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Teaching Ideas & Activities – KS3

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Enquiry

Charles Darwin: What's worth knowing?

An enquiry from Alison Kitson which develops students’ understanding of historical significance by asking What’s worth knowing about Charles Darwin?

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SHP Conference 2010

Websites

Bangla Stories

Bangla Stories, a new website for Key Stage 3 pupils explores post–1947 migration from the state of Bengal.

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Guidance

Teaching the Industrial Revolution

A discussion by Ian Dawson on ‘What would we like students to remember about the Industrial Revolution?’ including:

• Ideas about long-term significance
• How to create an overview of the Industrial Revolution
• Using the locality as a way into detailed investigation

This guidance and the accompanying outline activities are on Ian's website (Thinking History)

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SHP Conference 2011

Enquiry

What does Ukawsaw’s story reveal?

This enquiry, developed by Richard Harris, uses the fascinating story of Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, to add depth and complexity to a generalised account of the Britain’s transatlantic slave trade

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