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Welcome to RA Resources. I have an extended range of fully resourced, high quality History lessons for KS2, KS3 and GCSE aimed at schools, tutors and home learning. Having taught History abroad and then in Cornwall for 20 years, these lessons reflect my creativity and teaching experience. Please feel free to email me with any enquiries about the resources on offer. You can keep up to date with my latest published lessons using the Facebook link in my shop.

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Welcome to RA Resources. I have an extended range of fully resourced, high quality History lessons for KS2, KS3 and GCSE aimed at schools, tutors and home learning. Having taught History abroad and then in Cornwall for 20 years, these lessons reflect my creativity and teaching experience. Please feel free to email me with any enquiries about the resources on offer. You can keep up to date with my latest published lessons using the Facebook link in my shop.
KS3 British History: Transatlantic Slave Trade - A Source Investigation
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KS3 British History: Transatlantic Slave Trade - A Source Investigation

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The aim of this lesson is to use a wide range of written and visual historical sources to help introduce the topic of the Transatlantic Slave Trade to students. Students will use these sources to help them infer information about the slave trade and build upon their source analysis skills. As always, this lesson includes a number of printable resources, engaging activities and information. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: The purpose and aims of the lesson. Slide 3: Warm Up – What do we mean by the term ‘Transatlantic Slave Trade’? Slide 4: Activity 1 – Instructions – how to ‘infer’ information from sources. Slide 5: Activity 2 – Practice whole class inference instructions Slide 6: Activity 2 – Practice whole class inference possible answers Slide 7: Printable answer sheet/table Slide 8 - 14 : Written and visual source printouts Slide 15: Follow Up & Challenge Questions Slide 16: Learning Review Activities I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.
KS3 British History: The Slave Trade - Conditions on the Middle Passage
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KS3 British History: The Slave Trade - Conditions on the Middle Passage

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In this lesson, students will focus their study on the conditions of the Middle Passage of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The lesson provides facts, visual and written sources to help students understand the Middle Passage. There are also optional tasks relating to the 1977 TV series Roots as well as a further online activity based on the BBC Bitesize website about the Slave Trade. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes printable fact sheets and worksheets as well as engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. Please note that I am not able to provide any links to the TV series Roots but this is easily available on most streaming services as well as on DVD. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – The Conditions on the Middle Passage Slide 2: The purpose and aims of the lesson. Slide 3: Recap Activity: Match the stage of the slave trade to the number on the slave trade map Slide 4: Recap Activity answers Slide 5: Starter Task – How could we find out about the Middle Passage? Slide 6: Recap Activity 2 – Use the 8 images on the slide to discuss how the slave trade worked. Slide 7: Visual Source Analysis of The Brooks slave ship – source inference Slide 8: Visual Source Analysis of The Brooks slave ship - source usefulness Slide 9: Visual Source Analysis of The Brooks slave ship – printable worksheet Slide 10: Main Task - instructions Slide 11: Main Task – sources about the Middle Passage printable information sheet Slide 12: Main Task – Table printout for students Slide 13: The origins of the TV series Roots – background information Slide 14: The origins of the TV series Roots – background information Slide 15: Think & discuss question about the usefulness of Roots as evidence Slide 16: Roots table task Slide 17: Assessing the usefulness of the TV series Roots Slide 18: Online Activity & Research – BBC Bitesize Slide 19: Printout of the question sheet needed for the BBC Bitesize task Slide 20: Middle Passage Creative Task options Slide 21: Follow Up Challenge Questions Slide 22: Learning Review Activity I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.
GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England - Colonisation of Virginia and its failure (Lesson 25)
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GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England - Colonisation of Virginia and its failure (Lesson 25)

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This lesson allows students to examine the failed colonisation of Virginia. Students will first look at the planning and funding of the trip and then explain why it was a failure. All of the lessons for the Early Elizabethan England unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.
GCSE History Edexcel  Crime & Punishment: 1700-1900:  Bow Street Runners & Police (Lesson 17)
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GCSE History Edexcel Crime & Punishment: 1700-1900: Bow Street Runners & Police (Lesson 17)

