This workshop facilitated by the Mayo Genealogy Group will help students with top tips on how to create a Family Tree through a mixture of researching and investigating. This workshop will involve a mixture of videos and live interaction.
Activity at a Glance
Level: 5th & 6th Class
Group Size: Classroom Size
Location: Virtual Session
Set-up: Check Connection/ Video/ Pre-presentations
Duration: 50 min, 3 parts
5 min: Introduction to the Museum
40 min: Workshop/ Mix of talk/ Video/ Q & A
5 min: Conclusion
Availability: 17th October 2024
Times: 10am - 11am or 11.30am - 12.30pm
Booking: Booking required
Accessibility: Q & A
Bookings and Information:
Please complete an online enquiry form and we will be in touch soon.Alternatively, you can email the Bookings Office at BookingsCountryLife@museum.ie or telephone (094) 90 31751.
Curriculum Links:
Social Environmental and Scientific Education (SESE)
History:
- Myself and my Family
- Local studies: Stories of People in the Past
- Story
- Life, Society, Work and Culture in the Past
- Eras of Change and Conflict
- Politics, Conflict and Society
- Continuity and Change Over Time
- Working as an historian – Discuss the Past and Present
Learning Outcomes:
- What is Genealogy
- Create a family tree and learn the steps to continue searching from school and at home
- Study people of the past in order to develop a balanced understanding of family and local history
- Learn about the people, events, issues and cultural experiences which have helped to shape the local community and the environment
- Develop an understanding of chronology, in order to place people, events and topics studied in a broad historical sequence
- Acquire some understanding of change and continuity
- Examine and use a range of historical evidence
- Develop a sense of personal and local identities through studying the history and cultural inheritance of family
- Develop a sense of responsibility for, and a willingness to participate in, the preservation of heritage