The world’s last remaining White Star Line Ship
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Learning Outcomes General Overview
Nomadic Belfast Educational Experience Overview Key Skills:
Relevant modules to the KS2 Northern Ireland
Curriculum include:
 Language and Literacy (LL)
Talking and listening- Listen and respond to a range of
fiction, drama and media texts through the use of traditional
and digital resources. Children will be encouraged to share,
respond and evaluate ideas by discussing what they have
learned within their group and identifying and asking
appropriate questions.
Reading and observation- Locate, read, understand and
make use of a wide range of information, which is relevant
for particular tasks, by exploring the traditional and digital
resources available. Children will be encouraged to engage
in sustained and silent reading for enjoyment and
information.
Communication- Children are encouraged to participate in
group discussions by describing real and imaginary situations
and experiences people who worked and travelled on
Nomadic would have encountered.
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Personal Development and Mutual
Understanding (PDMU)
Mutual Understanding in the Local and Wider CommunityFocus on social responsibility and the consequences of not
being concerned about the wider environment around us.
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The World Around Us (WAU)
Place- Understand how places change over time and the
positive and negative effects of natural and human events
upon places over time.
Change Over Time- How change is a feature of the human
and natural world and may have consequences for our lives
and the world around us. The effects of positive and
negative changes globally and how we contribute to some of
these changes.
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Learning Outcomes Specific Overview
Activity Zone
Curriculum Connection
First Class Upper - A Titanic Story
Exploring the Titanic connection and the social history of the
1911 period. The dawn of the Olympic Class Liners, and SS
Nomadic’s role as a tender.
Victorian Scrapbook
LL – Talking and Listening, Communication
Major changes and developments in art, music, fashion,
science, sport and women’s place in society at the start of
the 1900’s.
WAU – Place, Change Over Time
Ship models
LL – Talking and Listening, Communication
WAU - Change Over Time
Explains Nomadic’s French connection, how she compared to
RMS Titanic and introduces the idea of class differences.
Original Fittings
Compares original and reproduction features, and lets
children discuss the changes in style over 100 years. Gets
children to think about how people worked to create panels,
benches etc. in the past.
French Bar Steward
Discusses how people interacted with each other according
to the social structure in 1911 and how this has changed.
LL – Talking and Listening, Communication
WAU - Change Over Time
LL – Talking and Listening, Communication
WAU – Place, Change Over Time
Second Class Upper - Extraordinary Journeys
Corridors
Meet the passengers, how class affected travelling,
migration, working life on board.
Passengers And Luggage
Comparison of the people travelling on board SS Nomadic
out to Titanic, their ticket prices and the belongings they
were bringing with them.
Migration Quiz
LL – Reading and Observation, Communications
PDMU – Mutual Understanding in the Local and Wider
Community
WAU - Change Over Time
LL – Communication
PDMU – Mutual Understanding in the Wider Community
Motivation for immigration in the 1900’s.
Passenger Dress Up
Discussion about the change in fashion and trends because
of movements such as the Suffragettes and events like WWl
and WWll. How fashion was related to the social structure in
the 1900’s.
LL – Communication
WAU - Place
Stoker
LL – Talking and Listening, Communication
How advances in transport created new opportunities for
PDMU - Mutual Understanding in the Wider Community
work and travel. Worker’s conditions and rights and how this WAU – Place, Change Over Time
differs from today. Explanation of how Nomadic’s engines
would have worked and how they compared to Titanic.
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Curriculum Connection
Spare Space - Rivets to Regattas
Allows pupils to divide into smaller groups and participate in
a wide range of activities. Rotating around different stations,
this area will challenge group work skills.
Original Crew Area
Explains significant changes in job descriptions, employment
rights and maritime safety regulations. There is also a
dressing up station.
White Star Line Ship Posters
LL – Reading and Observation
WAU – Change Over Time
WAU – Change Over Time
Examples of advertising material from 1911. Discuss the
changes in media over the past century from paper to digital.
