1. Society and Environment

2. Talk to the person/people near to you. You have to: Introduce somebody Tell us at least one thing that is cool/funny/interestin g about the person

3. Our plan for the next 4 weeks… Week 1 History Week 2 Geography Week 3 Civics & Citizenship Week 4 Economics Intro to History – History Detectives Human Timeline & Medieval History The world from 650-1400 Intro to Geography – Continents, Countries & Australia Geography Skills – BOLTS Geography Concepts - SPICESS Intro to Civics and Citizenship – what is politics? Rules and Laws Citizenship – what does it mean to be a citizen? Intro to Economics – Why do things cost what they do? What is an entrepreneur? Being an entrepreneur

4. Who dunnit ??

5. Often Historians work in a similar way to real life murder detectives in order to piece together evidence and work out what happened. Today we need your help to solve a murder mystery ! You are a police detective (CSI) called in to investigate the crime scene after a neighbour made 000 call and reported seeing broken glass on the front lawn. It’s tough on the streets, be careful out there!

6. The crime scene

7. What questions spring to mind? Write them down.

8. What help do the following items provide? a) The broken window b) The footprint c) The empty wine glasses d) The unopened handbag e) The camera

9. Time span/chronology: What evidence could help us to accurately assess the time of death?

10. Now write down a paragraph detailing what you think happened – this will be your report back to headquarters.

11. Summary (Copy the following) History is like being a detective, you need to piece together evidence. See more than one perspective or view. Try to draw conclusions and decide what actually occurred. Seek out and research extra material to help you solve what happened.

12. There are a number of CSI type investigations on the link below. Use the skills we have discussed in class today and apply them in a different situation.

13. Enjoy the rest of your day and see you next week!!