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Sources of evidence

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Ancient Greece True or False

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Objectives

History

  • Understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.

English

  • Extend confidence, enjoyment and mastery of language through public speaking, performance and debate.

Lesson Planning

Explore different kinds of historical sources; discover how to tell if a source is valid and reliable and then rate the reliability of the source.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To evaluate the reliability and validity of different sources about Ancient Greece.
  • To debate the reliability and validity of different historical sources.

Children will:

  • Explain different kinds of historical sources.
  • Explain how to tell if a source is valid and reliable.
  • Rate the reliability of a source.

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