Andreas Vesalius - GCSE History Edexcel - Medicine in Britain - Lesson 14

This lesson covers the importance and impact of the work carried out by Vesalius in the 1500s and how it progressed medicine in Britain.

The lesson includes:

• Clear learning aims and achievements
• Recap task: Crossword for the board or printable for students
• Starter activity: Discussion about a source showing an illustration of Vesalius during a dissection.
• Background information:8 slides which outline the work of Vesalius
• Task Sheet 1: Students asked to think about Vesalius as a key individual Vs other factors which helped him such as the printing press.
• Task Sheet 2: A differentiated version of the sheet above
• Task Sheet 3: A comprehension style sheet as an alternative task
• Exam focus: Give examples of a 12 and 16 mark exam question
• Plenary: A true or false quiz to assess student learning
• 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.
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