Little Victorians - The Trapper

Children in the coal mines
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This lesson contains 25 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 50 min

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Children in the coal mines

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Learning Aim
We are learning to understand what life was like
for children working in a coal mine in the Victorian era.

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In the early days of the railways Glasgow was a great centre of locomotion manufacture.
This engine  was built in the 1850's by Neilson & Company  in Glasgow.
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 Rail transport was one of the most important developments 
of the Victorian era 

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The iron rail roads:
All this iron to build the trains and the tracks and bridges needed a lot of coal.  
Coal was the main source of power in Victorian times. It was used for cooking and heating, and for driving machinery, trains and steam ships. 

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The Trapper

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What would it be like to be
underground with no electric light?

Slide 7 - Open question

Jimmy's first day


During listening: one question to focus on
Key question: ‘What different parts of the mine
are named in the programme?’
Instruction: ‘Make a note of names for different
parts of the mine.’ 

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Slide 9 - Link

name different
parts of the mine.

Slide 10 - Open question

Jimmy gets sick

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Firedamp
One big danger in the mine was
‘fi redamp,’ gasses that could build up and
explode if lit by candles or oil lamps.
Discussion question: ‘What else would you worry
about if you were working down a mine?’

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What else would you worry
about if you were working down a mine?

Slide 13 - Mind map

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Jimmy gets sick
During listening: one question to focus on
Key question: ‘Why does Jimmy want go to work
even though he is ill?’
 Instruction: ‘Make a note of reasons you think
Jimmy wants to go to work.’

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Slide 16 - Link

Why do you think
Jimmy wants to go to work

Slide 17 - Mind map

Danger in the mine
Trappers. Children worked as ‘Trappers’,
opening and closing doors that controlled the
circulation of air in the mine tunnels. They often
sat completely alone for up to 12 hours.

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Danger in the mine
During listening: One question to focus on
 Key question: ‘What are the dangers of working
down the mine?’
Instruction: ‘Make a note of the dangers of
working down a mine.’

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Slide 21 - Link

What were the dangers of
working down a mine?

Slide 22 - Mind map

Activity:
Turn to page 17 and 18 in your Little Victorians Study Book.
Do all the exercises on the above pages.

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Write down three things that you have learnt in today's lesson.

Slide 24 - Open question

write down one thing that you still do not really understand.

Slide 25 - Open question