Why change?
Enjoyment
Breadth
Depth
Challenge
Building on the
Primary experience

Principles and practice:
This S1 project encompasses most of the principles and practice for History.

Experiences and outcomes covered:
I can use my knowledge of a historical period to interpret the evidence and present an informed view.
SOC 3-01a
I can make links between my current and previous studies, and show my understanding of how people and events have contributed to the development of the Scottish nation.
SOC 3-02a
I can explain why a group of people from beyond Scotland settled here in the past and discuss the impact they have had on the life and culture of Scotland.
SOC 3-03a

Experiences and outcomes covered:
I can describe the factors contributing to a major social, political or economic change in the past and can assess the impact on people’s lives .
SOC 3-05a
I can discuss the motives of those involved in a significant turning point in the past and assess the consequences it had then and since.
SOC 3-06a

Challenge Outline - Group activity
Class will produce an active timeline of
Scottish history.
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Each group will argue that their time period made the greatest contribution to Scotland.

Method:
Each group can select their own method of presenting their case to the class .

Presentations have included:
• Role play
• Power point presentation
• Models and puppet theatres
• Booklets
• Posters
• Narratives based around a central character
• A focus on famous people from the period.

Group Work:
Groups of 4
Everyone has a role:
• Leader
• Time keeper - On task
• Noise monitor
• Quality control.

Planning:
The group works on a mind map to set out their knowledge base and to plan what they want to find out about.

Tasking:
The group leader assigns tasks to each member of the group and annotates this on the mind map.

Resources:
Pupils are given one topic box and one computer per group.

Time Allocation:
We allocated 6 weeks for the project – including presentations and quiz.

Note Taking:
During each of the presentations groups are expected to take notes to be able to compete in a knowledge quiz at the end of the presentations.

Knowledge Quiz
Questions made up from the presentations are asked by the teacher in rounds.
Groups compete to win a cup.

Peer Assessment Grid
Group Name
_______________________
Lesson
Delivery
Information
Mark out of 5
Final
Piece
Presentation
Content
Mark out of
10
Timeline
Information
Presentation
Content
Mark out of 5

Self Assessment

Reporting:
Self
Assessment included in school report.