Little Victorians - The Trapper

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Children in the coal mines

Learning Aim

We are learning to understand what life was like

for children working in a coal mine in the Victorian era.

In the early days of the railways Glasgow was a great centre of locomotion manufacture.

This engine  was built in the 1850's by Neilson & Company  in Glasgow.

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 Rail transport was one of the most important developments 

of the Victorian era 

The iron rail roads:

All this iron to build the trains and the tracks and bridges needed a lot of coal.  

Coal was the main source of power in Victorian times. It was used for cooking and heating, and for driving machinery, trains and steam ships. 

The Trapper

What would it be like to be
underground with no electric light?

Jimmy's first day

During listening: one question to focus on

Key question: ‘What different parts of the mine

are named in the programme?’

Instruction: ‘Make a note of names for different

parts of the mine.’ 

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name different
parts of the mine.

Jimmy gets sick

Firedamp

One big danger in the mine was

‘fi redamp,’ gasses that could build up and

explode if lit by candles or oil lamps.

Discussion question: ‘What else would you worry

about if you were working down a mine?’

What else would you worry
about if you were working down a mine?

Jimmy gets sick

During listening: one question to focus on

Key question: ‘Why does Jimmy want go to work

even though he is ill?’

 Instruction: ‘Make a note of reasons you think

Jimmy wants to go to work.’

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Why do you think
Jimmy wants to go to work

Danger in the mine

Trappers. Children worked as ‘Trappers’,

opening and closing doors that controlled the

circulation of air in the mine tunnels. They often

sat completely alone for up to 12 hours.

Danger in the mine

During listening: One question to focus on

 Key question: ‘What are the dangers of working

down the mine?’

Instruction: ‘Make a note of the dangers of

working down a mine.’

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What were the dangers of
working down a mine?

Activity:

Turn to page 17 and 18 in your Little Victorians Study Book.

Do all the exercises on the above pages.

Write down three things that you have learnt in today's lesson.

write down one thing that you still do not really understand.