There is no set way to learn from archives – that’s what makes them so fun! Please use the information provided in any way you like, however if you are looking for some structured activities or ideas, we have provided some for you here.
Pre-Prepared Activities
Below are links to pre-prepared activities. You can print these out or use them as a template to create your own activities.
Travel Acrostic
Write an acrostic poem – each line starts with a specific letter to make a travel themed word
Transport Wordsearch
Search for transport related words
Future Transport Diary
What do you think transport will look like in the future? Draw your thoughts on this template!
Other Ideas
- One of the documents we’ve uploaded is a short note from John Baillie to his father Alexander, written in 1766 (254 years ago!). We deliberately haven’t given you a typed copy. Can you see if you can read it and write out a copy?
- What do you think travel ad transport might look like in the future? Using our space diary template, write about your life and work in space!
- Create a picture which includes as many types of transport as you can. Perhaps a railway bridge going over a river with a plane in the sky?
- Find out about a great transport inventor and create a project on him/her including as much information as you can find!
