Cold War - entire unit of work (KS3 - Year 9)

This is a complete and fully-resourced unit/scheme of work for KS3 including 9 lessons:

• Prep lesson to link WW2 (previous topic) to new topic, documentary about atom bomb
  - Providing context
  - Main task: watch documentary and answer questions
• L1: How did the East and West fall out?
  - Intro to the topic
  - Main task: comprehension task using information sheet
• L2: What was the impact of containment for the Cold War?
  - Exploring the rivalry in terms of politics & economics
  - Main task: comparing interpretations
• L3: How did the arms and space race contribute to the Cold War?
  - Main task: board game to be played in groups, followed by “how far do you agree”-style question
• L4: What was the role of pop culture during the Cold War?
  - Exploring other dimensions of the cold war, other than weapons
  - Main task: using pop culture sources (how useful is this source)
• L5: Where did the Cold War “heat up”?
  - Opportunity to bring postcolonial discussions - other parts of the world did experience actual fighting
  - Main task: group presentation about proxy wars
• L6: How did the Cold War “thaw”?
  - Ending and impact of cold war
  - Main task: timeline of end of cold war in comic book format
• Revision lesson
• Unit knowledge assessment lesson

The file also includes:

• Knowledge organiser
• Instructions on how to use the knowledge organiser effectively.
• Detailed Scheme of Work document explaining the rationale for each lesson, including ideas for homework using SatchelOne corresponding to each lesson (These homework tasks are shared in the community resources within Satchel so you can use it).

All resources are fully editable and can be easily adapted for different abilities. Specific instructions are included in the notes of PowerPoint slides.