The geography of canals
The resources on this page have been created in collaboration with The Somersetshire Coal Canal and generously funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. More information is available from the Somersetshire Coal Canal Society - we hope you enjoy using them!
Additional resources to help teach canals at Key Stage 3 for geography are available at Teachit Geography and for history at Teachit History.
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Investigating permeabilty - Somerset Coal CanalNew!
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A science experiment based on the construction of the Somerset
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Y5 Y6 | Materials | Published: 30/05/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Modern Britain | Everyday materials
Data handling – employment in the Somerset coalfields 1875-1950New!
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A data handling exercise based on employment levels on the Somerset
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Y5 Y6 | Statistics | Published: 30/05/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Historical enquiry | Modern Britain | Graphs and charts | Canals
Canal locks – then and now
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A writing stimulus activity based on using photographs to encourage
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Writing composition | Published: 06/12/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Historical enquiry | General | Canals
On the canal – word mat
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A useful word mat resource for descriptive writing. Children
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Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 | Published: 25/08/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Places UK | Historical enquiry | Modern Britain | Canals
The Somerset Coal Canal - Chopped up!
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Three activities based on the creation of the Somerset Coal Canal
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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Published: 24/05/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Places UK | Historical enquiry | Canals
Count the sacks of coal
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A number activity where children fill in the gaps on the sheet
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F Y1 | Number | Published: 24/05/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Places UK | Number and place value | Canals
Combe Hay locks 3 – Ten minutes, ten facts
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A history starter activity encouraging children to make inferences
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Y5 Y6 | Published: 19/05/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Places UK | Historical enquiry | Canals
Combe Hay locks 2 – Ten minutes, ten facts
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A history starter activity encouraging children to make inferences
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Y5 Y6 | Published: 19/05/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Places UK | Historical enquiry | Canals
Ten minutes, ten facts - On a barge
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A history starter activity encouraging children to make inferences
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Y5 Y6 | Published: 19/05/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Places UK | Historical enquiry | Canals
Combe Hay locks 1 – Ten minutes, five sentences
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A history starter activity using a photograph of a disused canal
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Y5 Y6 | Published: 19/05/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Places UK | Historical enquiry | Canals
Codewords activity - Somerset Coal Canal
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A differentiated brainteaser based on keywords linked to the
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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Published: 09/05/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Places UK | Historical enquiry | Canals
Children working underground – what can you see?
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Children analyse a nineteenth-century image of children working
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Y4 Y5 Y6 | Published: 09/05/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Historical enquiry | Victorians | Canals
Label a canal scene
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A labelling activity where children read key canal vocabulary
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Y1 Y2 | Reading word level | Published: 09/05/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Places UK | Canals
Sentence writing activity - Somerset Coal Canal (Y1/Y2)
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In this sentence writing activity, children are challenged to
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Y1 Y2 | Writing composition | Vocabulary, punctuation and grammar | Published: 09/05/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Places UK | Basic punctuation | Simple sentences | Canals
Canals - ten minutes, five sentences!
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A writing prompt to help get children's ideas flowing about canals.
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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Published: 09/05/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Places UK | Historical enquiry | Modern Britain | Canals
Spot the difference: life on a canal barge (Y1/Y2)
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Children study an image of a canal barge cabin from 1944, and
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Y1 Y2 | Published: 09/05/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Places UK | Historical enquiry | Canals
A canal word mat
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A useful word mat for a canals topic.
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Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 | Published: 03/05/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Historical enquiry | Modern Britain | Victorians | Canals
Introduction to grid references - Somerset Coal Canal
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A grid reference task based on a map provided by Somerset Coal
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Y2 Y3 Y4 | Published: 03/05/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Mapping skills and fieldwork | Places UK | Historical enquiry
Find the distance - Somerset Coal Canal
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Children use a table to find the distances between locations
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Y3 Y4 | Published: 25/04/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Places UK | Historical enquiry | Modern Britain | Canals
Life on a canal barge
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A great historical enquiry activity. Children answer questions
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Y2 Y3 Y4 | Published: 25/04/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Human geography | Places UK | Historical enquiry | Modern Britain | Canals