Activities Pre-1066
These are all activities prior to 1066, Romans, Saxons & Vikings etc. (Archaeology ones are mostly under Miscellaneous).
At present, the list isn’t long enough to need sub-dividing. But that may happen, sometime in the future.
Wearing a Toga?
How are you at making a toga? If, like Ian, you have to be rescued from a disobliging bedsheet by a helpful colleague try:
Activities
Create a physical timeline, using students to represent the periods and key developments in Ancient Medicine |
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Act out Egyptian ideas by turning your students into human anatomy |
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The simplest possible demonstration of the theory |
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Big Brother meets History of Medicine: Debating Significance |
Who was the most significant figure in Ancient Medicine? Was it really Hippocrates or would you chose someone else? |
Turn you classroom into a physical map and tell the story of the Roman invasion |
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Load a legionary with his equipment and change pupils' thinking about the lives of Roman soldiers |
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A timeline to develop a sense of duration |
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What’s in the picture? Find out and explore how the Romans saw themselves |
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Use your pupils as milecastles, turrets and forts to help them understand the Wall and, if they’re lucky, where their site-visit fits into the big Wall picture |
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A brief play that introduces Boudica’s rebellion – more Blue Peter than Pinter |
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Walk through the events and ask pupils to take the key decisions |
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A timeline to develop a sense of duration |
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Thinking skills for Medicine through Time – Creating Memory Frames |
Constructing memory frames on PowerPoint that summarise the key points, aiding memory and revision |
Using a coin as a way in to the conceptually difficult issue of BC and AD. Can your students spot the forgery? |
