Smart tasks at key stage 4
SMART TASK: A history puzzle – Opening up of the Western frontier by the railroads. A history mystery
This history puzzle focuses on a well-known painting, Across the Continent, but one which is actually more puzzling than might at…
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SMART TASK: Medieval medicine. What can we work out from the picture?
A smart task based on an original idea from Lorna Hunter, of Swanmore Technology College. This deceptively simple example of…
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Smart Task: How popular was the Vietnam war? What can we learn from just two photographs?
This simple starter uses just two contrasting photographs, one showing the popularity of Johnson’s policy towards Vietnam, the other opposition…
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Thoroughly Modern Millie: How do we know this song is about Flappers? A quick musical starter
Students are given the lyrics of a song about flappers (copy provided) and have to find 10 references that prove…
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GCSE SHP Crime and Punishment: The Metropolitan police force in 1830: SMART TASK
This quick starter uses the slow reveal technique which encourages students to explore parts of a cartoon in a particular…
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How well do these cartoons cover the causes of World War One?
In pairs, Y9/GCSE students visit 9 different cartoons posted around the wall. They have to work out: a. Which cause…
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Attitudes of the US government to the native Americans: milking an image for meaning
The simple PowerPoint presents students with an image which has six separate panels for them to investigate. Only by exploring…
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SMART TASK Key Stage 4: Working out what the election posters tell us about Who Voted Nazi
This simple task engages students in thinking for themselves why people voted for Hitler in the 1930s. It uses the…
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SMART TASK: A Suffragette procession: comparing the evidence
Whether you are studying the OCR unit, AQA or Edexcel you should find this activity helpful. The activity builds on…
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SMART TASK Key Stage 4 Deciphering a Cold War cartoon, using the slow reveal technique.
The interactive PowerPoint presentation of the famous Stalin’ The Birdwatcher’ cartoon encourages students to add layers of meaning as more…
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GCSE Modern World history: Using history of football to interest boys in Inter-war relations 1919-39
If you have ever found it difficult to motivate boys looking at the Inter-war years from 1919-39, why not try…
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Marking the anniversary of the Wall Street Crash
To mark the 80th anniversary of the Wall St. Crash in 1929, the Guardian produced a simple guide to the…
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