Year 7 Society and Environment
History Programme
TERM ONE AND TWO 2015 20 WEEK PROGRAMME
ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANCIENT HISTORY
WEEK
1
TOPIC
Introduction to
HISTORY
Why we study
history
Main time
periods in
history
TEXT: SOSE ALIVE 1
TEACHING STRATEGIES/ LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Show clip “What is History”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjgAksTeCbQ
RESOURCES
https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=jjgAksTeCbQ
Discuss what history is and brainstorm as a class historical events
they have studied or would like to study.
Discuss main time periods historians study. Show clip “Brief
Timeline of World History”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz1pWmA3ANQ
https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=xz1pWmA3ANQ
Explain that students will be studying “Ancient History” in yr 7.
Students to create a cover page "Ancient History" on their
computer to print and put in the front of their display folders.
(Complete for homework)
2
What are
sources?
Primary and
Secondary
Sources
How do
Students to view PPT “What is history?”
They are to make notes from definitions in their exercise books.
Students to read pg 14-15 SOSE Alive 1 and answer questions in
their exercise books.
Students to view ppt “SAE Detectives” and make notes.
PPT “What is History”
PPT “SAE Detectives”
ASSESSMENT
3
Historians and
Archaeologies
investigate
history?
Read SOSE Alive pg 6&7 Students to complete Qu 1-5
Primary and Secondary Sources Worksheet - students to complete
questions and finish for homework
Students to watch You Tube clip "What is Archaeology?"
Worksheet – “Primary and
Secondary Sources”
https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=Vj-Oq8vk3N4
Students to read "Digging back through time" pg 8 - 9 in
SOSE Alive 1 and complete questions.
4
How
archaeologists
and historians
gather evidence.
View You Tube clip "25 most intense archaeological
discoveries"
http://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=TO6XnnjUPa4
Read SOSE Alive 1 "How old is it? pg 14 - 15 and complete
question 4 (This will be in their test!!)
PRACTICAL – An Archaeological Dig Incursion
Students to do a dig with Archaeologists and recover items
of interest and record them on a site map.
They are to make a list of the objects found and make
observations on site.
In class, discuss findings. Students to use fieldwork notes
to speculate as to how old objects are , why they were
there and how they were used. Students to write up an
evaluation of their findings and Observations
Archaeological Dig Incursion
to occur in three classes with
three archaeologists x 2
SOSE Alive 1 pg 12 - 13
Recording
Evidence
Timelines
4-5
Students to read the pages and complete Q1-6
Students to complete a timeline of their life
Fact vs Opinion
Conserving the
past
REVISION
End
Week 5
Students to read "Fact and Opinion" in SOSE Alive 1 and
complete questions
Students to complete Learning Activities pg 20 – 21 SOSE Alive 1
Students to complete Check and Challenge Questions pg 22 -23
SOSE Alive 1
History and Archaeology Test
TEST
ANCIENT ROME
WEEK
1
(Week 6
Term 1)
TOPIC
Introduction to
Ancient Rome
TEACHING STRATEGIES/ LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Ask students to download and save pdf – Rome Chapter from History Alive.
They are to read introduction and brainstorm reasons why historians would
want to study Rome.
RESOURCES
Students to read 7.1 How do we know about Ancient Rome? Discuss
sources on the page and what they tell historians.
The Founding
of Rome
Show students clip “The Story of Romulus and Remus”
Discuss and brainstorm the importance & symbolism of this legend
(Religious, Political & Cultural – see pg 175 Cambridge History 7 for the
https://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=wA1D9
wd29jI
ASSESSMENT
Australian Curriculum) Culture Stories about the beginnings of Rome are a
mix of legend and historical fact. Romans were agricultural people who
passed on stories by oral tradition.
Geography The people who settled Rome chose a geographic location
that was good for defense, travel, and trade.
Economics To survive, Roman farmers relied on discipline and hard work.
Political Struggle for power and leadership
As a class, construct a paragraph on the board which students are to copy
into their work books explaining the importance of this legend
The Rise of the Students may like to go to this BBC Primary History – Rome and explore
site and play “Dig it Up” game.
Romans
As a class, read pg 74-75 SOSE Alive 1 and complete activities. Homework:
Get students to download Etruscan settlement worksheet and complete
activities.
