A Cross-Curricular KS2 Pupil Resource with Printable Teacher Lesson Plans
To innovate: to invent or begin to apply (methods, ideas, etc.) – Collins English Dictionary
(1867–1951)
The woman from Millisle who dedicated her life to the poor of India. Amy began her work in Belfast before missionary life called her to Southern India.
(1884–1960)
The County Down engineer who revolutionised tractor design, improving agricultural techniques across the world and changing the shape of tractors ever since.
(1840–1921)
The Scottish-born vet who came to live in Belfast, where he invented the pneumatic tyre, an innovation that changed the face of transport.
(1824–1907)
The brilliant Belfast boy who invented the Kelvin Scale and became one of the most influential and celebrated scientists in Britain.
(1832–1912)
The woman who revolutionised education for girls in Ulster. Margaret Byers was a pioneer for equal education and founded her own girls school in Belfast.
(1916–2004)
The doctor and war hero who became known as the Father of Emergency Medicine after inventing the portable defibrillator.
Introduce the overall topic and the concepts of Ulster-Scots heritage and innovation.
Help children reflect on what they have learnt and how they can apply the lessons of the Ulster-Scots innovators to their own lives.
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