This document provides information about a project to create a cycling map and booklet exploring local World War 1 history. Students will research local WW1 sites and plan bike routes to visit them. They will produce a professional booklet including a map, descriptions of sites, and information about the history and memorials. The goal is to educate others about the area's WW1 heritage and encourage cycling. Preparations include researching sites, planning routes using online maps, and ensuring bike safety for trips to locations like Cramlington, Seaton Sluice, and Newcastle.

1. How can we explore
local World War One
history by bike?
What are your expectations
for this project?

2. Important:
• New Letters needed (date
revisions) + trip permission
• FSM

3. Project Fortnight Aims
and Outcomes
Content
We will learn about local WW1 history and
how we can use bikes to explore this.
Process
Will research local WW1 history using a
variety of sources, we will plan and track bike
routes which allow us to explore this.
Benefit
The end product will be a professional booklet
with map routes and information about the
site we have discovered and more, which will
be sold at Exhibition Day to encourage others
to do the same.

4. Project Fortnight
Big Picture
Our task is to research local world war one
history and design a high quality professional
booklet, with map, to show people how they can
easily and safely explore this by bike.
In order to do this we will carry out map work,
research and preparation in school but also
partake in bike trips that will become routes on
our map at the end of the fortnight.
We will also aim to encourage to take more of an
active interest in local world war one history and
the benefits of cycling.

5. What does centenary mean?
1914-1918 (100 years)

6. Day 1 Learning Outcomes
Content
Explore WW1 history and begin to look at
how it affected the Cramlington area. We
will begin to prepare for our bike trips.
Process
Graffiti galleries, mind maps to think about
key content as well as map work and videos
to prepare for the trips.
Benefit
We need to be clear on the big aims of this
fortnight and start to make preparations for
research and the bike trips.

7. Week Planner

8. Project Fortnight Timetable

10. Destination 1 Tuesday Week 1:
Cramlington

11. Destination 2 Thursday Week 1:
Coastal route to Seaton Sluice and
Blyth Battery

12. Destination 3 – Friday
Week 1: Local Pits

13. Destination 4 : Monday Week 2
– Newcastle (by bus)

14. Destination 5 : Tuesday
Week 2 – Tynemouth

15. Destination 6 –
Thursday Week 2
• Newcastle Quayside

16. Project OutcomeProject Outcome
A high quality tourist information booklet with cycle map –
showing trails for local world war one history sites and how to
access them by cycle route

17. Map Critique
• What is good?
• What could be improved?
• Last year’s model.
• This year’s model.
Positive
•Infographic
•Accurate and has key
•QR Code
•Cycle Track and sites marked
Improvements
•More colourful

20. World War One Graffiti
Gallery
• Annotate the images with
any facts/ideas/information
you know about what the
images show.

34. World War One Lesson
• Complete your mind map as
we cover key content of
World War One, before we
look at how it affected this
area.
• First let’s create our
learning journal for this
project.

35. “The war to end all
wars”
“It’ll be over by
Christmas”

36. VIDEO –
1. Write down adjectives to describe
the experience of war based on
these images and audio.
2. Why did ordinary young people sign
up to this?

37. The Great War
the details

38. Deaths during World
War One (1914-18)
• Russia - 1,700,000
• France - 1,357,800
• Britain - 908,371
• Germany - 1,773,700
• Austria-Hungary -
1,200,000
• Total deaths during World
War One:
8,538,315

39. Guess the flags of the countries involved in alliances before
World War One (in 1914)
A B C
D E F
Countries: Italy Austria-Hungary
Germany Russia France Britain

40. A B C
D E F
Britain France Germany
Austria - Hungary Italy Russia

41. The Triple Alliance Vs The Triple Entente
Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Austria - Hungary
Italy

44. Causes of World War
One
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
What do YOU think these
words mean?

45. Causes
M
A
I
N
ilitarism
lliances
mperialism
ationalism
Building up your armed forces.
Getting ready for war.
Agreements or promises to defend
and help another country
Trying to build up an Empire, taking
over other countries
Having pride in your country. Willing
to fight for it.

