This lesson investigates why the ‘unsinkable’ Titanic sank in April 1912. It looks at a number of mistakes that were made and asks students to discuss and evaluate which was the most important cause of the sinking. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, reading comprehension task, , a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Disasters’, which includes the Aberfan Disaster and Chernobyl. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Tudor lesson investigates whether or not Mary Tudor deserved her nickname of ‘Bloody Mary’. Students will look at a source as well as other information to make this evaluation. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, 2 x source comprehension tasks, think pair share activity, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Tudor Religion’ which includes lessons on the Reformation, Elizabeth & Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots, Reformation Rollercoaster and Henry VIII image or reality (source lesson). Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Nazi Germany lesson investigates Nazi education policy and the Hitler Youth organisations. It encourages students to compare their own timetable with the Nazi one, and explain the purpose of the teaching activities in school. Students will also look at the actions and purpose of the Hitler Youth organisations including the Hitler Youth and BDM. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, think pair share activity, information sheet with table to complete, two exam style questions to choose from depending on your time available and an essay planning plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson is perfectly paired with our Nazi Youth Opposition which is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/nazi-youth-opposition-12927618 This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundles on ‘Nazi Germany’ and ‘Weimar & Nazi Germany’ which includes lessons on the Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Golden Age, Night of the Long Knives, the Reichstag Fire & Enabling Act and many others. You will find both of these at the bottom of this page! Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource,** PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW*! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Weimar Germany lesson on the Night of the Long Knives investigates why Hitler had the SA, his former friends and political opponents killed as well as how this helped consolidate his power. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with table, information sheet for highlighting, source analysis and exam style question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundles on ‘Weimar Germany’ and ‘Weimar & Nazi Germany’ which includes lessons on the Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Golden Age, Reichstag Fire & Enabling Act, Nazi Opposition and many others. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Tudor lesson investigates the image of Henry VIII through sources and interpretations. It wants students to understand how to tackle useful and reliable sources questions. Students work individually and in pairs to do this. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, group, paired and individual thinking tasks, source comprehension and table completion task, think pair share activity, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Tudor Religion’ which includes lessons on the Reformation, Elizabeth & Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary and Reformation Rollercoaster. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. For the latest freebies, offers and interesting facts, please follow our social media pages: www.facebook.com/discoveringhistoryuk www.instagram.com/discoveringhistoryuk Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Cold War lesson investigates the main tactics of the Vietnam War including US bombardment and Vietcong booby traps to answer the question - ‘why were the US unable to defeat the Vietcong?’ This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete, including a starter, all clips and related tasks, activity table, example exam questions and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have other lessons focusing on 20th century events, free or inexpensive in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us! We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts!

This lesson investigates the reasons for the failure of the League of Nations to prevent WWII. Students will work together, using previous knowledge and information from a clip to answer an exam question on why the League failed. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, think pair share task, a notes table (differentiated), diamond 8 evaluation task, exam question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have a wide range of KS3 & KS4 History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out. Social media pages to follow soon. If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Weimar Germany lesson on the Reichstag Fire & Enabling Act investigates who may have set fire to the Reichstag in January 1933 and why. It looks at theories, decisions, actions of the time as well as the consequences. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with table, explain written exam style questions and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundles on ‘Weimar Germany’ and ‘Weimar & Nazi Germany’ which includes lessons on the Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Golden Age, Night of the Long Knives, Nazi Opposition and many others. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This 17th century lesson investigates the actions of women during the English Civil War. It looks at the lives of different women including the rich and the poor as well as case studies including Elizabeth the daughter of Charles I, Lucy Hay, Alice Stonier, Lady Lucy Hutchinson, Elizabeth Alkin, Jane Whorwood, Mary Lady Bankes, collective protests and ‘Mr Clarke’. This is such an important lesson to show that women also had a part to play and that they were not as invisible as may seem. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, think pair share mini plenary, case study information sheet, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘The 17th Century’ which includes Charles I & Causes of the Civil War, Charles I Execution, Witch craze and James VI. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates what it was like to live and work in a Victorian Workhouse. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including an inference starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with differentiated tasks, diamond 9 think pair share task, a consolidation explanation question and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Check our other Industrial Revolution lessons here, including living conditions, working conditions, health & medicine, women, children and Victorian diseases: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=industrial revolution&shop=DiscoveringHistory These are available in a great value bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/industrial-revolution-12891788 Or you can find other free or inexpensive lessons and resources in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Historical Skills lesson investigates the importance of the discovery of King Richard III : the King in the Car Park. Students look at the evidence found (including skull, teeth, skeleton etc) during excavation to explain how important his discovery was. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks,interpretation sheets with table to complete, mini-plenary, think pair share task, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. THIS LESSON IS PART OF A GROWING HISTORICAL SKILLS BUNDLE, which includes lessons on ‘using evidence’, Pompeii and Inca Mummies (check back for Otzi and Diaries!). Find it here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/history-skills-12982510 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates what happened at the 3 early Cold War conferences of Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete, including a starter, all clips and related tasks, mini plenaries, information sheet and table, example exam questions and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have other lessons focusing on 20th century events, free or inexpensive in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates living conditions of the poor during the Industrial Revolution. 5 main features are looked at - water, housing, population, environment and hygiene. Students are to learn about all factors and explain which feature they think would have been the worst to live with. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, paired source activity, groupwork talking task (differentiated), mini plenary, a consolidation explanation question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Find all our free & inexpensive resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource,** PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW**! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This 17th century lesson investigates whether or not Charles I deserved execution. It encourages students to consider alternatives to execution but to understand why it seemed the other option. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, paired discussion, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with table, mini plenary, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘The 17th Century’ which includes Charles I & Causes of the Civil War, Witch craze, Women in the Civil War and James VI. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates how the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan created greater tension and helped contribute to causing the Cold War. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, notes diagram, think pair share discussion, a consolidation evaluation/extended writing question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have a growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons, please take a look: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

Watch a great documentary on the 1666 Great Plague of London and use these questions to help your students structure their notes. Perfect for a cover lesson or to add depth and visual aids to your students learning. Note: Because this is similar to a docu-drama, this documentary contains some graphic images of illness and disease throughout. There are also sexual references at 59mins. Lots more FREE documentary questions coming soon! We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

Watch a great documentary, featuring Sir Tony Robinson, on working conditions in Quarry Bank Mill and how they affected the workers. The documentary uses case studies of what happened in order to understand what it would have been like at the time and how lives of British workers were changing. Perfect for a cover lesson or to add depth and visual aids to your students learning. Students complete the questions in order to gain knowledge of what happened at the time. Lots more FREE documentary questions are available in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory We have a wide range of KS3 & KS4 History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out. Social media pages to follow soon. If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

Watch a great documentary using experimental history to recreate what would have happened on 5th November 1605 if the Gunpowder Plot had worked. This was shown in the UK and is investigated by Richard Hammond. Perfect for a cover lesson or to add depth and visual aids to your students learning. Students complete the questions in order to gain knowledge of what happened at the time. Lots more FREE documentary questions are available in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory We have a wide range of KS3 & KS4 History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out. Social media pages to follow soon. If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!