This is the final lesson of Unit 1 and looks at what the events of the Black Death can teach us about Medieval medicine and healthcare. Students will learn about the believed causes of the Black Death, methods of treatment and prevention, why the plague spread so quickly and its impact on society. There is also a 20 question Unit 1 revision quiz at the end of the lesson. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE AQA specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – What does the Black Death tell us about Medieval Medicine? Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you come in activities. Slide 4: Think & discuss question based on an illustration of the Black Death. Slide 5: Starter Task 1: Discussion based on a map of how the Black Death spread through Europe. Slide 6-7: Starter Task 2: What did people believe the causes of the Black Death were? Slide 8: Background information: The difference between bubonic and pneumonic plague. Side 9-11: Printable worksheet and explanation of the main fact sorting task. Slide 12: Bonus printable worksheet based on the two fact sheets from the lesson. Slide 13: Bonus creative task to create a news report about the Black Death. Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Questions and Tasks Slide 15: Useful class clips and further reading Slide 16: Example Exam Question – Usefulness Slide 17-18: Learning Review Crossword Slide 19-20: Unit 1 20 question quiz with answers. Slide 21-22: Two lesson fact sheets in line with the AQA GCSE specification. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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.

This lesson’s focus is on public health in Medieval England. Specifically, the lesson looks at the problems of public health in Medieval towns and how health and hygiene were so much better in Medieval monasteries. Students will also examine what was done in an attempt to improve public health in towns and why these improvements were so difficult to enforce. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE AQA specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – Public Health in Medieval Towns and Monasteries Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you come in activity: What is meant by ‘public health’ and what are examples of modern-day public health? Slide 4: Starter Task 1: An analysis of a diagram of a Medieval town and how it shows problems with health. Slide 5-6: Starter Task 2: Source Analysis Task with a printable sheet of 9 interpretations and sources linked to Medieval towns. Slide 7: Starter Task 3: A diagram of Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire – In what ways was health better? Side 8: Printable worksheet to be used alongside the lesson fact sheets. Slide 9: Creative Task Option & Instructions. Slide 10: Follow Up Challenge Questions Slide 11: Useful class clips and reading links Slide 12: Example Exam Questions Slide 13-15: Learning Review 1 – Key term match up with answers and student print out. Slide 16-17: Learning Review 2 – Monastery or Town Quiz Slide 18-19: Two Lesson Fact Sheets based on the AQA GCSE specification. Slide 20: The original version of the Fountains Abbey diagram I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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.

This fascinating lesson looks at the contributions made by the Islamic Empire to the progress of medicine and healthcare in Western Europe during the Medieval period. Students will study the influence of key individuals such as Rhazes, Abulcasis, Avicenna and Ibn al-Nafis as well as how Islamic teachings promoted a more rational, evidence led way of thinking in the study of medicine which led to several new approaches and medical discoveries. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE AQA specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – The significance of Islamic Medicine in the Medieval period. Slide 2: Outline of the main lessons aims Slide 3: As you come in activity: A blank map of the Islamic Empire and geography recall. Slide 4-5: Learning Recap Activity – About the beliefs of the Christian Church. Slide 6: Background information about the time of the Dark Ages in Europe. Slide 7: Background information about the ‘Islamic Golden Age’. Side 8-10: Source based analysis activities to discover the differences between Islamic and Christian approaches to medicine. Printable worksheet included. Slide 11-12: Activity 1 – A worksheet and table to help students fully understand the contributions and significance of Islamic medicine. Slide 13-14: Activity 2 – A table which asks students to compare the similarities and differences between Islamic and Christian approaches to medicine. Answers also given. Slide 15: Example Exam Question - Similarity Slide 16: Follow Up Challenge Questions Slide 17: Useful class clips and reading links Slide 18: Learning Review Quiz – Multiple Choice with answers revealed. Slide 19: Final lesson discussion Slide 20: Lesson Fact Sheet – based on the AQA GCSE specification. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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.

