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Issue 4.2

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The Legend of Pennard Castle Text (Word doc)

A welsh legend complete with warriors, a princess and a faerie curse, designed as a 'way in' to exploring local history. For a pdf version, see Project Plan: Investigating Local History.

  • 20 Feb 2014
  • 24mins
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The Legend of Pennard Castle Image Bank

A compilation of images to accompany 'The Legend of Pennard Castle'.

  • 19 Nov 2013
  • 24mins
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Activity 10 Resource Pack: The High Street

Investigating Local History: Activity 10 Resource Pack. Students will use photographs, census data, advertisements and other sources to investigate change in their local area. Includes instructions and activity sheets 10a-10f.

  • 19 Nov 2013
  • 24mins
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Activity 9 Resource Pack: Using Maps

Investigating Local History: Activity 9 Resource Pack. Students will use maps to look at changes to the locality over time and changes to the landscape due to human intervention. Includes instructions and activity sheet 9.

  • 19 Nov 2013
  • 24mins
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Activity 8 Resource Pack: Using Census Returns

Investigating Local History: Activity 8 Resource Pack. Students will learn how to use census returns as a source of information for investigating change over time. Includes instructions and activity sheet 8.

  • 19 Nov 2013
  • 24mins
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Activity 7 Resource Pack: Class timeline

Investigating Local History: Activity 7 Resource Pack. Work collaboratively as a class to create a detailed, accurate timeline of change in the locality. Includes instructions.

  • 19 Nov 2013
  • 24mins
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Activity 6 Resource Pack: Where do we start?

Investigating Local History: Activity 6 Resource Pack. Identify evidential sources available for local history investigations. Includes instructions and activity sheets 6a and 6b.

  • 19 Nov 2013
  • 24mins
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Activity 5 Resource Pack: What shall we investigate?

Investigating Local History: Activity 5 Resource Pack. Decide upon possible areas of investigation and devise key questions to explore. Includes instructions and activity sheets 5a and 5b.

  • 19 Nov 2013
  • 24mins
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Activity 4 Resource Pack: Where and when am I?

Investigating Local History: Activity 4 Resource Pack. Begin your historical investigation by encouraging pupils to think about their place and their locality in terms of time and change. Includes instructions and activity sheets 4a and 4b.

  • 19 Nov 2013
  • 24mins
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Activity 3 Resource Pack: Summarising information

Investigating Local History: Activity 3 Resource Pack. Retell a story in a specified number of words to improve summarising skills, using the activity 'In a nutshell...' or 'Wordsplash'. Includes instructions and activity sheets 3a and 3b.

  • 19 Nov 2013
  • 24mins