Starter quiz
- Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
- John Franklin was in the⇔Navy. ✓
- John Franklin was⇔English. ✓
- John Franklin was a⇔seafarer. ✓
- What did John Franklin use to explore?
- canoes
- longboats
- sailing ships ✓
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- John Franklin wanted to explore the...
- forests
- Northwest Passage ✓
- mountains
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- Why did John Franklin's boats get stuck?
- storms
- rocks
- ice ✓
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- John Franklin returned home after exploring the Northwest Passage.
- True
- False ✓
- Why did John Franklin's crew leave their ships in the ice?
- to live there
- to find food ✓
- to drive home
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Exit quiz
- Which of these makes a boat move forwards?
- sextant
- propeller ✓
- chronometer
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- Which of these tools measures time?
- sextant
- compass
- chronometer ✓
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- Which of these tools measures distance?
- compass
- sextant ✓
- chronometer
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- What type of ships were invented about 150 years ago?
- longboats
- galley ships
- steamships ✓
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- What part of a steamship was very important on Franklin's Arctic expedition?
- engine
- propeller
- heating ✓
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- What was new on John Franklin's Navy ships?
- a steam engine ✓
- flags
- sails
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Key learning points
- By the time of John Franklin, navigation by sea had become more advanced.
- Seafarers used new inventions like sextants and chronometers to work out where they were.
- Larger, stronger ships meant that longer voyages were undertaken by European explorers.
- Franklin's expedition used a new type of ship, steamships, fitted with propellers and a heating system.
- During their voyage, Franklin's sailors had to endure freezing temperatures.
Common misconception
Inside places (like inside boats) are warmer than outside places.
Inside places have shelter from rain, so they're drier, but not necessarily warmer. If a place is cold, everywhere is cold unless heated.
Keywords
Steamship - a steamship is a ship that uses a steam engine to help it move
Propeller - a propeller is something that spins in the water to move a ship forward
Sextant - a sextant is a measuring tool that measures the distance between two points
Chronometer - a chronometer is like a watch, it measures the passage of time
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