2
Week 7
Term 1
The Roman
Republic
(Laws and
Leadership)
Read “Ruling the Roman Republic” SOSE Alive 1pg 76 & 77 and complete
activities 1-7 as a class. Students then to individually construct an A3 poster
describing the rights and responsibilities of each social group listed in the
table. (Students may also use this website to help them:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/city_of_rome/
The Roman
Army
Read “Life in the Roman Army” pg 78 – 79 SOSE Alive 1. Students are to
construct an A3 poster on The Roman Army. They need to describe the
structure, uniform, weapons and training of the army soldiers. This webpage
may be helpful in getting information:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
schools/primaryhistor
y/romans/
http://www.jaconline.
com.au/downloads/sos
e/etruscansettlement.pdf
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/the_roman_army/
http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/access/rome/artefacts_rome.htm
schools/primaryhistor
y/romans/the_roman_
army/
Students may like to do the quiz on the first website once finished or this
game: http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/romancent.htm
The Army at
War
Students to read “The Spreading Empire” pg 182 – 183 of History Alive 7
from downloaded Chapter at the beginning of the term. Complete questions
1- 6 in work book.
Students to read pg 80-81 “Roman Forum” News Articles in SOSE Alive 1.
Students to complete Activities 2, 3, 5, 6 &7
3
(Week 8
Term 1)
Julius Caesar
Read pg 82 – 83 SOSE Alive 1 “Julius Caesar: Trail Blazer” and complete
activities 1-8 in work books
Give out Newspaper Report Task. Discuss requirements with class and
complete planning part of research booklet.
Students may like to use these websites to help them start writing research
notes on each focus area:
http://rome.mrdonn.org/caesar.html
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/julius_caesar.php
http://www.mrdowling.com/702-caesar.html
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/caesar3.htm
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/caesar2.htm
You may also like to show a documentary for students to make notes from.
Available on Click View online are:
I, Casear: Not King, but Caesar
News Report: The
Life & Death of Julius
Caesar
Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire – Episode 3 Julius Caesar
4
(Week 9
Term 1)
Daily Life in
Ancient Rome
Students to read pg 86 – 87 SOSE Alive 1 “Daily Life in Ancient Rome”
and complete activities.
Watch documentary “Meet the Romans: Streetlife” available on Click View
and have students make notes in their workbooks.
Students to write a diary entry imagining they lived in Ancient Rome.
Divide class into groups so different social classes – patrician, plebeian,
slave, soldier and different ages and genders. Students to make a good copy
on a scroll by rolling up paper and attaching it to a stick. This website is a
good place to get information to help: http://rome.mrdonn.org/dailylife.html
Students may then like to spend the last lesson of term playing some games
online from the list below:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/death_rome/index.shtml
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/flash/index.html
http://web1.netribe.it/pompei/uk/home.htm
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/quizzes/pairs/ancientrome.htm
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/fling/ancientrome/
Or you could play Roman Ball Games on the courts. Instructions from
Adele.
5
(Week 1
Term 2)
Roman
Entertainment
Students to read pg 88-89 SOSE Alive 1 “Gladiators: Blood, Sweat &
Cheers” and complete activities 1-5
Students to complete worksheet “They’re Racing!”
Students to complete virtual tours of The Colesseum at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/animations/colosseum/index_embe
http://www.jaconline.
com.au/downloads/sos
e/theyre-racing.pdf
d.shtml
http://www.3dhistoryvirtualtour.com/
6
(Week 2
Term 2)
Roman Beliefs
Students to read 198 – 199 History Alive 7 and complete Qu 1- 9
Students to begin poster assessment “Christianity in Ancient Rome: From
Persecution to State Religion”
Give out assessment, outline requirements and complete planning section of
research booklet. Students to spend two lessons researching, one beginning
poster and finish for homework.
Roman
Technology
Students to read pg 92-93 SOSE Alive 1 and complete activities 1-7
Students to read pg 200-201 History Alive 7 and complete activities 1-5
The Decline
Students to read pg 202 – 203 History Alive 7 and complete activities 1-4
and Fall of the Students to review unit in revision for exams using interactive timeline of
Roman Empire Rome.
Students also to use Check and Challenge questions for revision
“Christianity in
Ancient Rome” Poster
Task
http://www.jacplus.
com.au/secure/Sear
chlight?searchbox=in
t-2938
TERM 2 EXAM
ANCIENT CHINA
WEEK
1
Week 3
Term 2
TOPIC
Introduction to
Ancient China
TEACHING STRATEGIES/ LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Students to view YouTube Clip “Introduction to China”. (Discuss what
students know or think they will be studying about Ancient China.
