Year 6 Spring 2 Topic

The Railway Children

Read...
Look out for these books in the Imagination Room or at Brierfield Library!  

Key vocabulary...

classification
coastline
contour lines
density
economy
grid references
hierarchy
landmarks
ordnance survey
taxonomist

Fascinating facts...

  • Scientists believe there could be 10 million different species on Earth.

  • Carl Linnaeus examined 40,000 specimens of plants, animals and shells to try and classify animals.

  • The first map every made of the world was in the 6th century BC.

  • Knowing a six figure grid reference can narrow your location to just 100m.

  • Grid references are read across then up, (just like co-ordinates).

  • Ordnance survey have split Great Britain into 56 different squares so they can produce detailed maps of each area.

Explore...

Read a review of The Railway Children on the Book Trust website. 
​After you have read the book, why not review it yourself?
Railways can be dangerous places, explore ways
you can keep yourself safe near a railway line
​by clicking on the picture.

Visit...
Ribble Steam Railway and Museum - Preston
Museum of Science and Industry - Manchester
Picture
East Lancashire Railway - Bury

Do...

  • Create your own project based on the Railway Children.​

  • Railways can be dangerous places, create a safety campaign about railway safety.  It could include posters, leaflets and videos!

  • Where could you go?  Brierfield train station is on the Colne to Preston and Blackpool South line.  Use the Northern Rail website to explore where the train from Brierfield could take you.  Perhaps you could ask an adult to take you on a trip on the train.

In school...

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Class Novel - The Railway Children by E Nesbit