A fun and engaging lesson that is ideal for KS3 students. This lesson allows students to develop their knowledge and understanding of the following why the space race happened the achievements of both the USA and the USSR Students can form their judgement on who won the space race and produce a creative piece of work which is great for display. This is also the opportunity for students to analyse some historical sources as part of this lesson.

Ideal for GCSE students studying the Health and the People AQA specification. This engaging lesson allows students to develop their knowledge and understanding of public health during the Middle Ages. The lesson includes an enquiry question which is ‘was public health really poor in the Middle Ages?’ To form a judgement on this, students will cover the following: public health in towns conditions in monasteries why were conditions better in the monasteries? There are a range of strategies to check the progress of students included in the lessons including hinge questions and allowing students to vote on their feet. ** This lesson does require a scene from Horrible Histories and uses ClassPops to check students progress**

An engaging lesson for GCSE students studying the AQA specification for Health and the People. This lesson allows students to develop their knowledge and understanding on the following: Why surgery was risky in medieval times what surgery involved in medieval times who the key surgeons were during the Middle Ages. The main activity allows students to examine key medieval surgeons who are located around the room. Students can then form a judgement on who was the best medieval surgery. There are a range of strategies included in the lesson to check the progress of students including a game of guess who. There is also a GCSE exam question included in the lesson.

An engaging lesson for GCSE students studying the AQA specification for the Health and the People topic. This lesson enables students to develop their knowledge and understanding of the contributions made by both Islam and Christianity with regards to medicine and medical ideas. This allows students to compare these contributions and form a judgement on which religion contributed the most to medicine in the Middle Ages. The lesson includes opportunities to check the progress of students as well as enabling them to apply their understanding through a piece of written work.

Engaging double lesson for GCSE students studying the AQA specification for Health and the People. There is a Powerpoint and a range of activities included which allows students to develop their understanding of the following When the Middle Ages was What life was like in the Middle Ages Common illnesses in the Middle Ages Where people in the Middle Ages got their ideas from What the ideas about disease/illness were There is also a variety of ways to check the progress of students included in the Powerpoint as well as homework tasks to deepen students understanding. ** The Health and the People textbook will be required for one activity in this lesson **

An ideal lesson for GCSE students studying the Health and the People topic for the AQA specification. This is an engaging lesson which develops students knowledge and understanding of the following aspects of the Black Death: Key facts What people thought caused the outbreak Methods used to prevent the Black Death Methods used to treat the Black Death Consequences/impacts of the Black Death The lesson includes strategies to check the progress of students as well as an opportunity for students to apply their learning. ** A scene from Horrible Histories has been included in this lesson**

An engaging lesson produced for AQA GCSE specification. This lesson will allow students to learn who the different medical practitioners were, who they were likely to treat and what treatments they would have used. The lesson also covers the diagnostic and treatment charts used by physicians. The resources allow for individual, paired or group work depending on what suits the teacher and students best. The lesson also includes opportunities for AFL with progress checks after students have completed activities. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to form a judgement on whether the Middle Ages were a medieval marketplace for those living at the time.

An engaging lesson for students studying the AQA History GCSE. This lesson allows students to examine the response to the treaty in Britain, France and America. Students analyse both the response of politicians and the general public and will be able to form a judgement on which of the Big Three were most satisfied with the treaty.

An engaging lesson for students studying the AQA History GCSE. This lesson allows students to deepen their understanding of post-WW1 Europe by investigating how Germany’s allies were treated after the First World War. Students will be able to form a judgement on which of Germany’s allies were treated the most harshly.

An engaging lesson for students studying the AQA History GCSE topic of Conflict and Tension: The Interwar Years. This lesson introduces the Big Three, and allows students to develop and understanding of the aims that each leader possessed for Germany in the aftermath of World War One and why.

An engaging lesson for students studying the AQA History GCSE. This lesson allows students to develop an understanding of how WW2 was important in improving the US economy in many ways. Students will also understand why America joined the Second World War. Students are also able to compare the impacts of WW2 and the New Deal to determine which was more important for the US economy.

An engaging lesson for students studying the AQA History GCSE. This lessons builds on students knowledge of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles by analysing the reasons why the treaty was unpopular in Germany. This lesson also introduces students to an GCSE exam question.

An engaging lesson for students studying the AQA History GCSE. This lesson allows students to develop an understanding of the terms of the Treaty as well as enabling them to form judgements about the worst aspects of the treaty for Germany.

An engaging lesson for students studying the AQA History GCSE. This lesson allows students to develop an understanding of why Wall Street crashed in 1929. Students then investigate how the crash affected different groups in America before forming a judgement on the group that was affected the most.

An engaging lesson for students studying the AQA History GCSE. This lesson builds on students understanding of the Great Depression and allows them to investigate how Hoover responsed to the Great Depression. Students are able to categorise information into Hoover’s positive and negative responses and form a judgement on how he tacked the problems of the Great Depression overall. NOTE - One activity in this lesson require the America 1920-1973 Opportunity and Inequality textbook by Aaron Wilkes.

An engaging lesson for students studying the AQA History GCSE. This lesson will allow students to analyse and categorise evidence suggesting that the treaty was both fair and unfair. Students will also be able to form a judgement on question. Finally, the lesson also provides an opportunity for students to apply their knowledge of the topic creatively through producing a newspaper account.

An engaging lesson which builds students understanding of the Big Three and their aims at the end of WW1. This lesson allows students to develop an understanding of why each leader may have had to compromise with their aims. Students are able to rank and explain these reasons. A great lesson for students studying the History AQA GCSE.

An engaging lesson for students studying the AQA History GCSE. This lesson completes part two of the specification. The lesson allows students to investigate the social impacts of World War Two. Students are able to work in pairs or individually to examine the impact that the war had on women and African-Americans. Students can make a judgement on which group was affected more by the war and the lesson includes a homework task which will allow students to apply the knowledge gained during the lesson.

An engaging lesson for students studying the AQA History GCSE. This lessons allows students to develop an understanding of different aspects of popular culture in the 1930s through a fun and creative activity. NOTE - An activity within this lesson will require the AQA America 1920-1973 Opportunity and Inequality textbook by Aaron Wilkes.

Ideal as a stand alone lesson on the Suffragettes. The lesson allows students to develop knowledge and understanding of the following methods used by the suffragettes examination style question importance of WW1 in helping women get the vote. **information needed from the technology and identities KS3 textbook for this lesson, also starter requires a scene from the film ‘Suffragette’