How accurately is the Pirate Code reflected in the Pirates of the Caribbean?

The Pirate Code: Overview
In this activity students will get an overview of some of the central rules of Pirates and consider why they existed. A teacher version is available. (175 views)

Posted in 1750-1900 (Year 9 History), Year 8 History

The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses
In this activity students analyse a royal family tree to make deductions regarding the changing fortunes of the Houses of Lancaster and York. Further stimulus material leads into a research phase in which students try to determine whether other royals – all of whom have received a royal burial – were equally or even more cruel and / or incompetent than Richard III. (279 views)

Posted in 1450-1750 (Year 8 History), Year 8 History

Origins of the Cold War (60 Question quiz for IB History)

By: Tao WU

Another revision quiz - this time with 60 possible questions - designed to help students revise the “Origins of the Cold War” as part of their IB revision programme. I give students 10 minutes at the start of the lesson to try to complete the quiz. Anyone completing the quiz within the available time gets a score based on the amount of minutes left on the clock. They can then move on to the first lesson task, whatever that happens to be, whilst the other members of the class continue to play. I build up a ‘leaderboard’ of scores over the numerous lessons we have during revision time to build up momentum! (402 views)

Posted in 1900-2000 (GCSE History), A-Level / IB History

The Princes in the Tower: Classroom Debate

The Princes in the Tower: Classroom Debate
Students are organised into 6 teams to construct a case seeking to prove a particular fate for the Princes in the Tower. At the end of the exercise students write-up their findings declaring Richard guilty or innocent of the crime. (342 views)

Posted in 1450-1750 (Year 8 History), Year 8 History

The Rise of Pinochet: Fling the Teacher Quiz

Part of this complete scheme of work on the Rise of Pinochet, which we study as part of the “Rise and Rule of Single Party States” at IB.
I give students 10 minutes at the start of the lesson to try to complete the quiz. Anyone completing the quiz within the available time gets a score based on the amount of minutes left on the clock. They can then move on to the first lesson task, whatever that happens to be, whilst the other members of the class continue to play. I build up a ‘leaderboard’ of scores over the numerous lessons we have during revision time to build up momentum! (424 views)

photo by: obbino

Posted in 1900-2000 (GCSE History), A-Level / IB History

The Princes in the Tower: Card Sort Exercise

This worksheet provides students with an overview of the mystery relating to the Princes in the Tower. Students then organise a series of statements into evidence of guilt or innocence, then match up pairs of statements relating to similar themes / pieces of evidence. (480 views)

Posted in 1450-1750 (Year 8 History), Year 8 History
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