Online history lessons - history and ICT

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Online lessons for KS3 (Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9) / 11-14 year olds.

Legacy of the Romans


What have the Romans ever done for us?
Topic: Romans
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Who should be King?


Who should have been King of England in 1066?
Topic: Norman Conquest
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

1066 and all that


How was England invaded and conquered in 1066?
Topic: Norman Conquest
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Battle of Hastings


Create a newspaper report on the events of the Battle.
Topic: Norman Conquest
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Norman Conquest


Overview of the Norman Conquest - what happened?
Topic: Norman Conquest
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Castles


Brief history of castles - introductory summary.
Topic: Castles
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Henry II and Becket


Guide Henry II through his dealings with Becket.
Topic: Henry II & Becket
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

King John


Overview of King John and the Magna Carta.
Topic: King John
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Tudor Religion


What were the changes in Tudor Religion leading Elizabeth I's settlement?
Topic: Elizabeth I
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Spanish Armada


Why did Philip of Spain pose such a big problem to Elizabeth I?
Topic: Elizabeth I
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Spanish Armada


Why did the Spanish Armada fail?
Topic: Elizabeth I
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Conclusions on Elizabeth I


How effectively did Elizabeth I solve the problems of her reign?
Topic: Elizabeth I
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Elizabeth I


Overview of Elizabeth I's reign - what happened?
Topic: Elizabeth I
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Cromwell


What sort of man was Oliver Cromwell?
Topic: Oliver Cromwell
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Making of the UK


Investigate the creation of the Union Flag.
Topic: Acts of Union
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Interpretations of slavery


What are the different interpretations of slavery?
Topic: Slavery
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

The Underground Railroad


What was the Underground Railroad and what was its impact?
Topic: Black Peoples
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Life of a slave (overview)


What was it like for Olaudah Equiano? A discovery investigation.
Topic: Black Peoples
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Civil Rights


The fight for equality in America during the 1950s and 1960s
Topic: Black Peoples
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Native Americans


Overview of the Native Americans - summary and quiz.
Topic: Native Americans
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Native Americans


How accurate is the stereotype of the Native North Americans?
Topic: Native Americans
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

The Iron Bridge


Why is the Iron Bridge the "Stonehenge of the Industrial Revolution"?
Topic: Industrial Revolution
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Industrial Revolution


What were factory conditions like in the Industrial Revolution?
Topic: Industrial Revolution
Difficulty: Lower KS3 (11+)

Cost of World War I


What were the real 'costs' of the First World War?
Topic: World War I
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Rise of Hitler


How and why was Hitler able to come to power?
Topic: Hitler and Nazi Germany
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Propaganda and WWII


How was propaganda used during the Second World War?
Topic: World War II
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Home Front in WWII


What was life like on the Home Front during the Second World War?
Topic: World War II
Difficulty: KS3 (11+)

Online lessons for GCSE and AS / A2 level / 14 - 18 year olds.

Causes of WWI


What were the long and short term causes of the First World War?
Topic: World War I
Difficulty: GCSE (14 +)

Schlieffen Plan


What was the Schlieffen Plan - and why was it made?
Topic: World War I
Difficulty: GCSE (14 +)

World War I


World War I revision lesson - covering the important topics.
Topic: World War I
Difficulty: GCSE (14 +)

USA 1929-41


USA 1929-41 revision lesson - covering the important topics.
Topic: USA 1929-41
Difficulty: GCSE (14 +)

1932 USA election


Investigate the 1932 election - what did the candidates offer?
Topic: USA 1929-41
Difficulty: Lower GCSE (14 +)

Impact of War


Impact of War 1914-45 - covering important topics to Britain and the wars.
Topic: Impact of war
Difficulty: GCSE (14 +)

The Cold War


Cold War revision lesson - covering the important topics.
Topic: Cold War
Difficulty: GCSE (14 +)

Pitt and Liverpool


Revision lesson covering the major topics relating to Pitt and Liverpool.
Topic: Pitt and Liverpool
Difficulty: AS / A2 (16+)

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