Explore what life was like during the Bronze Age in Ireland using these curriculum-linked activity sheets in the classroom.
Use the 'Summer Sun Discs' activity sheet to find out about these gold objects made during the Bronze Age in Ireland and decorate your own in the classroom. Find out more about life in Bronze Age Ireland using the Bronze Age wordsearch and see if you can find all the words.
To find out more about the Bronze Age in Ireland, check out the Museum's Prehistoric Ireland exhibition and Ór - Ireland's Gold exhibition.
Activity at a glance
Level: 3rd to 6th ClassFormat: Printable activity sheet to be used in the classroom
Duration: Each activity can take 30-45 minutes
Availability: Online – please click link below to download PDF of activity
Activity Sheets
Summer Sun Discs
Discover more about gold Sun Discs dating to the Bronze Age.
The Bronze Age Wordsearch
Learn more about the Bronze Age in Ireland and see if you can find all of the words.
Wordsearch Solutions
Curriculum Links
SESE History
Working as an HistorianTime and Chronology / Using Evidence / Change and Continuity / Cause and Effect / Synthesis and Communications / Empathy
Story
Stories from the lives of the people in the past
Early Peoples and Ancient Societies
Stone Age peoples / Bronze Age peoples
Continuity and Change Over Time
Communications / Literature, Arts, Crafts, and Culture
Other Curriculum Links
SESE Geography
A Sense of Place and Space / Maps, Globes, and Graphical Skills / Human Environments
SESE Science
Living Things / Materials / Environmental Awareness and Care
Visual Arts
Concepts / Drawing
Learning Outcomes
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Gain a greater understanding of the lives and society of people in the Bronze Age in Ireland.
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Find out what archaeology and artefacts can tell us about how people lived in Ireland during the Bronze Age.
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Learn more about the gold artefacts people made and used in the Bronze Age, and what they tell us about their religion and beliefs.