In this lesson, students will be able to explain how the Christian Church in Medieval England either helped or hindered the progress of medicine and healthcare. Students will recap the beliefs of the Christian Church about the causes of disease before looking at the role of Church hospitals and monasteries in Medieval England. Finally, students will have enough knowledge to answer an exam question about the significance of the Christian Church on the progress of medicine in the Medieval period. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE AQA specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – Where did Medieval ideas about Medicine come from? Slide 2: Outline of the main lessons aims Slide 3: As you come in activity and discussion about modern day hospitals in Britain. Slide 4-5: Learning Recap Activity – About the beliefs of the Christian Church about disease. Slide 6-8: Starter Activity – based on the illustration of the Hotel Dieu in Paris. Slide 9: Background information about Bethlam Hospital in London Side 10: Background information about Lazar Houses Slide 11-13: Activity – Did the Christian Church help of hinder the progress of Medicine and Healthcare? Sorting task with printable resources and answers given. Slide 14: Bonus Source Analysis Worksheet - aimed at higher ability students Slide 15: Follow Up Challenge Questions Slide 16: Useful class clips and reading links Slide 17: Example Exam Question - Significance Slide 18: Learning Review Activity – ‘What’s the Question?’ Slide 19: Lesson Fact Sheet – based on the AQA GCSE specification. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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.

In this lesson, students will examine how much progress was made in Medieval surgery between c.1000 to c.1500. They will focus on the role of warfare, religion and key individuals such as John of Arderne, Hugh and Theodoric of Lucca and Abulcasis. Students will also investigate the techniques used in Medieval surgery such as bloodletting, trepanning, amputation and cauterisation. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE AQA specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – Where did Medieval ideas about Medicine come from? Slide 2: Outline of the main lessons aims Slide 3: As you come in activity and discussion Slide 4-6: Activity - Previous Learning Recap - Missing terms with print out. Slide 7: Activity – Identify the dangers of Medieval surgery from the image Slide 8: Background information about the main causes of death during Medieval surgery. Side 9: Background information and analysis of the Wounded Man illustration Slide 10-12: Medieval images showing trepanning, cauterisation and barber surgeons Slide 13-15: Background information about the key individuals John of Arderne, Hugh and Theodoric of Lucca and Abulcasis Slide 16: Activity – Was there progress in Medieval surgery task with challenge. Slide 17: Activity – Printable worksheet for the lesson based on the fact sheet. Slide 18: Follow Up challenge Tasks Slide 19: Useful class clips and reading links Slide 20: Example Exam Questions Slide 21-22: Learning Review Quiz (with answers) Slide 23: The main factors which caused change in Medicine Diagram Slide 24: Lesson Fact Sheet – based on the AQA GCSE specification. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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.

In this lesson, students will further study the beliefs that people had in Medieval England about the causes of disease. They will also examine the various treatments which were used by Medieval people to cure their illnesses. Students will recap the idea of the Four Humours, Galen and Hippocrates and religion as well as look at treatments such as bloodletting, purging, prayer, apothecaries, wise women and barber surgeons. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE AQA specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – Where did Medieval ideas about Medicine come from? Slide 2: Outline of the main lessons aims Slide 3: As you come in activity and challenge Slide 4: Warm Up: Task about modern day treatments for illness Slide 5: The difference between natural (rational) and supernatural beliefs and treatments. Slide 6-9: 4 different visual sources such as urine charts, zodiac charts, bloodletting and apothecary each with background information and discussion questions. Side 10: Background information about apothecaries and Medieval remedies. Slide 11-12: Activity 1 – Printable note making table and instructions/model Slide 13-14: Activity 2: Printable question worksheet and instructions Slide 15: Challenge Questions Slide 16: Links to useful clips and Reading Slide 17: Learning Review 1 – Image Quiz Slide 18-20: Learning Review 2 – Key term match up with answers and printable sheet Slide 21: Example Exam Question – ‘How useful’ Slide 22: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on information from the AQA GCSE specification I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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.

In this lesson, students will investigate where Medieval people gained their ideas about medicine and healthcare from. Students will look at how other religions and societies influence knowledge in Britain such as knowledge from Islamic/Arab countries. They will also be able to explain the influence of the Church, supernatural ideas about astrology and the influences of Galen and Hippocrates – especially the idea of the Four Humours. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes printable fact sheets and worksheets as well as engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – Where did Medieval ideas about Medicine come from? Slide 2: Outline of the main lessons aims Slide 3: As you come in activity and challenge Slide 4: Source image starter discussion linked to Medieval medicine Slide 5-6: Background information about the influence of other religions and societies Slide 7-8: Background information about the influence of Hippocrates, Galen and the Four Humours Side 9: Background information about the influence of the Christian Church Slide 10: Background information about the influence of Astrology Slide 11: Printable worksheet – Tasks based on the work of Hippocrates and Galen Slide 12-13: Activity: Printable worksheet and instructions Slide 14: Challenge Questions Slide 15-16: Learning Review – Fill in the missing key terms & facts (with answers) Slide 17: Example exam questions Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet – Includes all the background information needed for this lesson based on the GCSE specification. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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.

