Archive for the ‘Year 7 History’ Category
Medieval Time Machine Newspaper Report
Saturday, January 12th, 2008A new lesson plan / activity designed to consolidate knowledge after Year 7 history students have played the Time Machine Journey to the Middle Ages.
Medieval Religion - Quiz
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007Year 7 History Skills - “People”
Friday, October 26th, 2007A new lesson plan / worksheet. Students brainstorm famous people from history, research one each in more detail, and conduct a lively balloon debate to decide on the “most important”.
Year 7 History Skills: “Time”
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
A new lesson plan / worksheet. Each student produces a timeline of their life and then a timeline of world events covering the same period. They also consider how different cultures measure time in different ways, and how Einstein showed that time itself can be slowed down!
Crime and Punishment in the Middle Ages
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007Crime and Punishment in the Middle Ages - A kinaesthetic history unit! Students start by considering how guilt was determined in the Middle Ages. They then engage in a role-play exercise where the class acts as a “jury” and the defence and prosection teams have to go through trial by water, battle and fire. Once guilt or innocence has been established, the exercise is rounded off with a consideration of which punishment should be inflicted!
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