This lesson covers the importance and impact of the work carried out by Vesalius in the 1500s and how it progressed medicine in Renaissance England.
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The 20 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:
- Slide 1: Title slide
- Slide 2: Warm Up: Modern Influences - Who can students think of that has been a significant influence on the modern world and why?
- Slide 3-4: Recap - An 8 question quiz which recaps key terms from Medieval and Renaissance England which will also be used in this lesson. Answers provided.
- Slide 5-6: Starter Images - Students given two visual sources showing illustrations from Vesalius’ books along with prompt questions to discuss.
- Slide 7-10: Background information about the work and influence of Andreas Vesalius
- Slide 11: Task Sheet - Students use the worksheet to identify the skills and personality traits that Vesalius had and then the influences he had on his own life which influenced his work.
- Slide 12: Printable task sheet
- Slide 13: Challenge questions
- Slide 14: Learning Review activity
- Slide 15-17: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the exam questions which can be used with information from this lesson.
- Slide 18: A printable poster showing all the factors that cause continuity and change in the history of medicine in Britain.
- Slide 19: Lesson fact sheet/knowledge organiser
- Slide 20: More from RA Resources
All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
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