Barging Through London

Find the monitor showing the DVD on the first floor of the Museum.This film was made on the Regent’s Canal in London, by a cameraman on anarrow boat, or barge, eighty years ago.

W ait until the film starts at the beginning, and watch very carefully!

The film starts in a dock, where ships unload their goods.

Some of the big ships in the dock have masts & sails.

W hat does this tell you about what made them move?

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How many different types of transport can you see on the film? Put a tickby the picture on your sheet when you see it on the TV.

The pictures and descriptions have been muddled up. Can you join the rightpictures and words together with a line?

On the next sheet...

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Transport in the 1930s

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It has a steam engine atthe front, which pullscarriages or trucks. Itruns on rails.

It has two floors, adriver and an engine atthe front.

It has two floors, getselectricity fromoverhead wires andmoves along rails in theroad.

It has two wheels and isbeing pulled by a man

It has no wheels and isusually pulled by a horse

It has a driver andengine at the front, andcarries heavy loads onthe road.

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Transport in the 1930s Picture Sheet

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Canal boatsW hat were the boats carrying along the canal?(Circle the correct answer)

wood wool coal iron shoes potatoes

How does the boatman steer the canal boat on the film?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………...How were the boats moved along the canal? Draw a picture ofthe boat and the animal that pulled it in the box below:

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Transport in the 1930s

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Trams and Buses

You can see several trams & buses on the film. They look alike, but there are somedifferences. Make a list of them both in the boxes here (Clue: Think about size, shape,type of engine, type of wheels etc.)

Things that are the same:

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Things that are different:

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Transport in the 1930s

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How has the traffic changed since the 1930s?

Going Green

The roads in the film look very different from the roads today. W hich of the vehicleson the road in the 1930s are still around today?Tram Yes/NoBus Yes/NoLorry Yes/NoHorse & cart Yes/NoMan & cart Yes/NoCanal boat & horse Yes/No

There are very few cars in the film . Not many families had a car then. Do you think thiswas a good thing or a bad thing? Why?…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………...

Many forms of transport can hurt the Earth with pollution. To be really green, we shoulduse vehicles that:

do not use oil, petrol or coalare very cleancan be recycled and made into something else when they are old.

W hich of the vehicles in the film do you think was best for the Earth? Draw a picture ofit here:

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I think that this was the most green because………….......................…………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………......................................................…...

Are we more or less Green now than in 1930? W hat do you think?Something to discuss:

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Transport in the 1930s