Visual glossary of some of the key architecture terminology of Pompeii and Herculaneum (does not include the Forum or temples). Students should be able to identify these features and use the terminology in context. Most images taken on a recent visit to Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Information about reasons for Australia's involvement in the Gallipoli campaign and experience there.

Mature content suited to Year 10 upwards- graphic photographs of the Vietnam that were beamed into homes at the time via television and helped to fuel growing opposition to the war. Also useful for impacts of the war.

World War Two research assessment task aimed at the NSW syllabus Year 9 History, but readily transferrable to the Year 10 Australian Curriculum WWII ACDSEH024.

HSC and Trial HSC information, tips for success and revision questions for the Ancient Society unit (Ancient Spartan Society). Useful for exam preparation leading up the trial HSC abd HSC Year 12 Ancient History.

Revision aid for Year 11 Ancient History Site Study Ancient Thera option. The table lists all of the required syllabus content and skills for students to use to to summarise and revise and add important sources. Also includes focus questions which students can use to thest their knowledge & practise extended writing.

Egyptian creation story activity. Print pages 1-4 two pages into one. Pages 1-2 half per student. Pages 3-4 both sides to each student. Give out the word list part first and have students fill it in. Then give them pages 3-4 to fill out their story. Read the 2nd part by guided reading for meaning using 'super 6' strategies. Students then complete the questions to demonstrate their understanding. Fun and engaging.

A 'formula' for assessing the reliability or usefulness of historical sources. Generic/useful for students of History in stages 5 and 6. Could be used as a tutorial with practice using sources. Could also be used as a classroom poster.

An end of year activity I put together from an amalgam of online resources and my own additions . Great as an end of year History/craft activity/ hands-on history activity where students learn about Roman mosaics, engage in related thinking and discussion and then make their own using paper. Simple material required- white paper plus a variety of other coloured papers. I have used it with great success with Yr 7 but it would also work for younger students and students up to Year 9 .

Questions/activities to be used in conjunction with the movie 'Pompeii' (2014)- nice as an end of year activity to complement studies of Ancient Romans. Intended for 7 History (with appropriate parental permission for the movie), but could be adapted for other year groups. This works best as an adjunct to more comprehensive study of ancient Rome preceding this movie.

A simple idea but one that can lead to several lessons of solid collaborative work from students as they plan and create a video or other presentation with a positive message- great as an end of term project; could be adapted to almost any subject but Geography, History and English are obvious ones for this.

Information for classroom reference plus related student learning activities Year 11 Modern History Decline and Fall of the Romanov Dynasty.

Worksheet with a link to a related video that explores a very plausible theory about how the Great Pyramid of Giza might have been built and examines the related evidence. https://youtu.be/d83mn1yxCHc (52 minutes) “The Great Pyramid of Egypt New Evidence.” NOTE- link current at time of posting but if you Google this name you will still find the video if the link moves.

Foundational information for Year 11 students of Ancient History- how artefacts are preserved.

Group based learning activity where students learn about the conditions at Gallipoli and share their findings by acting as 'teacher' for an allocated section.

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Tutorial and related cloze activity showing some of the defensive features of medieval castles

Information and related worksheet for The Petrov Affair and the Cold War.

HSC and Trial HSC examination tips and revision questions for the Ancient History topic of "Personality in their Times" (Hatshepsut). Use to prepare students for the HSC and trial HSC.

This is terminology matching activity based on images from Smartnote (unable to load the interactive file onto TES). This format could be used as a worksheet.