Useful for a topic on 'Tutankhamun's Tomb' or a NK Egypt society study.It's effectively an overview of Tutankhamun's life, tomb and death - where certain questions and issues are posed for students to 'search' for the answers on the internet. My class completed this as either a formatted Word report or Power Point presentation within the context of a study of New Kingdom Egyptian society.

Topic: investigating the Past-syllabus point : The role of the historian and archaeologistI compiled this using texts such as Unlocking the Past, and the Ancient History Preliminary Skills book, as well as my own research/knowledge.I use this to introduce the first topic in Year 11 and overview the development of approaches to history and archaeology - I have students take 'lecture style' notes from my presentation.

After completing several mystery case studies in class (eg Mary Celeste,Pajama Girl), they had to choose one mystery to investigate as an assessment.The aim was to develop investigative skills, critical thinking, use and analysis of sources to reconstruct the past, and to show that history is not just a record of 'facts' but open to significant interpretation.This was the students favourite topic (voted in a survey) and they enjoyed researching and presenting a 'detective' style investigation on a mystery of their choosing. They also liked picking their own presentation style.

An information sheet I created for a Year 11 topic on Achaemenid Persian Society, as an introduction to the topic. The aim was to diagnostically gather their ideas about Persia (which is often limited), and look at how they know what they know (typically from film). Leading into historiographical and ethical considerations of representing past people (eg Xerxes in 300) in modern pop history.

ICT student research activity on Spartan art (Spartan Culture) as sources for Spartan Society