This Terrorist or Freedom Fighter lesson investigates the actions of al Qaeda and encourages students to evaluate whether they are freedom fighters or terrorists. Students will study two case studies: 9/11 twin tower attack and the 7/7 bombings in London. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheets with tables to complete, a consolidation explain written question or evaluative question (there’s a choice for you depending on how much time you have got) and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. THIS LESSON IS PART OF A GROWING TERRORISM BUNDLE, which includes examples of terrorism, radicalisation, the IRA, Israel & Palestine, and Suffragettes. Find it here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/terrorism-12972766 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

Watch a great 2023 documentary on how the Holocaust began and use these questions to help your students structure their notes. This documentary looks at the steps leading up to the creation of death camps and stresses to students that the Holocaust was not planned. It mainly looks at the invasion of the Soviet Union and the responses of the public - from shootings to organised death. Perfect for a cover lesson or to add depth and visual aids to your students learning. Note: this documentary does have some distressing scenes of dead people. We have a growing number of other FREE documentary questions in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us! We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts!

This lesson investigates how Britain changed from c1750 to c1900. It gets students to define what the Industrial Revolution is and looks at the change in cities, population, transport and working conditions. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, source summary task, think pair share task, a consolidation explanation question and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Check our other Industrial Revolution lessons here, including living conditions, working conditions, health & medicine, women, children and Victorian diseases: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=industrial revolution&shop=DiscoveringHistory These are available in a great value bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/industrial-revolution-12891788 Or you can find other free or inexpensive lessons and resources in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This World War One homework pack contains 4 x homeworks - 1 x essay task, 1 x write an account task, 1 x exam style questions and 1 x research task. These could also be used as cover lesson activities or for independent learning. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Please take a look at our growing TES shop for free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates the successes of the League of Nations and looks at events such as the Aaland Islands conflict, the Greece/Bulgaria incident and the successes of the Health Committee, Refugee Commission and International Labour Organisation. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, map discussion worksheet, groupwork information task, exam question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have other lessons focusing on the League of Nations, free or inexpensive in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=league of nations&shop=DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates the 1715 Jacobite Rebellion and whether or not it really was a threat to the authorities. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete, including a starter, all clips and related tasks, activity table, example exam questions and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used in a series of lessons including the Glorious Revolution, problems in Britain and the 1745 rebellion and Culloden which can be found, free or inexpensive, in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates why women got vote in 1928. Students will investigate 3 factors in groups: the role of individuals, women’s organisations and World War One. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, investigation small group task, mini plenary, a consolidation/extended writing evaluation question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have a wide range of KS3 & KS4 History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out. Social media pages to follow soon. If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates the history of Christmas and Christmas traditions from medieval times to today. Students will learn about where our modern traditions of pulling crackers and sending Christmas cards originated as well as the creation of Santa Claus! This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, timeline activity, card sort, consolidation explanation question and challenge plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Historical Skills lesson encourages students to consider pros and cons of different types of evidence, including websites, photographs, books etc. Students will look at one controversial website and book author to open their discussion on useful evidence before going on to consider the uses and limitations of other types. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, think pair share activity, card sort with diamond 9, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This 17th century lesson investigates how Charles I caused the Civil War in 1642. It looks at reasons such as ship money, religion and the belief in the divine right of kings. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, thinking hat task, groupwork talking activity, think pair share activity, mini plenary, a consolidation explain written question, peer assessment marking grid and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘The 17th Century’ which includes Charles I Execution, Witch craze, Women in the Civil War and James VI. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Tudor lesson investigates the changing of religion through the Tudor monarchs from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I. It wants students to explain how religion can be seen as a rollercoaster through the Tudor period. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, group reading comprehension table completion task, think pair share activity, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Tudor Religion’ which includes lessons on the Reformation, Elizabeth & Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary and Henry VIII image or reality (source lesson). Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Medicine Through Time lesson investigates what the Ancient Egyptians believed caused and cured disease. It looks at causes such as Gods and evil spirits as well as natural thoughts such as blockages. Although this lesson was made for GCSE students, it can easily be adapted for KS2 or KS3. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheets with a table or mindmap to complete, mini-plenaries, a consolidation explain written question with sources and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. THIS LESSON IS PART OF A GROWING MEDICINE, SURGERY & PUBLIC HEALTH BUNDLE, which includes lessons on Renaissance Medicine, John Snow, Great Stink & Pencillin PLUS MANY MORE. Find it here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medicine-surgery-and-public-health-12921774 We also have a smaller Medicine & Surgery bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medicine-and-surgery-12921765 AND a Medicine & Public Health bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medicine-and-public-health-12921764 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Genocide lesson investigates what caused genocide in Bosnia in 1992. It looks at causes such as nationalism and ethnic groups, the break up of Yugoslavia and Slobodan Milosovik and Serbia. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with tasks, diamond 9 activity, a consolidation evaluative written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used along with our lesson on what happened during the Bosnian Genocide, which can be found as a bundle at the bottom of this page. This lesson can also be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Genocide’ which also includes Holocaust Nazi laws, ghettos and concentration camps, as well as genocide in Rwanda and Cambodia. You will also be able to find this bundle at the bottom of this page! Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!