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The next best thing to undertaking your own pre-visit! Our experts have toured Isle of Wight Steam Railway and have presented it "Through a Teacher's Eyes" so that you don't have to.
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Find out which are the most appropriate areas of Isle of Wight Steam Railway for your group, and see which of our learning resources apply best.
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Spoken Language Writing (Composition) Reading
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Question and answer sessions with railway staff & volunteers. Writing in the style of the past, inspired by historical railway documents. Understanding and comprehension of railway texts (reading for meaning).
History
Chronological Understanding Historical Interpretation Changes in the Past
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| 22 | Train Story | |
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Developing chronological understanding using the historic railway as a case study. Restoration.
Mathematics
Number Statistics / Handling Data
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Applying mathematics principles to everyday railway activities. Interpreting railway timetables and performing basic timing and fare calculations.
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We asked a teacher who visited Isle of Wight Steam Railway recently to share some insights about their experience.
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Engineering
English
History
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P.S.H.E.
Science
Apart from the more obvious connections with the History curriculum, there are many learning opportunities here for all core subjects.
Science students can study states of matter; physics students can study forces, motion, distance and time. Maths is taught through interpretation of timetable and scheduling data and mental tasks. The abundance of archive literature and advertising facilitates many English activities encouraging engagement with creative writing and interpretation of language.
Activities are also available for PSHE (Health & Safety), Engineering, Art and Design and more. There is much to be learned here!
The layout of the site lends itself effectively to school visits - with separate formal museum, interactive museum ("Train Story"), play and picnic areas, signal box and of course a fascinating (but reasonably short) steam train ride.
A classroom is available with AV equipment (by arrangement) and on-site catering is possible. The venue is ideal for completion of on-site activity sheets, of which there are many to choose from, all connecting directly with the National Curriculum. In addition, there are plenty of pre-visit and post-visit learning opportunities.
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