Travel and Transport · 1800s – present day
The First Cars and Locomotives
Learning about the invention of the steam engine and the very first "horseless carriages".
Key Questions
- 1What made the first trains move?
- 2How did people feel when they saw the first car?
- 3Why was the train better than the horse?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
KS1: History - Events beyond living memoryKS1: History - Significant historical events
Year: Year 1
Subject: History
Unit: Travel and Transport
Period: 1800s – present day
Suggested Methodologies
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