This lesson introduces the AQA Thematic Study, Britain: Health and the People. Students are provided with a choice of activities to get them thinking about the history of medicine and healthcare over time such as timelines, multiple choice quiz sheets and match up tasks. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes printable fact sheets and worksheets as well as engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. I will be producing more of these lessons over the coming weeks!! The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – The Legacy of the Slave Trade Slide 2: Outline of the main lessons aims Slide 3: Starter discussion and diagram fill Slide 4-7: An overview of the main question types for this topic. Slide 8: Diagram – What factors caused changes to medicine and healthcare in Britain? Slide 9: Activity 1 - A basic timeline of the main periods covered in the Thematic Study Slide 10: Activity 2 – Printable timeline activity. Slide 11-13: Activity 3 – Medicine and healthcare key term quiz (with answers and printable sheets) Slide 14-17: Activity 4 – Match Up Task of key individuals and their achievements Slide 18: Follow up challenge questions (also suitable for a learning review) I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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.

In this lesson, students will examine the long-term consequences of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. They will focus on how the slave trade has impacted factors such as the economy, religion, culture, attitudes in society, politics, protest movements in countries such as the USA, Africa and Britain. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes printable fact sheets and worksheets as well as engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – The Legacy of the Slave Trade Slide 2-3: Multiple choice slave trade quiz with answers revealed Slide 4-5: What do we mean by ‘legacy’ and which factors will we study? Slide 6: The main lesson aims Slide 7: Starter Task – A source analysis of a lynching of three back men in 1920. Questions also prompt further discussion. Slide 8-11: Activity 1 – An activity based on the work of Bob Marley and an analysis of the lyrics to Slave Driver and Redemption Song. Also includes print-out worksheets. Slide 12: Activity 2: The legacy of the slave trade – instructions to the task. Slide 13: Activity 2 Worksheet (printable version) Slide 14-19: Large A4 size printable fact sheets which can be shared among the class Slide 20-21: Smaller two-sided version of the fact sheets Slide 22: Follow Up Challenge Questions Slide 23: Further research activity Slide 24-26: Learning Review Crossword with answers revealed and a printable version for students to complete. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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.

In this lesson, students will investigate the main reasons why the British government began the process of abolishing slavery in 1807. As well as being able to make notes about each reason, students will be guided to complete an extended piece of historical writing based on a GCSE style question about the causes of the abolition of slavery. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes printable fact sheets and worksheets as well as engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – Slave Auctions and Life on a Plantation Slide 2: The purpose and main aims of the lesson. Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up 1: Slave Trade vocabulary activity Slide 4: Lesson Warm Up 2: Ordering the main events of the slave trade triangle Slide 5: Lesson Warm Up 2: Answers Slide 6: Lesson Warm Up 3: What reasons would there have been to oppose or support the slave trade at the time it was happening? Slide 7: Starter Task: Why do you think the slave trade was abolished? Slide 8: Background Information: Source analysis – economic reason for the abolition of the slave trade. Slide 9-10: Background Information: The role of the anti-slavery campaigners Slide 11-12: Background Information: The main reasons for the abolition of the slave trade. Slide 13: Printable sheet to help students make notes about the reasons Slide 14-15: Fact sheets designed to be printed back-to-back about the main reasons (black and white) Slide 16-17: Fact sheets designed to be printed back-to-back about the main reasons (colour) Slide 18: Introduction to the extended writing. Slide 19: Model P.E.E. Paragraph Slide 20: An optional/alternative task – writing a letter or speech to support the abolition of slavery. Slide 21: Follow Up Challenge Tasks – Linking the reasons and evaluating the most important factors. Slide 22-23: Learning Review – Who or What am I? I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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.

