Students exam the impact that the weapons of the First World War had on the injuries and wounds suffered by British soldiers on the Western Front and how medicine had to develop as a result.
This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations.
The 32 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’ problem solver (answer in the notes)
- Slide 3: Weapons Warm Up 1 - Which of the 9 weapons were NOT used in the war? Answers revealed
- Slide 4-5: Weapons Warm Up 2 - Students identify the most commonly used, destructive and feared weapons from a list of 9 weapons. Answers provided
- Slide 6-8: Key Term Match Up - with answers and printable sheets
- Slide 9-10: Background information and images to show the development of weaponry by the start of the First World War.
- Slide 11: Useful class clips with links in the notes section
- Slide 12-20: Useful images of the weapons of WW1 and their impact
- Slide 21: Task 1 - A comprehension style worksheet/question sheet
- Slide 22: Task 2 - Source based question sheet
- Slide 23-24: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘One feature’ questions with printable answer sheet
- Slide 25: EXAM FOCUS - Example of the ‘Follow Up’ question which also acts as a printable answer sheet/resource.
- Slide 26-27: EXAM FOCUS - Example of the ‘How useful’ question with printable answer sheet and help sheet.
- Side 28-29: Learning Review - Statistic match up with answers
- Slide 30-31: EXAM FOCUS - Two useful slides to help students answer the follow up and usefulness questions
- Slide 32: Lesson Fact Sheet
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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