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This lesson covers the treating of illness and infection such as trench foot, trench fever and shell shock. It also examines how the environment of the Western Front led to the spread of illness and infection.
UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6
The 24 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:
- Slide 1: Title slide
- Slide 2: Warm Up Slide - Poster warning about Trench Foot
- Slide 3: Previous lesson recap quiz (about the methods of transporting soldiers)
- Slide 4: Starter Task - Odd one out quiz
- Slide 5-6: Background information about the conditions of the Western Front and how this led to the spread of bacteria, infection and illness.
- Slide 7-9: Information slides about trench fever, trench foot and shell shock.
- Slide 10-11: Task 1 - Table fill activity with instructions and printable resource
- Slide 12: Challenge questions
- Slide 13-14: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘One feature’ question with printable answer sheet.
- Slide 15-16: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘Follow up’ question with two printable answer sheets
- Slide 17-18: EXAM FOCUS - Example of the ‘How useful’ question
- Slide 19: Other useful sources on this topic
- Side 20-21: Learning Review activity - students match the fact to the illness.
- Slide 22: Lesson fact sheet
- Slide 23-24: Exam skills sheets
- Slide 15: More from RA Resources
This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations.
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
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