Watch a great documentary using experimental history to recreate what would have happened on 5th November 1605 if the Gunpowder Plot had worked. This was shown in the UK and is investigated by Richard Hammond. Perfect for a cover lesson or to add depth and visual aids to your students learning. Students complete the questions in order to gain knowledge of what happened at the time. Lots more FREE documentary questions are available in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory 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!

Watch a great documentary, featuring Sir Tony Robinson, on working conditions in Quarry Bank Mill and how they affected the workers. The documentary uses case studies of what happened in order to understand what it would have been like at the time and how lives of British workers were changing. Perfect for a cover lesson or to add depth and visual aids to your students learning. Students complete the questions in order to gain knowledge of what happened at the time. Lots more FREE documentary questions are available in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory 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!

Watch a great 2023 documentary on how the Holocaust began and use these questions to help your students structure their notes. This documentary looks at the steps leading up to the creation of death camps and stresses to students that the Holocaust was not planned. It mainly looks at the invasion of the Soviet Union and the responses of the public - from shootings to organised death. Perfect for a cover lesson or to add depth and visual aids to your students learning. Note: this documentary does have some distressing scenes of dead people. We have a growing number of other FREE documentary questions 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! 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!

This lesson investigates the effects and consequences of the Black Death. It looks at change and continuity in the lives of the people and invites students to evaluate how much did change. 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, mini plenary, card sort, a consolidation evaluation question, a peer/self assessment task and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Our TES is always growing - take a look regularly for new, free or inexpensive resources and 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. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates what happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Students look at both causes, events and consequences. 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, information sheet with storyboards, consolidation exam style ‘explain’ question and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have a great value and growing Cold War bundle available, including lessons on the Cold War conferences, Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan, the Vietnam War, Berlin Wall and the fall of the Berlin Wall, here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-cold-war-12921730 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 Norman Conquest lesson investigates why William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings. It includes a role play that can be acted out using the script (I borrow bibs from PE to show who is on which side and act out in the playground!), or it could just be used as a worksheet in class. 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, worksheet with optional roleplay, 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 History of Medicine lesson investigates the story of John Snow and the linking of water to the spreading of cholera in London in the 19th century. 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 source starter, think pair share source activity, all clips and related tasks, information with tasks, a consolidation explain written question, two plenaries and extended learning/homework task. 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, anaesthetics, 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 lesson investigates the formation of new trade unions at the end of the 19th century. It looks at why the Matchstick Girls’ and the London Dockers’ went on strike in 1888 and 1889 and the consequences of their protests. The depth makes this lesson suitable for KS4 but it could easily be adapted for KS3. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2 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/interpretation analysis, 2 mindmaps, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. 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 what happened during the French Revolution including the fall of the Bastille and the Terror. 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, progress checker, think pair share task,mini-plenaries, source information extraction task, consolidation ‘write an account’ 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 ‘Rebellion & Revolution’, which includes the causes of the French Revolution as well as the Jacobite Rebellion (which ranges from the Glorious Revolution to the consequences of the 1745 rebellion). 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 World War I lesson investigates why WWI came to an end in November 1918. It looks at 8 different reasons, including the situation within Germany as well as the battlefield, to evaluate why WWI ended on 11 November 1918. 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 activities, diamond 8 think pair share activity, mini-plenaries, a consolidation essay style question and a ‘What If’ 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 and a WWI bundle which includes trench warfare: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 This lesson also goes well with our ‘How did WWI end?’ lesson, which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/end-of-wwi-armistice-12947634 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 17th century lesson investigates how Charles I caused the Civil War in 1642. It looks at reasons such as ship money, religion and the belief in the divine right of kings. 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, thinking hat task, groupwork talking activity, think pair share activity, mini plenary, a consolidation explain written question, peer assessment marking grid and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘The 17th Century’ which includes Charles I Execution, Witch craze, Women in the Civil War and James VI. 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 History of Medicine & Surgery lesson investigates the impact made by Semmelweiss, Lister & Halsted in the development of antiseptics in 19th century surgery. 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, card sort, mini plenaries, a consolidation explain written question and two plenaries. 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, anaesthetics, John Snow and Cholera, small pox 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 Nazi Germany lesson investigates the actions of youth opposition peoples/groups such as the White Rose, Edelweiss Pirates and Helmuth Hübener. 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, mini plenaries, group talking activity, two exam style questions to choose from depending on your time available and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundles on ‘Nazi Germany’ and ‘Weimar & Nazi Germany’ which includes lessons on the Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Golden Age, Night of the Long Knives, the Reichstag Fire & Enabling Act and many others. 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 World War I lesson investigates the effectiveness of the naval blockades of both Germany and Britain between 1914 and 1918. Students study both the impact of the U-boat warfare on Britain and the British blockade of Germany to evaluate which was more effective. 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 table, think pair share starter activity, mini-plenary, a consolidation essay style question and an interactive 'find someone who’ 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 and an amazing value WWI bundle which includes the home front and trench warfare: 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 Terrorist or Freedom Fighter lesson investigates the actions of al Qaeda and encourages students to evaluate whether they are freedom fighters or terrorists. Students will study two case studies: 9/11 twin tower attack and the 7/7 bombings in London. 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 tables to complete, a consolidation explain written question or evaluative question (there’s a choice for you depending on how much time you have got) and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. THIS LESSON IS PART OF A GROWING TERRORISM BUNDLE, which includes examples of terrorism, radicalisation, the IRA, Israel & Palestine, and Suffragettes. Find it here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/terrorism-12972766 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!

Watch a great documentary showing the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots from when Mary landed in Scotland through to Mary’s death. Perfect for an introductory lesson to GCSE lesson, a cover lesson or to add depth and visual aids to your students learning. Students complete the questions in order to gain knowledge of what happened at the time. NOTE sexual assault references at 15mins Lots more FREE documentary questions are available in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory 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 Weimar & Nazi Germany reading, watching and visiting list is FREE! It makes a perfect starting point and as it is fully editable, you can add to it year upon year! This can consolidate all the learning your students have been doing in class and works perfectly alongside our Weimar & Nazi Germany lessons including the Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Golden Age, Night of the Long Knives, the Reichstag Fire & Enabling Act, Hitler Youth, Nazi Women and many others - all available in bundles and individually. 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!