Studying archaeological
evidence and distinguishing between documentary
sources and objects
1 / 2 / 3
Galleries – JORVIK
Gaining a greater understanding
of events and people and changes that have taken
place in the past.
1 / 2 / 3
City reconstruction
– JORVIK
Gaining an understanding
of chronological periods of history.
1 / 2 / 3
Time Machine –
JORVIK
Examining and handling
historical objects, and creating a context for
them in history.
1 / 2 / 3
DIG
English
(literacy)
Listening, group discussion, questioning and developing
literary skills.
1 / 2 / 3
JORVIK & DIG
Maths
(numeracy)
Documenting finds, using measurements through
scale drawings, using abaci as a method of calculating
the cost of items from a Viking Trader within
the Viking Trader Workshop.
1 / 2/ 3
DIG
Examining methods of
payment to a Viking Trader.
1 / 2 / 3
Artefacts Gallery –
JORVIK
Design
Technology
Examining technologies
used when manufacturing objects such as combs,
shoes, daggers, jewellery.
1 / 2 / 3
Fearsome Craftsmen
– JORVIK
Examining how and why
things work, and making comparisons with modern
objects.
1 / 2 / 3
JORVIK & DIG
Examining how exhibitions
are developed, and why displays are created in
a particular format
4
JORVIK & DIG
Science
Sorting and sieving
finds, which may include evidence of animal or
plant life, giving children the chance to think
about survival of evidence through time.
1 / 2 / 3
DIG
Examining the science
of plant dyes, and how natural fauna creates specific
colours.
1 / 2 / 3
Fearsome Craftsmen
Geography
Discovering what objects
were brought to York from distant lands, and examining
the properties of the materials from which they
were made.
1 / 2 / 3
Artefacts Gallery –
JORVIK & DIG
Citizenship
Using historical interpretation
and evidence, comparing how people lived in the
Viking Age, comparing this lifestyle to current
cultures.
2 / 3
JORVIK
Developing multicultural
awareness through a historical perspective.
2 / 3
JORVIK
Travel & Tourism
GNVQ Examining the key subjects of Leisure and
Tourism and Cultural Heritage in a series of pre-booked
talks, looking at how and why JORVIK and DIG developed. Gaining an understanding of the organisation
and elements such as Marketing, Customer Service,
Disability Awareness, and communication networks.
