Corrosion and Rusting

by MAT
Time Period: Multi-period
Type:
Audience: KS2, KS3
Theme: Shipwrecks, Maritime Archaeologists at Work

Pupils will learn how history and science are often strongly connected. They will observe how the scientific processes of corrosion and rusting can affect archaeology and our knowledge of the past. Pupils will use experimentation and observation to investigate corrosion and rusting.

Linked files:

Find out more about Corrosion on Shipwrecks:

  • Mystery Wreck, pages 6-8

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Curriculum Links

KS2

MATHEMATICS Measurement, Statistics, Ratio
SCIENCE Scientific knowledge, Working scientifically

KS3

MATHEMATICS Reasoning, Algebra, Ratio, Probability, Statistics
SCIENCE Scientific knowledge

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