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How We Used to Live: Tony Robinson's Local History Search
 
Introduction
Programme 1: Farming
Programme Outline
Activities
Programme 3: Transport
Programme 2: Industry
Programme 4: Defence
Key Questions
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Programme 1: Farming

Activities

 

Before viewing

  • Locate Cookstown on a map of Northern Ireland.
  • Introduce the word 'agriculture'.
  • What do children know already about the history of farming? Refer to farming in periods previously studied, such as Ancient Egypt, Tudor or Victorian times.

While viewing

  • Look out for different kinds of evidence that help us to piece together the story of Cookstown (eg standing stones, artefacts, buildings and documents).

After viewing

  • What is special about Cookstown?
  • How does its story differ from that of your local community?
  • Why is this?