Jack the Ripper - Police Methods

Students study the various methods used by the Metropolitan Police to catch Jack the Ripper in 1888. They will evaluate the effectiveness of each method and use their knowledge to explain why the police never caught Jack the Ripper.

The lesson pack includes:
1 x Fact sheet about the police investigation methods
1 x Worksheet
1 x 16 slide powerpoint

The main power point lesson includes:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes
• Slide 3-4: A choice of two discussion questions for students as they enter the classroom
• Slide 5-6: Starter - Which police techniques would the Metropolitan Police have used and not used in 1888? Includes answers.
• Slide 7: Background information about the role of Inspector Abbeline
• Slide 8: Source based task about the use of sniffer dogs during the investigation.
• Slide 9: Task 1 - Read the facts and key terms
• Slide 10-11: Task 2 - Printable worksheet and table fill task instructions
• Slide 12: Task 3 - Explain and evaluate questions
• Slide 13: Choice of two learning recap activities
• Slide 14-16: Learning review crossword with answers and printable sheets.

Please note that this lesson has been adapted from my GCSE History Edexcel lesson for Whitechapel and so will contain some similar but adapted tasks.

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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