What was the most deadliest weapon of the First World War?

This is a great engaging lesson which will help to enhance your teachers toolkit and get your students talking for weeks and doing extra homework projects. This beautifully resource is designed to help students assess which was the most deadiest weapon of the First World War. If you are looking for a more collaborative enquiry, then why not check out my market place activity on this topic, which can also be purchased from the TES.

As you can see from the preview slides, the tasks and activities have been written to appeal to the full spectrum of ability. They can be printed and placed around the tables in the classroom off or simply beamed onto the IWB . You can easily sequence and edit the lesson to suit your students and the context of your school. I usually supplement the lesson with additional relevant video clips on weapons and tactics from the films ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’, ‘War Horse’ and ‘Gallipoli.’ For more information, please view the sample preview slides .

When you purchase this resource you will receive a twenty nine slide PowerPoint which includes a ‘snowballing’ and a ‘buzz and go starter’. The next section of the PP then includes information slides and an activity on why there was a stalemate as well as some contextual information on the use of WMD use in recent times in Britain and Syria. This is then followed by seven information slides on the different weapons that were used as well as a thinking skills review triangle consolidation exercise on which was the deadliest weapon. You can then choose to decide to do a mind map or extended writing activity with your students to then build upon and assess their understanding. I have also included a couple of other slides with templates etc to help facilitate the lesson.

The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows:

Know: What weapons and tactics were used during the First World War?
Understand: Why was there a ‘stalemate’ on the Western Front?
Evaluate: Which was the deadliest weapon of the First World War?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration

WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: The weapons and tactics were used during the First World War
Explain: Why was there a ‘stalemate’ on the Western Front?
Analyse: Which was the deadliest weapon of the First World War?

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Kind Regards

Roy