raiders

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Objectives

History

Understand how knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.
Ask historically valid questions.
Learn about the impact of the Vikings on early design techniques.

Design and Technology

Select from and use specific tool for own design, techniques, processes and equipment precisely.
Select from and use a wider, more complex range of materials based on own ideas.
Apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce their longship.

Lesson Planning

Construct and evaluate your own Viking longship.

Teaching Outcomes:

To understand the role of archaeologists in uncovering remains and how the past can be pieced together.
To use plans to design own ship and evaluate techniques in design and offer solutions for any improvements.

Children can:

Apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures.
Create strength in their structure.
Ensure ship is of a similar design style to an original.
Evaluate through discussion how own design could be more successful.

Planning

Provided Resources

Longship images
Viking song
Viking longship instructions

Unit Resources

You Will Need

Viking longships PowerPoint (session 2)
Viking longship planning and evaluating (session 3)
Longship plan card (session 3 - if using for template)
Viking longships (session 3 - if using for template)
Strips of card or balsa wood and template for building
Lolly sticks
Squares of fabric for sail
Extra card for shields
Willow or doweling for masts
Modelling clay, craft knife, silver card

Weblinks

Timelapse video showing chn building a replica Viking longship from makeyourownhistory.co.uk
PDF instructions to make a Viking longship from bbc.co.uk
Image of a longship found in Oseburg from pbs.org