46. What does this cartoon show about
how and why WW1 started?
Horrible Histories video

47. Task
1. First read about life in the
Trenches for soldiers (aim for
10 things on your mind map)
2. If it was so terrible why did
people sign up? Read about why
the Quinns signed up and
underline the different
reasons.

48. Read through and underline reasons why the lads might have volunteered.

49. Michael Quinn, my
Great uncle
Died December 25th
1916
John Quinn, my Great
uncle
Died 6th
November 1918
Martin Quinn, my
Great Grandad. lived

53. WW1 and the local area
• How did Cramlington contribute and
how was the Northumberland area
affected?
• See the images for clues.
• (BBC Zeppelin Terror)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=mG90EIsDvbw Blyth:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p
01wv7dr
• Despatches from Tyneside
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=kUaGLY3d_Cs

54. WW1 and the local area
• Your time to research
Task 1: We need to find local
sites of interest for WW1
that we could cycle to.
• When you find one – you can
add it to our thinglink maps.
Task 2: Use sustrans (cycle
routes) and scribble maps to
plan routes that we can take.

55. Research Resources
• BBC World War One North East Sound Files:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01p34ls
• (excellent booklet – just use sections up to world war
2):https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/wwwfileroot/legacy/
regen/locallist/tyne_and_wear_defence_sites.pdf
• Shipbuilding -> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
england-26170080
• Cramlington Airfields
http://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Airfields/Histories/
Cramlington.htm
• Tynemouth Death Map
• http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/local-news/map-
reveals-tynemouths-victims-first-1351558
• Cramlington Airship Station
http://www.forgottenairfields.com/united-
kingdom/england/northumberland/cramlington-
airship-station-s956.html
• Blyth Battery
http://blythbattery.org.uk/background-info
• Cramlington War Memorials
• http://www.newmp.org.uk/search_results.php

56. Afternoon
• Letters
• Log Trips
• Practicalities
• Tuesday Prep

57. All about bikes…
• Why do you cycle?
• Where do you cycle?
• Why is cycling a good thing?
• Who do you cycle with?
• What can bikes help us to do?
• What are the
dangers/negatives of cycling?
• What kind of bike do you have
and what kind of bikes are
available?
• Why is cycling important?

58. Success Criteria…
• Bike shops, phone numbers
• More images, less written info
• Map needs to be large enough
• Detail, streets
• Thin paper for printers
From Ron Berger:
- Do the real work ourselves
- Draft and critique
- Be proud

59. Cycling Trip Preparation
• Task 1:
Design your perfect bag to
pack everything you might
need for a medium/long
distance bike ride.

60. Cycling Trip Preparation
• Task 2:
Watch the following video
and make a note of all the
possible hazards and
dangers of which you need
to be aware.
Video 1 Weather Check
Video 2 Bike Check
Off road hazards

61. Skills and Roles
• From what you have heard so
far, what could you offer?
• What are you good at?
• What skills do you have?
• What role will you take on?
E.g. Bike Mechanic, Researcher…
Map specialist…Group Leader….

62. Our Progress Wall…

63. Key Resources: Sustrans
Website and Scribble Maps
Anything else?
Task 1: Find the project blog and
follow the link to the Sustrans
website
Task 2: Click on ‘Login/Register’ in
the top right of the Sustrans
home page.
Task 3: Follow the instructions and
fill in the details using your school
email address.
Task 4: Login using your username
and password.

64. Key Resources: Sustrans
Website and Scribble Maps
Extension:
Map Challenge 1:
1. Using the Sustrans map feature, find
Cramlington Learning Village (destination 1 –
tomorrow’s ride), its post code is NE23 6BN
2. Then work together to plot where people live
on the map at the front.
Map Challenge 2:
Using the Sustrans map feature, find
NORTHUMBERLANDIA (destination 3) its post
code is NE28 9NZ.
Track the route between the CLV and
Northumberlandia (USE SCRIBBLE MAPS)

65. Day Two - Connect
• Which destinations did you
look at yesterday?
• What difficulties did
experience in plotting the
route?

