John Franklin's lost expedition
I can describe John Franklin's attempt to discover the Northwest Passage.
John Franklin's lost expedition
I can describe John Franklin's attempt to discover the Northwest Passage.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- John Franklin was a British explorer and an admiral in the Navy.
- Franklin wanted to find the Northwest Passage, something that no one else had managed to do.
- Franklin's ships, the 'Erebus' & the 'Terror', were last seen waiting for ice to clear; none of the 129 crew survived.
- In 1859, a note was found that revealed the ships had been abandoned, stuck in ice, and that Franklin was dead.
Keywords
Navy - the ships and boats a country uses for fighting are known as the Navy
Pacific Ocean - the Pacific Ocean is the ocean between the Americas and Asia
Northwest Passage - the Northwest Passage is a northern sea route between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans
Common misconception
Pupils may think that the oceans are totally distinct, separate bodies of water.
Large bodies of water like oceans and seas are connected by smaller bodies of water like rivers. You can sail from one ocean to another.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of upsetting content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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