Welcome to the History extension work page!
Below are some great resources to extend your knowledge of History outside the normal school curriculum.
History Extension Tasks - KS3
Year
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Term
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Idea
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Curriculum Connection
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7
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1
2
3
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Make your own Viking Shield
Create a appealing factfile on Eyam Village (What happened? What was the impact?)
Tudors - Black Tudors Black Tudors Extend.pdf
Y7 Extension worksheet.docx
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Vikings
Black Death
Tudors
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8
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1
2
3
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Create a poster linking your work on Africa with what you have learnt in Geography
Create a poster linking your work on Industrial Revolution with what you have learnt in English
Empire - research project on another Empire e.g. Spanish, Mayan, Russian…
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Africa
Industrial Britain
Empire
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9
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1
2
3
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Create a poster linking your work on WWI with what you have learnt in English
Holocaust - timeline of Jewish history after WWII (Israel, Palestine, refugee crisis)
Equality - comparison poster with US civil rights (MLK, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks)
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WW1
Holocaust
Equality
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Websites for further study
Active History
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www.activehistory.co.uk Russel Tarr's site. Particularly useful for teachers who want to try out different teaching approaches. See www.activehistory.co.uk/top.php for a list of the 'top 50' activities..
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BBC History
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www.bbc.co.uk/history See, for example, the 'Explain this" feature, which gives short animated clips to explain terms such as communism, fascism, revolution, etc.
Also see clips on various topics, ideal for a component of a lesson. See, for example, the range of short clips on World War One
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Facing History and Ourselves
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www.facinghistory.org Resources for teaching about the Holocaust, the civil rights movement, human rights, democracy and civil engagement
www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/teaching-strategies).
See, for example, Choices in Little Rock for a collection of powerful resources on civil rights in the US - www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/
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Historiana
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https://historiana.eu/ See the collections ot resources and activities page
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JohnDClare
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http://www.johndclare.net/ A massive site, with suggestions for activities and resources on a wide range of commonly taught topics.
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Oak National
Academy
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www. thenational.academy Wide selection of KS3 topics
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One Big
History
Department
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https://onebighistorydepartment.com/ Valuable for keeping up to date with recent developments.
See, for example, an inventory with links to clips of historians to develop the use of historical scholarship. https:// onebighistorydepartment.com/2019/07/14/historians-short-film-clips/.
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School
History
Project
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www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/ Useful ideas and resources right through from KS to A level, including some useful revision materials; see, for example, Richard Kennet's resources on 'Living under Nazi rule
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Spartacus
Schoolnet
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www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk John Simkin's invaluable and massive thesaurus of historical knowledge
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Thinking
History
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www.thinkinghistory.co.uk A treasure trove of well-thought activities and much more. Particularly strong and up to date on medieval history and the Wars of the Roses.
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Timelines TV
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https://timelines.tv/ Good for both depth and overview enquiries and to strengthen chronological understanding
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GCSE Extention Work
HA Articles / Podcasts: https://www.history.org.uk/student/categories/14-16
Student Zone Log-in:
Username: 14552
Password: student123
Topic
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Podcast Link
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Article
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Migration
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Click Here
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Elizabeth
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Click Here
Click Here
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https://www.history.org.uk/student/categories/495/module/4536/overview-of-elizabeth-i
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Germany
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Click Here
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https://www.history.org.uk/student/categories/495/module/4587/gcse-topic-pack-germany-1918-45
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Nazi aggression: planned or improvised?
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https://www.history.org.uk/student/resource/5136
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Cold War
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https://www.history.org.uk/student/categories/495/resource/5719/the-cold-war
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A Level Extention Work
HA Articles / Podcasts: https://www.history.org.uk/student/categories/16-18
Student Zone Log-in:
Username: 14552
Password: student123
Russia
Topic
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Podcast Link
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Article
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Overview
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Click Here
Click Here
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https://www.history.org.uk/student/categories/495/resource/3188/modern-russia
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Between the Revolutions
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https://www.history.org.uk/student/resource/2199
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Alexandra and Rasputin
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https://www.history.org.uk/student/resource/4352
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Stalin Propaganda
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https://www.history.org.uk/student/resource/499
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Tudors
General skills
Topic
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Article
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Taking Notes
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https://www.history.org.uk/student/categories/916/resource/3208/taking-notes-at-a-level-history
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Using Sources
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https://www.history.org.uk/student/categories/916/resource/3211/using-historical-sources
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Essay Writing
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https://www.history.org.uk/student/categories/916/resource/3209/essay-writing
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