In this lesson, students will learn all about the events of the transatlantic slave trade from the stage of the slave auction to life on the plantations. Students will be able to describe the differences between the two methods of slave auctions and also use sources to describe the events of the auctions. They will then use a detailed fact sheet to help them understand what life on s slave plantation was like. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes printable fact sheets and worksheets as well as engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – Slave Auctions and Life on a Plantation Slide 2: The purpose and aims of the lesson. Slide 3: Recap Activity: Slave Trade recap quiz Slide 4: Recap Activity answers Slide 5: Source Analysis – A slave auction source with prompt questions and challenge questions. Slide 6: Source Analysis – An alternative source about a slave auction with prompt questions and challenge questions. Slide 7: Activity 1 – Source Analysis - instructions Slide 8: Activity 1 – A printable sheet with 9 different sources about the slave auctions. Slide 9: Background information about the two main methods of slave auctions. Slide 10-16: Images of what life was like on a slave plantation. Slide 17: Information/Fact sheet about life on a plantation Slide 18: Printable question sheet about life on a plantation. Slide 19: Challenge questions Slide 20-21: 10 question learning review quiz with answers. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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. All of my lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will focus their study on the conditions of the Middle Passage of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The lesson provides facts, visual and written sources to help students understand the Middle Passage. There are also optional tasks relating to the 1977 TV series Roots as well as a further online activity based on the BBC Bitesize website about the Slave Trade. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes printable fact sheets and worksheets as well as engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. Please note that I am not able to provide any links to the TV series Roots but this is easily available on most streaming services as well as on DVD. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – The Conditions on the Middle Passage Slide 2: The purpose and aims of the lesson. Slide 3: Recap Activity: Match the stage of the slave trade to the number on the slave trade map Slide 4: Recap Activity answers Slide 5: Starter Task – How could we find out about the Middle Passage? Slide 6: Recap Activity 2 – Use the 8 images on the slide to discuss how the slave trade worked. Slide 7: Visual Source Analysis of The Brooks slave ship – source inference Slide 8: Visual Source Analysis of The Brooks slave ship - source usefulness Slide 9: Visual Source Analysis of The Brooks slave ship – printable worksheet Slide 10: Main Task - instructions Slide 11: Main Task – sources about the Middle Passage printable information sheet Slide 12: Main Task – Table printout for students Slide 13: The origins of the TV series Roots – background information Slide 14: The origins of the TV series Roots – background information Slide 15: Think & discuss question about the usefulness of Roots as evidence Slide 16: Roots table task Slide 17: Assessing the usefulness of the TV series Roots Slide 18: Online Activity & Research – BBC Bitesize Slide 19: Printout of the question sheet needed for the BBC Bitesize task Slide 20: Middle Passage Creative Task options Slide 21: Follow Up Challenge Questions Slide 22: Learning Review Activity I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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. Thank you.

This lesson will teach students to explain how the Transatlantic Slave Trade (or Triangular Slave Trade) worked. Students will be able to create their own slave trade map and diagram and with this, fully explain the aims and the purpose of the slave trade from the point of view of the European slave traders. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a number of printable fact sheets and worksheets as well as engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – How did the Slave Trade work? Slide 2: The purpose and aims of the lesson. Slide 3: Warm Up – What do we mean by the term ‘Transatlantic Slave Trade’? Slide 4: Starter Task – Source analysis 1 (visual source) Slide 5: Starter Task – Source analysis 2 (written source) Slide 6: Background information – Slavery throughout history Slide 7: Background information – The Transatlantic Slave Trade Slide 8: Background information - Why were African slaves taken to America? Slide 9: How did the slave trade work – basic map outline Slide 10: Useful documentary clips with links Slide 11: Activity 1 – Slave Trade diagram task and instructions Slide 12: Detailed fact sheet about the workings of the slave trade – black & white Slide 13: Detailed fact sheet about the workings of the slave trade – colour Slide 14: Printable worksheet Slide 15: Activity 2 – Printable question sheet Slide 16: Follow Up Challenge Tasks Slide 17-19: Learning Review – Missing Terms Quiz Slide 20: Original map by RA Resources © which can be used for editing. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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. Thank you.

