Hoddesdon High St 1890s Teaching and Learning Resources
LOCAL HISTORY STUDY: HODDESDON HIGH ST NOW AND THEN
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
TASKS
RESOURCES
HISTORICAL ENQUIRY
Walk in Hoddesdon High
Street to look at present
day shops and buildings.
ICT Suite
4a. To find out about
events, people and
changes studied from an
appropriate range of
sources of information
including ICT based
sources.
4b To ask and answer
questions and to select
and record information
relevant to the focus of an
enquiry. ICT 1a, 1b & 2a
Research on the database.
Search for information
about a specific shop or
building.
Describe changes to that
building / compare with
1890.
ORGANISTION AND
COMMUNICATION
5a. Recall, select and
organise historical
information.
5b. Use dates and
historical vocabulary to
describe a period studied.
Using the photographs on
the data-base describe
changes in transport for:1. Commercial use
2. Private use
5c. Communicate their
knowledge and
understanding of history in
a variety of ways including
ICT 1a.
KNOWLEDGE AND
UNDERSTANDING
2a Understand
characteristic features of
the period.
2c. Identify and describe
reasons for and results of
historical events,
situations and changes.
ICT 1a & 2a.
Describe major changes
that have taken place to
the High Street since 1890
Photographs and data
provided from the web
site.
www.thegrid.org.uk/hals
The Victorians –
Hoddesdon. Published by
Hertfordshire Archives and
Local Studies.