1.  starter activity Describe the picture or source here. You each will be given a clip of paper with a curious fact relating to what we will study this year. Ask someone in the class your question (tell them the answer if they don’t know) and they will do the same. Swap slips and repeat until you know the answers to all questions circulating around the room.  Do you know other curious facts?

2. How can we find out about the past? TBAT identify and evaluate different types of historical evidence  Learning objectives  Key words: primary & secondary sources artefact

3.  Your task Police are trying to create a psychological profile of a suspect and track down their activities. Use the evidence sheets and write a brief report on who the suspect is and what they have been doing. Police are trying to create a psychological profile of a suspect and track down their activities. Use the evidence sheets and write a brief report on who the suspect is and what they have been doing.  Which evidence was most useful?  Which evidence was most useful? Useful starter sentences: ‘Having studied all the evidence I must conclude that ….’ ‘Based on …. it would seem that the suspect/culprit was ….’ ‘Arguably the most useful evidence was …. because it explained …

5.  Your task The Science Museum wants to create an exhibition which tells us about life in the early twenty-first century. You will each be given an everyday item. Convince us why your item should be included in the museum exhibition The Science Museum wants to create an exhibition which tells us about life in the early twenty-first century. You will each be given an everyday item. Convince us why your item should be included in the museum exhibition  Look at the items around the room. What are the problems with the other types of evidence.  Look at the items around the room. What are the problems with the other types of evidence. Useful starter sentences: ‘The item which should be chosen is …’ ‘It tells us a great deal about …’ ‘In addition, it reveals how …’ ‘The problem with items like the … is that ….’

6.  Extension task Visit the Science Museum website or go to the museum itself and note down the types of everyday modern items they have chosen to record life in our times. Why do you think they have chosen these items?

7.  Homework Choose 3 objects from your bedroom. Photograph them and stick the photograph in your book. Next to the photo explain what future archaeologists might learn from these items about young people living in the twenty-first century Don’t forget to cover your book if you haven’t done so already!

8. How can we find out about the past? TBAT identify and evaluate different types of historical evidence  Learning objectives  Key words: primary & secondary sources artefact