Year 9 History Assignments 2013

Mapping Label these on a map of the world: Indonesia of the world: Turkey Alaska Australia Sierra Leonne South Africa New Zealand America South America Label these on a map of Europe: Canada India Great Britain Russia France China Germany Italy Japan West Indies

Create a time line to show the following events: find a picture to accompany each. The Potato Famine in Ireland Australian gold rushes begin The Bank of England is established The end of slavery in America The Seven Years War ends The first telephone is tested James Watts invents the steam engine The First World War begins The Great Exhibition in England The American War of Independence is won The First Fleet arrives in Australia The French Revolution begins British slave trade is abolished Morse Code is invented

The Three Field Farming System Changes to Enclosed Farms Read and highlight main points on sheets copied from History Alive by Robert Darlington et al and published by Jacaranda Plus, 2012, pages 32-35 Assignment: Write an account of what the following 3 people might have thought about the changes in agriculture in the 1700s when the Three Field System of farming changed to Enclosure: A farm labourer living in the village A well off villager who purchases land and encloses it A villager living in an area which keeps the three field system Assessment Focus: writing clearly & correctly from historical perspectives Assessment:

Innovations of the Industrial Revolution in Britain Prepare an A4 Fact Sheet on an innovation below You need to have a heading with 10 dot point facts about the innovation, assigned to you below: You need to add picture/s to illustrate your innovation Steam power Factories James Watt’s steam engine John Kay’s Flying Shuttle weaving frame James Hargreaves ‘ Spinning Jenny James Arkwright’s water frame Samuel Crompton’s spinning mule Edmund Cartwright’s power loom Henry Cort’s ‘puddling machine’ to produce quality iron Canals Macadamised roads Turnpikes Railways The Eiffel Tower The Great Exhibition 1851 Gas street lighting Samuel Morse develops the Morse Code The Puffing Billy steam locomotive George Stephenson’s ‘Rocket’ locomotive Steamships The Suez Canal Alexander Bell invents the telephone Thomas Edison ‘s light bulb Bridges

The Impact of the Industrial Revolution on People Speech to Parliament Imagine you are an MP giving a speech in parliament to try and change things for the better during the Industrial Revolution in Britain. Write the speech of about 300 words you would read to parliament. Accompany your speech with pictures to ‘pass around’ to convince your fellow parliamentarians that things need to change. Look at an example of how you could write this speech. Base your speech on one of the arrow points below: Working conditions in factories and mines Child labour Poor laws and workhouses Prisons, crime and punishment Urban living conditions and people’s health Social unrest and trade unions

Gallipoli Collage Prepare a collage of the following from images on google: World War 1 1915 Gallipoli: Map of Gallipoli Peninsula 1915 Anzac Cove Lone Pine The Nek Trenches at Gallipoli Australian Soldier 1915 Turkish soldier 1915 Periscope rifle, Gallipoli Rifle with bayonet 1915 Rifle rigged to fire during Gallipoli ANZAC evacuation Memorial to soldiers at Gallipoli Cricket/ football played by soldiers at Gallipoli Anzac biscuits

Gallipoli iMovie In pairs, present an account of up to 150 words – include quotations from soldiers who were there if you can Aim of the Gallipoli campaign The first campaign, a naval attack Land attack on 25th April, 1915 – British, French, Australian & NZ troops The Turks defend themselves at Anzac Cove After the landing The Turkish attack 18th – 19th May Life for the soldiers at Gallipoli – weapons, food, heat, flies, disease, discomfort, recreation Lone Pine The Nek Withdrawal – 20th December, 2015 – statistics – dead & wounded

World War 1 Research Find out about one of the following and present as a PowerPoint to share with the class Your PowerPoint can have a maximum of 10 slides, including the title slide You need to use font size 24 so the class can read your projected slides. You must make notes in your book as you go. You must include a bibliography. Find out about one of the following: Warfare in the air Warfare on the seas Warfare on land Animals in war