Resource of the Week Archive
Resource
of the Week
9 June -
15 June 2018
ESB Archives
An interactive map from ESB Archives showing how and when over 1,300 Irish towns, villages and parishes were connected to the national grid.
How it maps to the curriculum
- JC
- History
Strand: 2. The History of Ireland
Strand unit: 11. Making Connections-Local/Family/Int Hist
Strand: 1. The Nature of History
Strand unit: 3. Appreciate Cultural Inheritance
Strand: 1. The Nature of History
Strand unit: 8. Investigation: Historical Repository
- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Continuity & Change Over Time
Strand unit: Energy and Power
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- identify examples of change and continuity in the ‘line of development’
- identify the factors which may have caused or prevented change
- refer to or use appropriate timelines
- study aspects of social, artistic, technological and scientific developments over long periods
Why is it Resource of the Week?
- Archives contain resources that reflect the unique contribution of the ESB to the economic and social development of Ireland over the past 90 years.
- Contains a detailed interactive map on rural electrification.
- Provides photos, videos and documents on electricity schemes and media campaigns.
- Very useful resource for local history projects.
- Can be used to cover curricular areas such as History, Geography and Science.
