http://activehistory.co.uk/updates Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:51:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Designed to be used as an extension or a homework activity. http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/key-stage/igcse-gcse-history/sourcework-nuclear-arms-race/ • The following list provides important anniversaries that could be commemorated in 2010. • It can be used by teachers preparing assemblies, extension tasks and one-off lessons. • I am limiting the list to multiples of 50 years (1960 (50 years ago today), 1910 (100 years ago today), 1860 (150 years ago ... http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/history-teachers/historical-anniversaries-april-2010/ Another pressure upon the Soviet Union was the massive cost of keeping up with the United States in terms of nuclear weapons. Students answer questions based around a timeline and as an extension activity conduct some research into the Cuban Missile Crisis. http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/key-stage/igcse-gcse-history/usaussr-nuclear-arms-race/ In this card-sort activity students piece together the causes, course and consequence of the war with Afghanistan, which caused such havoc for the military and the economic position of the Soviet Union. http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/key-stage/igcse-gcse-history/problems-ussr-afghanistan-197989/ An interactivity to help you decide which party to vote for in the 2010 UK General Election. Rank 10 key issues by order of preference, then decide which party most closely reflects your own views on those issues. You will then be given a profile based on your feedback which ... http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/key-stage/a-level-government-politics/2010-vote-uk-general-election/ The Middle Ages Worst Jobs in History simulation can be used as a stand-alone lesson, homework assignment or as part of a broader unit on "Was life Good or Bad during this particular period?". The worksheet has basic activities for a 30 minute lesson, and extension tasks that could ... http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/key-stage/year-7-history/worst-jobs-history-middle-ages/ This began the military intervention that escalated into the Vietnam War, which lasted until 1973. http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/anniversaries/historical-anniversary-united-states-announces-3500-american-soldiers-vietnam-6th-march-1960-50-years-today/ Students investigate the uprisings in Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia to develop their understanding of the poor socio-economic conditions in the Eastern Bloc. http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/key-stage/igcse-gcse-history/eastern-europe-rebellions-195668/ Another 1-hour sourcework assignment in the style of the International Baccalaureate syllabus for History, dealing with International Relations 1918-36. http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/key-stage/ib-history/international-baccalaureate-history-sample-paper-1/ Some sourcework questions designed to be used as a homework / extension activity. http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/key-stage/igcse-gcse-history/socialeconomic-problems-ussr-sourcework/ Students investigate the problems in agriculture, industry and society that plagued the USSR by the 1980s. They look at a number of Soviet jokes from the period and deduce what these tell us about life under Soviet rule. http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/key-stage/igcse-gcse-history/socialeconomic-problems-ussr-chernobyl-lake-baikal/ I've just made some substantial changes and additions to my IB History curriculum map which is now packed full of useful resources and links. http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/history-teachers/ib-history-curriculum-map-2/ Students compare and contrast communism and capitalism and produce a written summary outlining the inherent weaknesses of the Soviet system. http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/key-stage/igcse-gcse-history/socialeconomic-problems-ussr-underproduction-demotivation/ Wikipedia Link http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/anniversaries/chopin-born-22nd-feb1810-200-years-today/ Students investigate the "Rule by Geriatrics" - Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko - and how this lack of flexibility led to the tragedy of the Korean Airliner incident of 1983. http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/key-stage/igcse-gcse-history/political-tensions-ussr-gerontocracy/