{"id":3062,"date":"2014-07-01T20:01:28","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T17:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/?p=3062"},"modified":"2014-11-01T17:56:49","modified_gmt":"2014-11-01T14:56:49","slug":"the-iceman-an-activehistory-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/year-7-history\/the-iceman-an-activehistory-mystery\/","title":{"rendered":"The Iceman, an ActiveHistory Mystery!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BxCRojwIgAEq_zx\"<\/a>This new ActiveHistory Mystery<\/a> focuses on the discovery of a frozen body, high in the mountains.<\/h2>\n

It starts with a “CSI” role-play element\u00a0and was delivered to Year 7 students as an joint induction project delivered in History\u00a0lessons (led by me – @russeltarr<\/a>) and Geography lessons (led by Matt Podbury – @MattPodbury<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The investigation concluded with a Google Hangout with Alan Parkinson (@geoblogs<\/a>), an expert and textbook author on the mystery in question.<\/p>\n

The “History Mysteries” lessons are designed as stand-alone projects which each last 3-4 hours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Through engaging historical topics, ActiveHistory Mysteries\u00a0teach skills of problem formulation, deductive reasoning, independent research, groupwork and structured writing.<\/span>
There is a standard\u00a0<\/span>teacher lesson plan<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>student record sheet \/ markscheme<\/a>\u00a0for each activity.<\/span>
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Here is a direct link to the Iceman Mystery<\/a>.<\/h2>\n

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This new ActiveHistory Mystery focuses on the discovery of a frozen body, high in the mountains. It starts with a “CSI” role-play element\u00a0and was delivered to Year 7 students as an joint induction project delivered in History\u00a0lessons (led by me – @russeltarr) and Geography lessons (led by Matt Podbury – @MattPodbury). The investigation concluded with… <\/p>\n

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