Look for clues

Ask students how they could identify whether a means of transport is from the past or the present. What clues would they look for?

Select an image of a current mode of transport from the Gallery. Ask students to identify clues that suggest it is from the present. Write the clues on notes on a PrimaryWall.

A screen shot from the PrimaryWall website

This could be done by the teacher or students. Students could add their notes synchronously by working from different computers. Discuss the clues written on the notes. You could repeat this process using an image of a mode of transport from the past. Watch the video at What’s PrimaryWall? to get started.

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You could use the TES PowerPoint presentation (login required) to examine images of transport now and then and identify clues that help us to recognise old and new modes of transport. Construct a list of features that can be used as clues.

Students click on a form of transport in 'Look for clues’ to enlarge it. They look for clues to help them identify whether the transport is from the past or the present. Encourage discussion.