Either individually or in groups, get the children to imagine a product/invention that would be useful today.
Get the children to draw their idea, with notes on how it would work.
Get the children to work out a brief presentation of the idea for the rest of the class.
Arrange your room/hall with different “exhibits” where the children can display their ideas and drawings.
Travel round the exhibits in turn and let each child/group present their idea to the rest of the “audience”.
How is this similar to the Great Exhibition of 1851?
How is it different?
What sort of people would have visited the Exhibition in 1851?
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