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This lesson examines the reasons for the development of the Bow Street Runners and how this resulted in the first professional police force. Worksheet 1: An alternative 2 page worksheet for students to complete Worksheet 2: A set of different timelines (differentiated) for students to complete their study of the development of the police. Slide 1: Title - To explain the early development of the police in Britain Slide 2-4: Law enforcement recap - match up the key terms along with additional recap questions Slide 5-8: Background information about law enforcement at the start of 1700 and the creation of the Bow Street Runners Slide 9: Two clips covering the development of the Bow Street Runners and the police Slide 10: Timeline task overview (links to the additional worksheets) Slide 11: Follow up tasks and questions Slide 12: Challenge Task - Comparison of two political cartoons about the development of the police Slide 13-16: Examples of exam questions (4, 12 and 16 mark questions) Slide 17: Lesson Review: Students have to decide which set of options provides the correct series of events with the development of the police Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.
GCSE History Edexcel: Crime & Punishment: 1900 - present:  Modern Crimes (Lesson 22)
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GCSE History Edexcel: Crime & Punishment: 1900 - present: Modern Crimes (Lesson 22)

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This lesson examines the newly defined crimes of the 20th century with the aim of explaining their creation. Slide 1: Title slide - To explain the changing definitions of crime between c.1900-Present Day Slide 2-3: A recap quiz which asks students to match the creation of a crime with the era it was created in. Answers revealed for self assessment. Slide 4: The wider historical context of the period c.1900 = Present. An activity sheet which students use to think about why aspects of crime have changed. Slide 5: Discussion Task - What are our modern attitudes towards crime? Slide 6: Discussion Task - Why do students think attitudes towards some crimes have changed in the modern era? Slide 7-8: Task Sheets to help students make notes on the various crimes and how they have changed. Slides 9-13 - Fact Sheets for each crime which can be printed and then swapped between students. Slide 14: Challenge Tasks Slide 15-16: Practice exam questions Slide 17-18: Two lesson fact sheets Slide 19-20: Learning Review with answers revealed. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.
1. GCSE HISTORY Edexcel 1-9.  Germany 1918-1939: Legacy of war, abdication and Weimar Republic.
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1. GCSE HISTORY Edexcel 1-9. Germany 1918-1939: Legacy of war, abdication and Weimar Republic.

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This is the first introduction lesson to the Edexcel 1-9 Germany 1918-1939 study. The lesson gives a brief overview of the exam paper questions and structure. It then allows students to explore the impact of war on Germany. All of the lessons for the Weimar and Nazi Germany topic contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.
14. GCSE History Edexcel 1-9 Weimar and Nazi Germany: How did Hitler become Chancellor by 1933?
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14. GCSE History Edexcel 1-9 Weimar and Nazi Germany: How did Hitler become Chancellor by 1933?

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This lesson examines the complex timeline of how Hitler was selected as Chancellor by Hindenburg in Janaury 1933. All of the lessons for the Weimar and Nazi Germany topic contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.
KS3 KS2 History - The Belief in Witchcraft & the 'Witch Craze' of the 1600s
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KS3 KS2 History - The Belief in Witchcraft & the 'Witch Craze' of the 1600s

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In this lesson, students will be able to understand the various reasons why there was a ‘witch craze’ in the mid-1600s in England. Students will discuss the meaning of the term ‘witchcraft’ before studying the various factors that led to the witch craze such as the role of Matthew Hopkins, attitudes towards women, the English Civil War, the influence of monarchs and the influence of the Church and religion. Students will then have an opportunity to evaluate the impact these factors had. The 23-slide lesson contains a variety of discussion tasks, warm up start activities, printable resources, and learning reviews as well as engaging background information and challenge questions for higher ability students. There is a choice of printable resources. The lesson is mainly aimed at KS3 students between the ages of 11-14 but can easily be adapted for younger or older students. Please be kind enough to leave a review of this lesson if you have found it effective. Thank you. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.
GCSE History Edexcel: Elizabethan England - 27 Page A4 Revision / Workbook / Knowledge Organisers
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GCSE History Edexcel: Elizabethan England - 27 Page A4 Revision / Workbook / Knowledge Organisers

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For Edexcel GCSE History (1-9) British Depth Study – EARLY ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND Newly created for the most recent Specification changes 2023/4 This resource can either act as a revision booklet, a set of knowledge organisers or be easily adapted into a basic workbook to accompany students’ learning about Early Elizabethan England. It includes 27 pages and each A4 page includes: An outline of the topic area Information directly linked to the GCSE specification Key terms linked to the topic area Questions and activities I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the resource if you feel it has been effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues.
GCSE HISTORY Edexcel: The American West - Introduction (Lesson 1)
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GCSE HISTORY Edexcel: The American West - Introduction (Lesson 1)

