AQA GCSE History: Britain Health & People - The Black Death Case Study (Lesson 8)

This is the final lesson of Unit 1 and looks at what the events of the Black Death can teach us about Medieval medicine and healthcare. Students will learn about the believed causes of the Black Death, methods of treatment and prevention, why the plague spread so quickly and its impact on society. There is also a 20 question Unit 1 revision quiz at the end of the lesson.

This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE AQA specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.

The lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide – What does the Black Death tell us about Medieval Medicine?
Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims
Slide 3: As you come in activities.
Slide 4: Think & discuss question based on an illustration of the Black Death.
Slide 5: Starter Task 1: Discussion based on a map of how the Black Death spread through Europe.
Slide 6-7: Starter Task 2: What did people believe the causes of the Black Death were?
Slide 8: Background information: The difference between bubonic and pneumonic plague.
Side 9-11: Printable worksheet and explanation of the main fact sorting task.
Slide 12: Bonus printable worksheet based on the two fact sheets from the lesson.
Slide 13: Bonus creative task to create a news report about the Black Death.
Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Questions and Tasks
Slide 15: Useful class clips and further reading
Slide 16: Example Exam Question – Usefulness
Slide 17-18: Learning Review Crossword
Slide 19-20: Unit 1 20 question quiz with answers.
Slide 21-22: Two lesson fact sheets in line with the AQA GCSE specification.

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