This Causes of WWI lesson investigates the pre-1914 empire building competition and how it led to the outbreak of World War One. This lesson also encourages students to see the links with other causes of WWI including nationalism, alliance system and militarism. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, think pair share discussion activity, roleplay, activity worksheets, mini plenaries, a consolidation explain question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘The Causes of World War One’ which includes the Assassination in Sarajevo/Murder of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, how the Assassination led to War, the Alliance System & Militarism and Nationalism. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates the causes and consequences of the Aberfan Disaster in 1966. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, thinking hat task, reading conversion task, diamond 9 activity, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates diseases in Victorian Britain / during the Industrial Revolution. Students will learn about scarlet fever, diptheria, typhoid fever, cholera, typhus and tuberculosis. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, think pair share task, information sheet with table to complete, mini plenary, a consolidation explanation question and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Germany 1918-1945 game is a perfect revision activity for GCSE students studying the Weimar & Nazi Germany period! Students can challenge each other and could either use their notes on the side to answer the questions or do it all from memory - writing down what questions they struggled with to revise later. We have a growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons, please take a look: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Terrorist or Freedom Fighter lesson investigates radicalisation and why people come seen as terrorists. This lesson looks at case studies such as Gandhi, Bin Laden (And Al Qaeda), Germaine Lindsay (London bomber) and Ho Chi Minh, among others. Students are encouraged to see that there are (at least) two sides to the story - they can be seen as terrorist and freedom fighters. Students are also encouraged to see links between peoples/groups - eg. they were fighting for indepedence, rights, revenge… This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, think pair share activity, information sheets for mindmap, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. THIS LESSON IS PART OF A GROWING TERRORISM BUNDLE! Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Impact of WWI Home Front lesson investigates how why the government used propaganda. It briefly uses case studies such as the sinking of the Lusitania and the bombing of Scarborough in 1914 to show how the government used these dire events as propaganda. It also looks at censorship and how the government used it. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, source analysis/questioning activity, a consolidation ‘source usefulness’ question and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson is the perfect follow on to our Causes of WWI lesson bundle, which includes lessons on the Alliance System & Militarism, Nationalism and Imperialism : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 and our Trench Warfare lessons, available here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=trench&shop=DiscoveringHistory or growing amazing value WWI bundle available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This booklet can be used as a great introductory home learning project, class work or independent learning project for students studying France in Revolution. It has been designed for students to complete over a large number of weeks - helping teacher workload and preparation as well as giving students preparation time. It helps students get to know the key individuals including Bonaparte and Robespierre and key words. It will also help students to understand what is required of them - it asks students to analyse marks schemes and break them down into understandable language, try out example exam questions and also provides them with a revision checklist to ensure they cover the whole topic. This has been designed for A-level History but could easily be adapted for KS4. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This History of Medicine lesson investigates how the problem of pain in surgery was solved by James Simpson through the use of chloroform as an anaesthetic. It also looks at other anaesthetics used like nitrous oxide and ether and other surgeons like Robert Liston. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information conversion task, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Medicine, Public Health & Surgery’ and includes lessons on the Renaissance, Pare, Harvey, John Snow & cholera, antiseptics, smallpox and penicillin. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Impact of WWI Home Front lesson investigates what challenges the British civilians faced at home. Students will learn about the impact of bombing, the Zeppelins, U-boats and rationing. They will be encouraged to evaluate the impact and explain in an essay form (lesson is fully editable!). This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, groupwork information finding activity, think pair share evaluation activity, a consolidation ‘evaluation essay type’ question and a mnemonic plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson is the perfect follow on to our Causes of WWI lesson bundle, which includes lessons on the Alliance System & Militarism, Nationalism and Imperialism : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 and our Trench Warfare lessons, available here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=trench&shop=DiscoveringHistory Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Terrorism lesson investigates the relationship between Israel & Palestine and the troubles that are ongoing. It looks at the actions of both countries and encourages students to look at why both countries can be seen as terrorists and freedom fighters. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheets with mindmaps, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates working conditions in the cotton mills during the Industrial Revolution. As well as looking at the different jobs in the mill, this lesson also investigates the dangers and problems of working in the cotton mills as well as the benefits of working there. Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire is used as an example. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet task with mindmap, mini plenary, a think, pair, share task, a consolidation explanation question and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have a wide range of KS3 & KS4 History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out. Social media pages to follow soon. If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Jacobites lesson investigates the consequences of the 1745 rebellion and the aftermath of Culloden. Students are to assess whether the authorities dealt with the rebels ruthlessly or right. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete, including a starter, all clips and related tasks, venn diagram with sort cards, diamond 9 activity, two consolidation evaluation question and two plenaries (self/peer assessment and a thinking/discussion). Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used in a series of lessons including the Glorious Revolution, problems in Britain, the 1715 Jacobite Rebellion, the 1745 rebellion (including Culloden) which can be found, free or inexpensive, in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates why Japan invaded Manchuria, what happened and the consequences for both Japan, the League and world peace. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete, including a starter, all clips and related tasks, mini plenaries, think pair share thinking task, information conversion task (into a flow diagram), example exam question and a groupwork plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have other lessons focusing on the League of Nations, free or inexpensive in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates what happened during the Prague Spring in 1968 and the consequences of it on Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union and on international relations during the Cold War. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete, including a starter, all clips and related tasks, mini plenaries, think pair share thinking task, reading tasks, example exam question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have other lessons focusing on 20th century events, free or inexpensive in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This World War I lesson investigates the problems facing soldiers in the trenches. It looks at problems such as rats, mud, water, lice and shellshock, among others. Students are asked to evaluate these problems and explain their opinion in an essay style consolidation question. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information conversion to mindmap or questions, think pair share diamond 9 activity, a consolidation essay style question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including a great value ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Causes of WWI lesson investigates the pre-1914 feelings of nationalism within Europe by looking at case studies such as Alsace-Lorraine, Austro-Hungary and the Balkans (and the assassination), and how it led to the outbreak of WWI in 1914. The lesson encourages students to make links with the other causes of World War One including nationalism, the assassination, alliance system and militarism. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, discussion questions, think pair share discussion activity, worksheet with questions, mini plenaries, a consolidation explain question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘The Causes of World War One’ which includes the Assassination in Sarajevo/Murder of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, how the Assassination led to War, Imperialism and the Alliance System & Militarism. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Cold War lesson investigates life behind the wall and reasons why the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with flow diagram, categorising events activity, diamond 9, a consolidation ‘write an account’ question and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson is the perfect follow on to our ‘Berlin Wall’ lesson, which focuses on why the wall was built (purpose and propaganda) available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12921677 This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘The Cold War’ which includes the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Introduction, Salami Tactics, Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan, the three Conferences, Vietnam and the My Lai Massacre. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!