Life Under The Sea

Tuesday 26 May 2020

Navy
Age 9-11 (KS2)

Age 11-14 (KS3)

CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO LIVE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA?

Our special guest, Ed from the Royal Navy, is interviewed by CBBC presenter Ben Shires. Ed will tell us all about what it’s like to work on a submarine and spend months living deep beneath the waves. He will share how he keeps busy below sea level and what it’s like to have sea creatures for neighbours!

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Life Under The Sea

Part of the Adventures in History series created during the UK lockdown in Spring 2020.

Curriculum Links and Learning Objectives

KS3/4 - Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day.
GCSE - Warfare and British society, c1250-Present.
To increase understanding about what it is like to live and work on a submarine.

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