Unit 20 - What
can we learn about recent history from studying
the life of a famous person?History _QCA 20.doc
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Unit 11
What was it like for
children living in Victorian Britain?
In this unit children find
out about the lives of Victorian children, how attitudes towards
children changed, and the people who are remembered for their part in
these changes. Children develop their understanding of the concept of
change and continuity and their sense of period, by looking at the
characteristic features of children's lives in the Victorian period.
They build on their understanding of chronology by locating the
Victorian period within a time framework, and by sequencing changes
within the period.
Designed for 9 to 11 year
olds, this excellent site from the BBC has interactive games and
worksheets based on the themes children at work, children at play and
children at school. There are superb learning movies with audio tracks.
Created to support Key
Stage 2 Literacy hour, this superb site provides a cross-curricular
approach to a topic on Victorians. It would be best used with the
Channel 4's Victorian Diary television programme, but it can be used as
a stand-alone resource.
Find out about Dr Barnardo and how they helped children. Introduce the
children to AND and OR searches and take the opportunity to discuss the
authenticity of information on the web.
Create a multimedia presentation
to present their findings.
How did life change in
our locality in Victorian times?
In this unit children
investigate some of the ways their local area changed during the
Victorian era, and some of the reasons for those changes. Children use
the local area to explore characteristic features of Victorian times,
how the area changed over time and the reasons for and results of these
changes. Children develop their sense of chronology, and ask and answer
questions, from buildings and other information sources.
In this unit children
learn about the reasons for and results of the changes in British life
since 1948. Children investigate in depth one aspect of change in
British life, eg population structure, popular culture, work.
They will develop their
historical understanding of the period, including the characteristic
features and diversity of popular culture, make links between changes
both within and across the period, and apply their skills of historical
enquiry to a study of the recent past.
In this unit children find
out about the way people lived in the ancient Greek empire. They use a
range of archaeological and written sources, select and record
information and interpret the past in different ways.
Information on the first
Olympic games which includes an interactive cartoon, and also on the
life and culture of the times. There are printable resources.
In this unit children use
their own experience, particularly of being at school, as a springboard
to find out about the influence that the ancient Greeks continue to have
on our lives. Children use a wide range of sources, including
archaeology, to find out about the ancient Greeks and compare a past
society with society today.
How can we find out
about the Indus Valley civilisation?
In this unit children
learn about the Indus Valley civilisation from archaeological sources.
Children find out about the characteristic features of the society and
period, through historical enquiry. The unit structure can be applied to
studies of other non-European societies, eg ancient Egypt, the
Aztecs.
Unit 19 -
What were the effects of Tudor exploration?
Unit 20 -
What can we learn about recent history from
studying the life of a famous person?
Additional Units -
Year 5/6
Units
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Unit 19
What were the effects of
Tudor exploration?
In this unit children learn about
the reasons for, and results of,
exploration of the world by people
in the sixteenth century and its
impact on sailors, settlers and
indigenous peoples. Children
investigate in depth one of the
explorers and the problems
associated with settlement. The
framework can also be used to
investigate other explorers and
their attempts at settlement and
trade.
An interactive exhibit on the Tudor
period. There is a timeline of the
Tudor monarchs and you can find out
about discoveries and developments
of the time. A good section on Tudor
ships.
What can we learn about
recent history from studying the
life of a famous person?
In this unit, children learn about
aspects of recent history through
the study of the life of John Lennon
as an example of someone who made a
significant impact on popular
culture and entertainment, and whose
life portrays some of the key social
and cultural changes of the post-war
period. Schools could adapt this
unit to focus on another figure who
has made a significant contribution
to the recent history of Britain or
the local area. The unit has links
with citizenship, in that it
introduces children to the idea of
single-issue politics through a
controversial figure from recent
history. Links with non-fiction work
in literacy are also strong; in
particular this unit is designed to
develop media and
information-handling skills.
Children will develop their
historical understanding of the
period, including the characteristic
features and diversity of popular
culture. They will learn about
changes both within and across the
period, and apply their skills of
historical enquiry to a study of the
recent past.