Pupils are shown a video tour of the site and discover when, where, and how it was built. They speculate as to why it was built.
Then play Call my Bluff working out which of the given explanations is the most plausible, before being given most recent expert view.
Learning objectives
- Pupils understand that it was built about 5,000 years ago, in stages.
- They can explain how it was built.
- They can speculate as to likely use and come to a reasoned judgement using evidence.
- They understand that it was one of many similar constructions from that time.
- They use provisional and tentative language (might have, perhaps, possibly, maybe etc.)
Big picture – Meanwhile, elsewhere
- When exploring Stone Age as part of the Stone Age to Iron Age topic pupils stop to consider how unique this was in terms of other religious buildings at the time, perhaps focussing on