66. Project Fortnight
Big Picture
Anything else?
Our task is to research the local history and
geography and design a high quality
professional map to show people how they
can easily and safely explore this by bike.
In order to do this we will carry out map
work, research and preparation in school but
also partake in bike trips that will become
routes on our map at the end of the
fortnight.

69. Jobs to do for the Map
(Deadline p4 today!)
• Summarising text for local historical and
geographical sites (Jake, Alex B, Sam, Jay,
Ben, Adam)
• Creating data for fitness and CO2 being saved
(Thomas, Ben)
• Charting routes on scribble maps (Matthew
and Connor, Alex G with Strava)
• Creating an infographic to showing this data
(fitness and CO2) – (Callum, Chris and
Thooooomas Ralphinho, Matthew)
• Writing a short introduction for the map to
explain it and the project (Katy, Paisley)
• Sketches to be included on the display and/or
map (Katy, Paisley, Phillip)
• Layout (Ewan)

70. Day 2 Learning Outcomes
Content
Process
Benefit

78. Success Criteria for a
successful ‘Pathfinding’ trip
• Locate Pits/Sights of
historical+geographical interest.
• Find local cycle tracks
• Work safely as a group
• Use maps to plot the routes
• Bike and equipment check
• Shown self-discipline
• Pictures and information for
our map.

79. Expectations for Journeys
• Correct Kit
• Bike in order (ABC+DE)
• Safety on journey
• “All or none” rule
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80. Annotate your map…
• Sights of historical and
geographical interest
• Warnings
• Colour coded routes (on and
off road)
• Anything else?

81. Cramlington area of
the map
• On area of the map will be
the history and geography
of the area we explored
today.
• We have this lesson to
create a blurb on
Cramlington and it’s pit
history.

82. Cramlington blurb
success criteria
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83. Ride 1 – Scribble Map
challenge
• Create and save a scribble
map for today’s ride – make
a note of pits/sights we
passed on the way.
• Task 2: Referring to the
success criteria, post a
reflection on today’s ride on
the class blog. Title: Ride 1:
Cramlington Pits route

84. Day 3 – Connect: Local
History and Geography
Graffiti Gallery
• Write around the images
around the room any
facts/ideas/information you
know about the picture
showing key examples of
our local history and
geography.

85. Learning Outcomes:
Day 3
Content
We will learn about local geography and
history of this area.
Process
We will use websites, information
sheets, books and real artefacts to
research the 5Ws on key areas of local
geography and history
Benefit
Our local history and geography cycle
map needs to be complete by
Wednesday of next week (but we are
out on bikes thurs-mon)

86. Cycle Map: Planning
Sheet
Complete the planning sheet for our
FINAL PRODUCT.
Task: Return to example map:
What sections will we need?
What will our map need?
Who will be the target audience?
How can we make the map effective,
easy to use?
What kind of design should the map
have?

87. Cycle Map: Research
Task
Based on the research area you were
given on Monday (e.g.Waggonways)
You need to use the internet,
textbook, information sheets to find
out:
- 5 Ws + H (Who, What, When,
Where, Why, How)
-Images to be included on the map
(we can use our own images from bike
trips)
-Short description

88. Areas for Research
• Cramlington Pits
• Waggonways (history of) (Waggonways) Callum
• Northumberlandia
• Blyth Battery
• Cobalt Viewing Point (Jack + Connor)
• Seaton Sluice
• Woodhorn Colliery
• Delaval Hall
• Holywell Dene
• Segedunum (Jay and Adam)
• New Hartley (pit disaster) (Elliot+Jack)
• Earsdon Memorial
• Newcastle Quayside
• St Mary’s Lighthouse (Andy G)
• North Shields Fish Quay (Elliot L)
• Whitley Bay

89. Success Criteria for
Research
• High quality image
• Summary notes – to the point
(concise)
• No waffle
• Key Dates and Names / Figures
• History
• Interesting information (attract
the reader)
• Maximum of 180-200 words