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This lesson gives the students an opportunity to explore the knowledge and skills needed for the American West Unit. All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.
15. GCSE History Edexcel Paper 3 - Weimar & Nazi Germany: Hitler Chancellor to Dictatorship 1934
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15. GCSE History Edexcel Paper 3 - Weimar & Nazi Germany: Hitler Chancellor to Dictatorship 1934

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In this lesson, students will again create a timeline to explain how Hitler was able to manipulate events to help him achieve the dictatorship of Germany by 1934. All of the lessons for the Weimar and Nazi Germany topic contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.
GCSE History Edexcel S. Relations Cold War: L. 1 - Grand Alliance Tehran/Yalta/Potsdam Conferences
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GCSE History Edexcel S. Relations Cold War: L. 1 - Grand Alliance Tehran/Yalta/Potsdam Conferences

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This lesson covers the teaching of the three Grand Alliance conferences at Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam. The theme of the lesson is the consequences of the conferences and the declining relationship with the Soviet Union. STARTER: A recap of of basic Cold War terms with an odd one out quiz. KEY QUESTIONS: Who were the Grand Alliance? What did they discuss? What were the consequences of the Conferences? BACKGROUND: An outline of the purpose of the meetings and their locations. TASK SHEET 1: A table to outline 3 consequences of each conference. TASK SHEET 2: A differentiated question and task sheet. To be printed for students to complete. EXAM QUESTION: Explain two consequences of the Yalta Conference in February 1945 [8] EXAM QUESTION: How to complete the question and an example of a first paragraph given. Students are then asked to complete the second paragraph using the same structure and terms. RECAP: 10 questions to finish statements of. Each one getting increasingly more difficult. UPDATE 2023: Please note that all images (clipart/vector/illustrations/photographs) are in the public domain and are therefore classed as Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you believe there are any errors, please email me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue.
Lesson 3 - GCSE History Edexcel S. Relations & Cold War: Soviet Satellite States & the Iron Curtain
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Lesson 3 - GCSE History Edexcel S. Relations & Cold War: Soviet Satellite States & the Iron Curtain

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Key Questions: What and where were the Soviet Satellite States? What was the importance of the creation of the satellite states? What was the impact of Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech in 1946. STARTER: Students have 6 events from their previous learning which they should aim to organise in the correct chronological order. RECAP QUIZ: Another chance to recap key terms about the Cold War, conferences and telegrams. BACKGROUND: Clear background and images to help students learn about the location of the satellite states in eastern Europe. ACTIVITY 1: Students given a blank copy of a European map and must shade the countries which are part of the Soviet state and those in the west. The sheet is differentiated to help students locate countries quickly but can be easily modified. CLASS CLIP: Students watch a 6 minute clip from BBC Teach about the Iron Curtain speech to gain background information. ACTIVITY 2: Students think about and mark on their map where the idea of the ‘Iron Curtain’ would be. A clear map follows to show this. ACTIVITY 3: An A4 printable worksheet with comprehension style questions and extention tasks if needed. LESSON RECAP: Students to identify which countries are in front or behind the ‘Iron Curtain ‘West Side’ or ‘East Side’? **LESSON FACT SHEET **- All the information that students will need for the lesson to avoid having to use the books. This can be stuck into students’ books or kept as a handout. UPDATE 2023: Please note that all images (clipart/vector/illustrations/photographs) are in the public domain and are therefore classed as Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you believe there are any errors, please email me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue.
GCSE History Edexcel - Anglo-Saxon & Norman England: Centralised Norman Government  (Lesson 25)
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GCSE History Edexcel - Anglo-Saxon & Norman England: Centralised Norman Government (Lesson 25)

