Students examine the developments in blood transfusions & storage, plastic surgery and brain surgery on the British Sector of the Western Front during the First World War.
The 25 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:
- Slide 1: Title slide
- Slide 2: ‘As You Enter’ - What image or thoughts come to mind with the phrase ‘Plastic Surgery’?
- Slide 3-4: Long-Term Recap Quiz - 12 gap fill questions covering the entire Western Front unit, includes answers.
- Slide 5-6: Starter Quiz - Which statements about the problems with blood transfusion are true? Answers provided.
- Slide 7-8: Source Analysis with optional printable worksheet.
- Slide 9-13: Background information about the key individuals and developments relating to blood transfusions, blood storage, brain surgery and plastic surgery. Includes graphic images.
- Slide 14: Task 1 - Table fill and challenge task
- Slide 15: Task 2 - Printable worksheet
- Slide 16: Unit learning review
- Slide 17-18: Lesson Review - Match the key individual to their discovery/development. Answers included.
- Slide 19-20: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘One feature’ questions with printable answer sheet.
- Slide 21: EXAM FOCUS - An example of the ‘Follow Up’ question which can act as a printable answer sheet.
- Slide 22-24: EXAM FOCUS - 3 examples of the ‘How useful’ question.
- Slide 25: Lesson Fact Sheet
- Slide 26: EXAM FOCUS - Printable hints sheet to help with the ‘How useful’ question.
This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations.
All images used in this lesson 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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