A lesson plan detailing several activities to introduce pupils to the work of archaeologists.
This lesson can be used as an introduction to other History study units. |
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To give pupils an introduction to archaeology, including wing conclusions from artefacts.
Developing thinking skills to enable pupils to solve problems. |
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| Can pupils appreciate that archaeology does not always provide definitive answers? |
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Pupils should have a sense of chronology and understand the concepts of BC and AD.
Pupils should know that the past is represented in different ways.
Pupils should have used artefacts to find out about the past. |
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| Pupils will recognise that the past is interpreted in different ways. |
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 Lesson plan
- A lesson plan detailing several practical activities for introducing the idea of archaeology.
Activity sheet
- An activity sheet to support activity 2
Activity sheet 3
- An activity sheet to record activity 3
Activity sheet 4
- A sheet to record activity 4
 Children's archaeology
- An American site that explores concepts of archaeology in terms that children can understand. Within the "games" section is a "stratification" activity which would be good to out then complete as a class activity using an data projector and whiteboard.
QCA Schemes of work for primary history
- Link to the QCA scheme of work on the Indus Valley Civilisation
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