Students to create a cover page that includes images of Ancient China.
RESOURCES
ASSESSMENT
https://www.youtube
.com/watch?v=wNK
euwQDKEI
China’s Geography
The First Dynasties
(Xia & Shang)
2
Week 4
Term 2
3
Week 5
Term 2
The Zhou Dynasty,
Confucianism &
Daoism
Give out A3 Map of China’s natural and cultural features. Students to colour
code map using blue for oceans/seas, green for mountains, yellow for deserts
and red for cultural features (ie: Great Wall, Forbidden City etc)
Read pgs 98-99 from SOSE Alive 1 – Students to read and complete Q1-3 and
5a&b.
Students to read pg 100-101 SOSE Alive 1 and complete Activities 1- 10
Students to watch clip “Travelogue to Yin Xu Shang Capital Anyang” and
complete question sheet. (download from Seqta and complete while watching
clip)
Students then to read pg 102 – 103 SOSE Alive 1 and complete activities 1-8
Students to watch documentary on Click view “Ancient China: The Life of
Confucius” and complete question sheet downloaded from Seqta
Confucius Research
Assignment Task
Students to research the life and work of Confucius and create a Fact Sheet (2
lessons then homework)
The Qin Dynasty
Students to read pg 104 – 105 in SOSE Alive 1 and complete activities 1-7
Students to read “The first Emperor” (pg 106-107 SOSE Alive 1)
Answer questions 1-4. Discuss answers.
Students to watch “History of China – Engineering of an Empire”
From 0 – 24.20mins and complete worksheet downloaded from SEQTA.
Students to read “The End of the Qin” (pg 108-109 SOSE Alive 1) and
complete Q1-12.
Give out Assessment task “Diary of Li Si – Chief Minister of Shi Huangdi”
Map of China’s
Natural and Cultural
Features
https://www.yout
ube.com/watch?v
=7AEoO0HShQE
Click view “The
Life of Confucius”
Assignment:
Confucius Fact
Sheet
https://www.youtube
.com/watch?v=nM4
R_4yaTCE
Useful sites for
assignment:
https://www.youtube Assignment:
Students to have two lessons in class then complete at home.
4
Week 6
Term 2
The Han Dynasty
Students to read “The Han restore peace” (pg 110-111 SOSE Alive 1) and
complete Q1-10. Discuss answers.
Students to read “Daily life under the Han”(pg 112-113 SOSE Alive 1)
complete Q1-5 and 7. Discuss answers.
Students to watch “History of China – Engineering an Empire” from 24.20mins
to end and complete question sheet downloaded from SEQTA
5
Week 7
Term 2
.com/watch?v=zrmx Diary of Li Si
pnSvaoo
http://www.thechina
guide.com/index.php
?action=activity/grea
tWallOfChina
The Emperor
Chinese Inventions,
Achievements and
Significance to the
World
Students to read “Palace Life” (pg 114-115 SOSE Alive 1) and complete
activities 1-5 Discuss Q7 as a class. Bring in “Touch Box” to show aspects of
Chinese culture. Also, Culture worksheets – see Adele
Students to read “Science and Discovery” (pg 116-117 SOSE Alive 1) and
complete Q1-4.
https://www.youtube
.com/watch?v=nM4
R_4yaTCE
Touch Box (Adele
to bring)
6
Week 8
Term 2
Revision
Students to complete “Check and Challenge” (pg 118-119 SOSE Alive 1)
Activities 2-16
Students to watch “2000 years of Chinese History” YouTube Documentary.
Show PPT “Ancient China: Overview of Dynasties”
http://www.neok12.c
om/php/watch.php?v
=zX4b54617a654b6
c59615806&t=Histo
ry-of-China
Students may then use portal links to make own notes.
7
Week 9
Term 2
8/9
Week
Term 2
Exam
Students to complete Exam
Exam
Chinese Legends –
The Story of Mulan
Exam Feedback
Students to watch the movie “Mulan”
Discuss how this story demonstrates Confucian ideals and what message this
legend conveys.
Students to read pg 28-29 Pearson History Textbook and play “A Roman
travels to Ancient China Game” on pg 32
Students may also like to play “Great Wall of China” game online
Disney’s “Mulan”
Dice are needed for
the game
http://www.jacplu
s.com.au/secure/Se
archlight?searchbo
x=GreatWall_Newe
st
Exam