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| Enquiry 1:
Introduction |
| What can local war
memorials tells us about the First World War? |
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| Mini Enquiry Questions |
- What impact did the First World War have on your local area?
- Why do people today see the First World War as such an important
event?
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| Timing - 2 Lessons (following one
preparatory homework task) |
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| Assessment
Focus |
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Key Stage 3 (Levels 3-6):
- 2e - consider the significance of the main events studied
- 4a - identify, select and use a range of appropriate sources of
information
- 4b - evaluate the sources used, select and record information
relevant to the enquiry and reach conclusions
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| GCSE: Use historical sources critically
in their context, by comprehending, analysing, evaluating and
interpreting them |
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| Standard Grade: S3-S4 |
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| Learning
Objectives |
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Pupils should learn:
- how the First World War had a significant impact at a national and
local level
- how to handle and interpret large sets of statistical
information
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| Suggested Teaching
Activities |
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Preparatory Homework:
- set homework task - visit to local war memorial - pupils record names
of the men who died fighting in the First World War
Lesson 1:
- pupils use census records to construct an hypothesis about the impact
of the war on the local area
- pupils use web-sites to find out more information about the men from
their local area who died fighting in the war
Lesson 2:
- pupils analyse this information and draw conclusions about the nature
and impact of the First World War
- discuss these conclusions and the limitations of using the data the
pupils collected to draw definite conclusions about the nature of the
war
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| Extension
Activities |
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| As part of this investigation pupils could
use ICT facilities to construct spreadsheets and analyse the data in
greater detail.
Also (via e-mail) pupils could compare their results
to a school from a different area. This would allow them to assess how
typical their findings are compared to other parts of the
country.
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| Points to
Note |
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| Numeracy - This enquiry provides an
opportunity to set up a cross-curricular project with your school's
Mathematics department. Handling data is one of the key skills identified
in the Framework for Teaching Mathematics at Key Stage 3 and is best
taught in the context of real, purposeful statistical enquiries such as
this. ICT - Teachers should also encourage pupils to use ICT based
resources to explore family links.
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Enquiry 1