The aim of this lesson is to use a wide range of written and visual historical sources to help introduce the topic of the Transatlantic Slave Trade to students. Students will use these sources to help them infer information about the slave trade and build upon their source analysis skills. As always, this lesson includes a number of printable resources, engaging activities and information. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: The purpose and aims of the lesson. Slide 3: Warm Up – What do we mean by the term ‘Transatlantic Slave Trade’? Slide 4: Activity 1 – Instructions – how to ‘infer’ information from sources. Slide 5: Activity 2 – Practice whole class inference instructions Slide 6: Activity 2 – Practice whole class inference possible answers Slide 7: Printable answer sheet/table Slide 8 - 14 : Written and visual source printouts Slide 15: Follow Up & Challenge Questions Slide 16: Learning Review Activities I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will be able to use factual information as well as the views from historians and historical sources to help them form their own opinion to the question – is the British Empire something we should be proud or ashamed of? As always, the lesson is fully resourced and contains a number of printable resources, engaging activities and information. The lesson presumes that students already have a knowledge of what the British empire was although this is quickly recapped at the start of the lesson. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims and progress Slide 3: Recapping the British Empire – includes a British Empire map and discussion questions Slide 4: Starter Discussion based on an old Indian saying about the British in India. Slide 5: Source analysis activity 1 Slide 6: Source analysis activity 2 Slide 7: Source analysis activity 3 Slide 8: Printable worksheet/question sheet based on the sources used in the previous slides Slide 9: The two historical interpretations about the British empire Slide 10: Activity 1 – How have attitudes to the British empire changed in recent years? Slide 11: Activity 2 – Documentary clips about the legacy of the British Empire Slide 12: Activity 3 - Instructions Slide 13: Activity 3 - printable information sheet which includes sources and interpretations about the British empire. Slide 14: Activity 4 – What is your opinion? Slide 15: Activity 5 – Based on a higher level question about the difference in two historical interpretations. Slide 16: Printable worksheet based on the two interpretations about the British Empire Slide 17: Learning Review discussion. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will be able to define what the British Empire was and then explain why the British Empire expanded in the years c.1700-c.1900. As always, the lesson includes a wide range of activities, printable resources and engaging background knowledge to help students explain the growth of the British Empire. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims and progress Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – The definition of the term ‘Empire’ Slide 4: Starter Task – The British Empire by c.1900 – identify part of the British empire using the map Slide 5: Background information – The growth of the British Empire. Slide 6: Think & discuss question based on the phrase ‘ An empire one which the sun never sets’. Slide 7: Activity 1 – Discussion and diagram based on the advantages Britain would gain having an empire. Slide 8: Activity 2 – Match the historical interpretation about the British Empire to the reason for its growth Slide 9: Activity 2 printable resource Slide 10: Activity 2 answers Slide 11: Three useful documentary clips about the growth of the British empire Slide 12: Activity 3 - instructions Slide 13: Activity 3 - printable worksheet (older/higher ability) Slide 14: Activity 3 - printable worksheet (younger/lower ability) Slide 15: Activity 4 - printable question sheet Slide 16: Activity 5 – Extended historical writing task Slide 17: Activity 5 – Model PEE paragraph Slide 18: Challenge questions Slide 19: Learning Review Quiz with answers I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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. Thank you.

UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types. This 20-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 3 Period Study exam for the USA: Home & Abroad and provides them with: Example questions Question walkthroughs Advice about exam technique Mark scheme reminders Model answers All past exam questions (2016-2023) Slide 1: Introduction title slide Slide 2: An overview of the Paper 3 USA: Home & Abroad question types Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘What can you infer’ source-based question type. Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘Explain why’ question type. Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How useful’ source-based question type. Slide 12-16: An outline of the two 4-mark interpretation questions. Slide 17-19: An outline of the final 20 mark ‘How far do you agree with the interpretation’ question. Slide 20: All past paper questions from 2016 Samples to 2023. Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam, as an introduction to the topic or as a way to remind students of the exam techniques as they practice their skills. Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com

In this lesson, students will discover what living conditions were like in Britain’s new industrial towns and specifically examine the increase in illness and disease. Particular attention is paid to the creation of terraced housing, the growth of slum areas, back-to-back housing and the pollution and waste created by such extreme overcrowding in the working class parts of towns. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims and progress Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – Class discussion about how students would describe ‘typical’ housing and accommodation today. Slide 4: Lesson Warm Up II – Fill in the missing facts about the growth of towns in the Industrial Revolution Slide 5: Missing terms from the warm-up revealed. Slide 6: Starter Task: Students view a diagram of typical terraced and back-to-back housing and use this to discuss what housing conditions were like and how this led to ill-health and disease. Slide 7: Source Analysis – An illustration of slum housing with prompt questions Slide 8: Source Analysis – Printable GCSE style question sheet Slide 9: Background Information – The growth of industrial towns Slide 10: Background Information – Overcrowded terraced housing Slide 11: Printable fact sheet Slide 12: Activity 1 – Printable worksheet Slide 13: Activity 2 – Creative historical writing task with full instructions Slide 14: Activity 3 – Extended historical writing task with structure ideas Slide 15: Follow Up Challenge Questions Slide 16: Learning Review Crossword with answers revealed Slide 17: Printable version of the learning review crossword I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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. Thank you.