How do I revise for my medicine exam? EQ: How do I revise for my Medicine exam? LO: be able to understand the key techniques that you can use to help you to revise for your Medicine GCSE exam. Paper 1: Medicine in Britain c1250-the present

Paper 1: Medicine in Britain c1250-the present Strategy 1: timelines 1250 Medieval Times or The Middle Ages 1250-1500 13th-16th Centuries (began in 6th Century) 1350 1450 The Renaissance 1500-1699 16th- 19th Centuries (start) 1550 1650 1750 The ‘Industrial Age’ 1700-1899 18th-19th Centuries 1850 WORLD WAR ONE July 1914 – November 1918 1950 1900-2017 20th – 21st Century 2050 EQ: How do I revise for my Medicine exam? LO: be able to understand the key techniques that you can use to help you to revise for your Medicine GCSE exam. Paper 1: Medicine in Britain c1250-the present

Paper 1: Medicine in Britain c1250-the present Strategy 1: timelines Remember that medicine is taught across 4 different time periods You must have knowledge of all 4 time periods as all 4 will be examined. You must be able to identify changes and continuities across the time periods. You must divide medicine into the different aspects (causes, treatment and prevention along with the case studies. EQ: How do I revise for my Medicine exam? LO: be able to understand the key techniques that you can use to help you to revise for your Medicine GCSE exam. Paper 1: Medicine in Britain c1250-the present

Paper 1: Medicine in Britain c1250-the present Strategy 1: timelines 1250 Create a big timeline (old wallpaper is really useful) On the timeline mark all of the important people, inventions, events and discoveries we have looked at by going back through your books Colour-code the timeline to show the different aspects 1350 1450 1550 1650 1750 1850 1950 2050 EQ: How do I revise for my Medicine exam? LO: be able to understand the key techniques that you can use to help you to revise for your Medicine GCSE exam. Paper 1: Medicine in Britain c1250-the present

Strategy 2: focus on the individuals Create your own fact files or top trumps cards for each individual Remember to include sections on the significance and limitations of each individual and which aspects of medicine they affected (i.e. causes or prevention/treatment) EQ: How do I revise for my Medicine exam? LO: be able to understand the key techniques that you can use to help you to revise for your Medicine GCSE exam. Paper 1: Medicine in Britain c1250-the present

Strategy 3: identify gaps in your knowledge Complete the RAG sheet in the front of your first book to identify which areas of the course you need to focus on. Go through your books and see if you are missing any notes due to absence. If so, borrow someone's book to catch up. If I have asked you to do something – do it!!!! EQ: How do I revise for my Medicine exam? LO: be able to understand the key techniques that you can use to help you to revise for your Medicine GCSE exam. Paper 1: Medicine in Britain c1250-the present

Strategy 4: focus on key words Go through your book and identify any key medicine words. Fill in your glossary sheet at the front of your first book. These words are really important for showing off your knowledge and being really specific in the exam EQ: How do I revise for my Medicine exam? LO: be able to understand the key techniques that you can use to help you to revise for your Medicine GCSE exam. Paper 1: Medicine in Britain c1250-the present

Strategy 5: identify trends, changes and continuities Create progress lines like this one, one for each of the four time periods Include 3 boxes. Progress, continuity and regress. Identify the main individuals or events and discoveries for that time period and write them in where they fit on the progress line. The example shows the training of doctors was new during the Middle Ages but as they learned from the works of Galen there was not much progress, hence, its place on the line is only barely on the side of progress EQ: How do I revise for my Medicine exam? LO: be able to understand the key techniques that you can use to help you to revise for your Medicine GCSE exam. Paper 1: Medicine in Britain c1250-the present

Strategy 6: think about factors Create tables like this one, one for each of the four time periods Give examples of where this factor played a role in medicine Identify the factor Evaluate the importance of this factor. EQ: How do I revise for my Medicine exam? LO: be able to understand the key techniques that you can use to help you to revise for your Medicine GCSE exam. Paper 1: Medicine in Britain c1250-the present