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Suitable for
- Key Stage 1
- Key Stage 2
Curriculum Links
- Art
- D&T
- STEM
A world famous bridge
Tower Bridge is famous all over the world because it opens for passing tall ships! When a tall boat sails up the river, the heavy roads (bascules) lift up in the middle to let the boat through.
Have a go at creating your own moving Tower Bridge picture.
You will need
- Scissors
- A hole punch and a split pin or Blu Tack
- Paper
- If you don't have a printer, you will need paper and a pen or pencil, to have a go at copying the picture and make your own, hand drawn, moving Tower Bridge picture.
A printer to print this picture of Tower Bridge
Step by step
- Print the PDF picture of Tower Bridge.
- Cut out the centre and the bascules (road pieces). Can you put them in the right place?
You can use a hole punch with a split pin or even just Blu Tack to hold your bascules in place.
