1. Stalemate What does ‘stalemate’ mean?
2. What caused the stalemate to happen in 1916?

2. Wonder Weapons of the First World War
Objective: Identify the new weapons developed to break the stalemate
Evaluate which would be the most significant

3. Dragons Den
You have designed a weapon to break this stalemate and win the war for Britain.
You are going to take your weapon to Dragons Den and try to convince everyone to invest!
You must come up with a 2 minute pitch to sell your weapon.
You must persuade us that your weapon is the best!

4. How to Pitch
Watch this Dragon’s Den clip to get some ideas on how you might want to pitch your weapon:

5. Presentations
Use the information sheet you have been given about your wonder weapon to make your presentation.
The class will question you – so you need to know your facts! (you can’t lie!)
Be clear on the best points about your wonder weapon – why is it the best? How is your weapon going to break the stalemate?
Try to think of questions for the other groups – what could be wrong with their weapon? Why is it worse than yours?

6. Gas

7. Tank

8. Flame-Thrower

9. Zeppelin

10. Make your choice!
You must decide which wonder weapon will do the most to break the stalemate.
Which weapon will you invest in?

11. Weapon
Positives
Negatives
Gas
Tank
Flame Thrower
Zeppelin

12. What impact did the developments of Technology have in WWI?
Introduction
Paragraph on each technology (at least 3) using PEER
Point
Evidence
Explain
Refer to the question
Conclusion – what do you think was the impact and why?