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Build and deliver complete history courses with resources for classroom teaching, remote learning and independent study - from multimedia lectures to interactive games and historical simulations.
World History teaching resources for the high school classroom: lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes and simulation games for KS3, IGCSE, IB and A-Level teachers.
Worksheets and Activities for GCSE History
Sourcework Assignment Pack |
A comprehensive pack of sources and questions in the style of GCSE/IGCSE examinations, designed to be printed off at the beginning of the unit and used as homework exercises over the course of several weeks. |  |
| 1. | Interactive Simulation: You are the Kaiser! A great way of starting the unit: complete with a range of differentiated worksheets, this decision-making adventure really gets students thinking about the important people, themes and events. |
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| 2. | Study Guide: The Causes of World War One |
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| 3. | The "Big Brother House" |
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| 4. | The Assassination at Sarajevo |
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| 5. | Austria v. Serbia: Imperialism and Nationalism |
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| 6. | Russia v. Germany: Personal Misunderstandings and the "Willy-Nicky" Correspondence |
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| 7. | The Alliance System |
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| 8. | France v. Germany: Colonial and Economic Rivalry |
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| 9. | Britain v. Germany: The Arms Race |
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| 10 | An Interview with Kaiser Wilhelm II [extension activity] | |
| 11. | The July Crisis |
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| 12. | The July Crisis: Flash Quiz | |
| 13. | Classroom Debate: Who was Most Responsible for the Outbreak of World War One? | |
| 14. | Causation Exercise: How do we connect and prioritise the factors which caused World War One? | |
| 15. | Historiography: Historians' Views on the Causes of World War One (designed for A-Level / IB History) | |
| 16. | Structured Questions: End of Unit Test | |
| 17. | Structured Questions: Sample Answers and Peer Assessment exercise (students mark sample answers for describe / explain / assess style questions). | |
| 18. | Sourcework Assignment: The Origins of World War One | |
| 19. | Factual Test: The Causes of World War One Students should take this test after the class has played the Causes of World War One keyword challenge [play the game | rule of the game] |
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Interactive Essay Planning Tool: Origins of World War One |
Professor AJP Sailor takes 5 factors and connects them together in endless combinations to help students consider the Origins of World War One and how to link factors in essays. | |
"Who Am I?" Challenge - The Origins of World War One |
Each team will be presented with a clue about a key historical figure. They get 50 points if they guess it correctly. If they wish to 'pass', they get further (easier) clues but the points available steadily decline. An incorrect guess at any point means they get zero points for that round. You can play as many rounds as you wish. It's a great way to revise! |
Interactive Games and Quizzes for GCSE History |
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| 1. | Manic Miner Game |
| 2. | "Wordshoot" Quiz Causes of World War One |
| 3. | CannonBall Fun Quiz Causes of World War One |
| 4. | Fling the Teacher Quizzes Causes of World War One (GCSE / IGCSE History Level) Causes of World War One (IB / A-Level) |
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