How It All Started

The journey of coal.The journey of coal.

First Campus First Campus This was part of the First Campus initiative at the University of Glamorgan to encourage younger people to aim for university after school.

The Aim of the programme was to give us an insight into the importance of coal to Wales both now and in the past.

The Five W’s The five W’s represent where, who, when,

what and why. We were given a five W’s sheet and fifteen pictures. We had to study each picture and then write down what questions we wanted to ask about the picture using our thinking skills.

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Questions About The Journey Of Questions About The Journey Of CoalCoal

Who?

Who were in charge of

the mines?Who wrote out their pay slips?

Who worked down the mines?

Questions About The Journey Of Questions About The Journey Of CoalCoal

Where?

Where were the mines in Wales?

Where did they keep the horses?

Where were the coal trams kept?

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Why?

Why were the insects in the forest so big?

Why were the trees so big in the forest?

Why did the children work down the mine?

Why did the mines close?

Why did the children not go to school?

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What?

What were the names of the creatures in the forest?

What was the number of children that worked in the mine?

What jobs did the young boys do?

What jobs did the men do?

What was used to get the coal to the pit surface?

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When?

When did they find coal?

When did the pit start to close?

When was the earth a forest?

When did the

miners strike?

When did the children start working in the coal mine?

Our Trip To Cardiff Museum 2008 Our Trip To Cardiff Museum 2008

The ClassroomThe Classroom

The lady showed us a PowerPoint The lady showed us a PowerPoint presentation about the coal forest.presentation about the coal forest.

We learnt:-We learnt:- The coal forests were millions of years The coal forests were millions of years

ago.ago. The coal forests were before the The coal forests were before the

dinosaurs.dinosaurs. The coal forests were very similar to a rain The coal forests were very similar to a rain

forest.forest.

The CreaturesThe Creatures

Giant spidersGiant spiders Giant dragon fliesGiant dragon flies

FossilsFossils

We used a magnifying glass to match We used a magnifying glass to match fossils to a picture.fossils to a picture.

We found leaf and animal prints in the We found leaf and animal prints in the fossils.fossils.

The Experiment The Experiment

Squashing mud, water and clay.Squashing mud, water and clay.

This is what happened in the coal forest.This is what happened in the coal forest.

We had great fun getting dirty and covered We had great fun getting dirty and covered in mud.in mud.

The Experiment The Experiment

Collapsing of the rain forest.Collapsing of the rain forest. We used match stick as trees.We used match stick as trees. It was a very interesting experiment.It was a very interesting experiment.

The Museum The Museum

From the visit we learnt:From the visit we learnt: all about the trees and their names. all about the trees and their names. about the names of the creatures and about the names of the creatures and

how big they were. how big they were. It was very interesting to know.It was very interesting to know. The most amazing fact was that the trees The most amazing fact was that the trees

were over 50 metres high. Which is taller were over 50 metres high. Which is taller then 8 double decker buses! then 8 double decker buses!

The end of the dayThe end of the day

We had a great day but it was time to leave. We had a great day but it was time to leave. We learnt how coal was formed. The lady We learnt how coal was formed. The lady was very helpful! A good start to our was very helpful! A good start to our project. project.

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