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This lesson focuses on the changes introduced by William to the government. It asks the students to describe these changes before explaining the purpose of them for William’s aim in gaining more wealth, power and control. The lesson includes: Clear learning aim with learning outcomes linked to GCSE grades, a recap from previous learning, an engaging starter task, background information, a pit-stop plenary, a choice of tasks for all levels and learning styles, clearly written instructions in the notes section of each slide, exam practice questions, extension questions, a plenary, differentiation for higher ability students and two fact sheets which can be used on its own or alongside other resources you may have. Please be kind enough to leave a review if you have found this lesson useful. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and cartoon images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. At times, the images I have wanted to use have been restricted and so you may wish to use your own. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources. Please contact me in person if you see any errors.
GCSE History Edexcel: Elizabethan England - Elizabethan Education (Lesson 19)
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GCSE History Edexcel: Elizabethan England - Elizabethan Education (Lesson 19)

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This lesson examines the different forms of education available for the young during Elizabeth’s reign. There is a significant emphasis on the differences between rich and poor. All of the lessons for the Early Elizabethan England unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.
GCSE History Edexcel: Medicine in Britain - Florence Nightingale Nursing Hospital Care (Lesson 20)
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GCSE History Edexcel: Medicine in Britain - Florence Nightingale Nursing Hospital Care (Lesson 20)

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This lesson covers the impact of Florence Nightingale on improvements in hospital care and nursing. The lesson includes: Clear learning aims and achievements Recap task: Recapping previous improvements in hospital care Starter activity & Background: Students given plenty of discussion and problem solving tasks while being taken through the early life of Florence Nightingale. Task Sheet 1: A table where students select and then explain the impact that Nightingale had (printable) Task Sheet 2: An additional task sheet with further tasks and aspects to think about. Exam focus: Three exam questions linked to the lesson. Plenary: Which statistic for which fact? Additional Research: Link to the National Archives Challenge Question: Linking Nightingale to Covid-19 FACT SHEET: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more… Please be kind enough to leave a review if you have found this resource effective. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and cartoon images have been attributed where appropriate and are, to the best of my knowledge, all in the public domain. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources. Please contact me in person if you see any errors.
GCSE History Edexcel: Paper 1 Medicine in Britain Fact Sheets Revision Guide
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GCSE History Edexcel: Paper 1 Medicine in Britain Fact Sheets Revision Guide

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This is the full set of fact sheets that can be found in each of the lessons for the Paper 1 Medicine in Britain thematic study. There are 43 slides in total with 35 lesson’s worth of fact sheets. As you can imagine this has taken a long time to create and so I hope you do not mind the price. It can be used for home learning, catch up, revision or in class. With all slides, the images, vectors and clipart used are all in the public domain and Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section below each slide.
GCSE History Edexcel: The American West Unit 3 Bundle (11 Lessons)
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GCSE History Edexcel: The American West Unit 3 Bundle (11 Lessons)

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This bundle is for Edexcel GCSE History and includes all of the lessons and resources you will need for the teaching of Unit 3. Lessons included: Lesson 20: Further improvements to Farming Lesson 21: The end of the Open Range Lesson 22: The Exoduster Settlement Lesson 23: The Oklahoma Land Rush Lesson 24: Lawlessness - Billy the Kid and Wyatt Earp Lesson 25: The Johnson County War Lesson 26: The Battle of Little Bighorn Lesson 27: The Wounded Knee Massacre Lesson 28: The Extermination of the Buffalo Lesson 29: Life on the Reservation Lesson 30: The Dawes Act
GCSE History Edexcel: Medicine in Britain - Edward Jenner Smallpox Vaccination (Lesson 25)
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GCSE History Edexcel: Medicine in Britain - Edward Jenner Smallpox Vaccination (Lesson 25)

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This lesson outlines the development of the smallpox vaccination from the use of inoculation to Edward Jenner’s use of a vaccination. Students also explain the reaction to Jenner’s work as well as the impact it had. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and cartoon images have been attributed where appropriate and are, to the best of my knowledge, all in the public domain. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources. Please contact me in person if you see any errors.
GCSE History Medicine Historic Environment - Main Battles on the Western Front  (Lesson 3)
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GCSE History Medicine Historic Environment - Main Battles on the Western Front (Lesson 3)

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This lesson covers the factual knowledge needed about the main battles fought by the British on the Western Front. Plenty of background knowledge as well as two ‘usefulness’ practice questions. All the resources are provided including printable worksheets and a fact sheet which can be used in place of the text book. Please be kind enough to leave a review if you found this lesson useful. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and cartoon images have been attributed where appropriate and are, to the best of my knowledge, all in the public domain. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources. Please contact me in person if you see any errors.