In this activity, students analyse 5 separate political cartoons relating to the decline and collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. They are then able to compare their answers to a series of model answers. A useful way of revising the 2010 IGCSE Paper 2 Topic.
Month: April 2010
Training Day Opportunity from ActiveHistory
On Friday 21st May I’m personally running a one-day teacher-training course on “Web2.0 in the History Classroom”. All delegates will have access to their own computer with internet access and a 2GB memory stick with a full training pack and resources. A restaurant lunch is also included in the course price. The event will take…
The Rise of Mao – Interactive MazeGame
A new decision-making adventure designed to consolidate knowledge about the rise of Chairman Mao.
Quiz: The Rise of Chairman Mao
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz (45 possible questions) designed for IB level.
April 21st 1910 (100 years ago today) Mark Twain, American author, died
For an Edison film of Twain in 1909, click here.
Historical Anniversaries for May 2010
• The following list provides important anniversaries that could be commemorated in 2010. • It can be used by teachers preparing assemblies, extension tasks and one-off lessons. • I am limiting the list to multiples of 50 years (1960 (50 years ago today), 1910 (100 years ago today), 1860 (150 years ago today) etc). •…
Classtools.net Countdown Timer: Now with new tunes!
The popular countdown timer at www.classtools.net has now been developed with several more tunes – check them out here!
How did the War in Afghanistan undermine the USSR?
A Telescopic Topic created using www.classtools.net
Stalin’s Rise to Power
A Telescopic Topic created using www.classtools.net.
Calvin’s Reformation
A Telescopic Topic created using Classtools.net.
History Mystery: The Dreadnought Hoax
An ActiveHistory Mystery. The “History Mysteries” lessons are designed as stand-alone projects which each last 3-4 hours. Through engaging historical topics, they teach skills of research, groupwork, structured writing. There is a standard teacher lesson plan and student record sheet / markscheme for each activity.
Tensions in the Middle East, c.1914-1947
A Telescopic Topic created using Classtools.net.