Nomadic Plans Area
LL – Reading and Observation
Develop basic understanding of ship structures and
construction techniques in 1911. Interactive to help
understand SS Nomadic’s structure, weight, size etc.
Cherbourg Harbour
Visual representation of Nomadic’s role and further
information about Cherbourg Harbour to give a better
understanding of the ship, her duties and the harbour.
Crew Quarters and Lamp Room
See up close how the crew on board lived and worked, draw
comparisons with modern workplaces.
LL – Reading and Observation
WAU – Change Over Time
LL – Talking and Listening
WAU – Place, Change Over Time
First Class Lower - Wartime Service
SS Nomadic’s life as a minesweeper and troop carrier in WWl
and WWll.
WWl and WWll Documentary
Basic explanation of WWl and WWll and SS Nomadic’s
involvement.
LL – Reading and Observation
PDMU - Place
Display Panels
LL – Reading and Observation
Soldier Costumes and Props
LL – Talking and Listening, Communication
PDMU – Mutual Understanding in the Local and Wider
Interactive discussion and activity on how the World Wars
changed international warfare, class distinctions,
transportation, communications, the impact the wars had on
employment rights and women in society and how it brought
about the idea of social responsibility.
Community
WAU – Place, Change over Time
Engine Corridor and Room - The Engines
A walkthrough of SS Nomadic’s current engines using
interpretative screens, with an explanation of the machinery
and science behind moving these ships in the water.
Engine Screens
PDMU – Mutual Understanding in the Local and Wider
Understanding of how a steam ship operates, its impact on
the environment and both the machine and human
involvement in this process.
Community
WAU – Change Over Time
Engine Room – Workshop/Break Room
LL – Talking and Listening, Communication
Tables and chairs will be provided in this room and children
will have worksheets to complete based on the information
they have learned. If children have brought snacks along,
this time can also be used for to take their break.
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Second Class Lower - From Paris to Belfast
SS Nomadic’s salvage from the scrap yard, transformation
into a working restaurant and entertainment complex on the
River Seine in Paris, her return to Belfast and restoration.
Parisian Tale
PDMU – Mutual Understanding in the Local and Wider
How changes in transportation meant SS Nomadic was no
longer needed as a tender and the positive and negative
aspects of this change internationally. Explanation of what
happened to SS Nomadic, the restoration process and on the
importance of caring for our heritage so future generations
can learn from and enjoy them.
Community
WAU – Place, Change Over Time
Before and After
LL – Talking and Listening
Comparing the ship before it was restored to how it is now
and matching the areas to ones they have visited. Recap on
what they have learned
Outer Decks - All Hands on Deck
An opportunity to see the ship from the outside and walk in
the footsteps of the Captain and Crew.
Bridge Deck
LL – Communication
Explanation of the Captain’s role and compare to the steward
and crew. Weather permitting there will be some team
games and activities on the decks.
Flying Bridge
Understand the function of specialist equipment such as the
navigation system and how it compares to todays
technology. Discussion on the amount of lifeboats on board
and how safety regulations changed after the Titanic
disaster.
LL - Communication
PDMU – Mutual Understanding in the Local and Wider
Community
WAU – Place, Change Over Time
Pump house and Dock side - Dry Land
This area covers the historical context of SS Nomadic’s
current location, as well as the physical process involved in
dry docking a ship.
Pumphouse
WAU - Place
Why the building was needed. Conversion of the pumps
from old to new power sources, how it impacted productivity
and eased the workload. How the original building was
impacted by the World Wars.
The Dock
Explanation of why the dock has staggered altar steps,
crooked stones at the mouth and odd numbers. How the
dock worked, including the dock gate and why these
techniques were ahead of their time. How this has changed.
Dockside - Queen’s Island
LL – Reading and Observation
WAU – Change Over Time
WAU – Place, Change Over Time
Social and historical context of Hamilton Dock’s placement
on this side of the river and how it is connected to Titanic.
What the area was like in 1911 and how it has changed due
to industrial work and the resurgence of tourism.
A journey like no other… we look forward to welcoming you on board!
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