Year 1 - History
Late Victorian seaside photographs
Photographs from history: what can they tell us about Britain's recent past?
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Unit Summary
This unit explores photography as a recent invention that records history, highlighting early photos of lost ways of life and the challenges of early 20th-century photography. Students learn about changes in recent history, including food, clothing, and more, through photos from the past century.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use photographs to compare Victorian trips to the seaside to the present day.
Key Notes
- Looking at Victorian seaside photographs can tell us about things that have changed or stayed the same over time.
- Looking at a photograph of a steam train can tell us about how people travelled to the seaside and if this has changed.
- Looking at photographs of people on the beach can tell us about what they did at the seaside and if this has changed.
- Photographs of piers and ice cream sellers can tell us about what people enjoyed at the seaside and if this has changed.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Victorian: we describe places, people or things from the time of Queen Victoria as Victorian
- changed: when something becomes different it has changed
- pier: a pier is a structure that goes out into the sea and often has entertainment on it
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Trains were the same in the Victorian times as today.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Summarise this historical learning in two key ideas.
Looking at Victorian seaside photographs can tell us about things that have changed or stayed the same over time. Looking at a photograph of a steam train can tell us about how people travelled to the seaside and if this has changed.
2. Define this history term and explain why it matters in this topic. 'Victorian'
we describe places, people or things from the time of Queen Victoria as Victorian.
3. Correct this common history misconception using evidence language.
Mistake: Trains were the same in the Victorian times as today. Correction: Explain that the trains in the Victorian times were run on steam. They would have been very dirty, noisy and bumpy.
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