L9: How Did Vesalius and Harvey Transform Surgery?

Lesson 9: How Did Vesalius and Harvey Transform Surgery?

A focused GCSE lesson exploring how Vesalius and Harvey overturned centuries of Galenic dominance and reshaped ideas about anatomy and circulation.
Students examine discoveries, challenges, short-term and long-term impact, and complete an 8-mark significance task with model answers, a historical language-bank, and peer-checking routines.

Includes:
• Retrieval Do Now + answers
• Key terms with Frayer model (Anatomy)
• Discovery and impact tasks (short term, long term, opposition)
• 8-mark significance practice + model answer
• Exit-ticket quiz and challenge extension

Why Teachers Love This Lesson
• Deeply aligned with AQA significance skills
• Immediate exam-practice routines with high-quality models
• Clear literacy and peer-assessment structures
• Supports smooth progression to lessons on Paré and John Hunter

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