Surrey Docks Farm History Trail – Schools Pack
Activity sheet 1:
1 : The Shipyard
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Nelson and the Bear: Draw what you imagine may have happened next by completing the picture below. Add Nelson
and his sailing ship and anything else that tells the story. Did Nelson try another way to capture the bear, did he run
away, or did something else happen?
Activity sheet 2: The Timber Wharf
Wharf
Part of this crane is still here,
on the Farm’s riverside path.
Can you find it?
At this wharf they imported
wood, so what do you think
they would have used this
crane for?
Can you add to the picture
to show the crane in use?
use ?
Illustration by Sandra Doyle
Activity Sheet 3 : The River Ambulance Service
Service
Can you spot the circled features on the forge building?
Photo: Wellcome Library, London
In the box below draw what this building looks like
today, from the same side as the photo above.
Photo: Wellcome Library, London
In the box below draw or write what happens in this
building today. What does the blacksmith make?
Activity Sheet 4: The Urban Farm
Look at all the animal sculptures and write down the names of the different types of animals.
If you’ve already looked around the Farm, put a tick next to the animals you’ve seen for real today.
If you haven’t been around the rest of the Farm yet, go and find all the animals in this list (except for
the fox) and tick them off as you go!
Name of animal:
Tick here when seen:
seen:
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2. ___________________________
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3. ___________________________
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4. ___________________________
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