Western Front Historic Environment Introduction - Medicine in Britain - GCSE History - Lesson 1

UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6 - Students are given an overview of the knowledge and skills needed in their study of the British Sector of the Western Front Historic Environment.

The 19-slide Power Point includes:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: A brief overview of the historic environment of the Western Front
• Slide 3: An outline of the 3 question types
• Slide 4: Starter Task - What are sources? What is an enquiry?
• Slide 5-6: Task 1 - A practice enquiry to allow students to ask questions about a soldier who took part during the First World War. Students encouraged to ask questions.
• Slide 7: Task 2 - A further practice enquiry example with students given a source about soldiers being treated in a trench.
• Slide 8-9: Task 3 - Students practice using sources and asking questions to help with an enquiry - printable worksheet included.
• Slide 10-11: Task 4 - Students given an opportunity to explore the ‘usefulness question’.
• Slide 12-13: Task 5 - A simple background knowledge quiz about the role of the British during the First World War.
• Slide 14-15: Task 6 - A further source usefulness activity - students are given 8 examples of types of sources and have to think about how they could or could not be useful.
• Slide 16: Task 7 - A basic printable worksheet
• Slide 17-18: Learning Review - Gap fill quiz with answers
• Slide 19: 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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