1.  starter activity Your teacher will give you a set of key words. Place these face down on the table and take a word at a time. Try to define the word for your group without actually saying it. The first student to guess the word, wins it. The student with the most key words at the end wins.  Can you categorise the key words into topic areas, e.g. war, revolutions etc?

2. What study skills will I develop in Year 8 (part II) ? To review the meaning of 12 key words To compare the skills of detectives and historians To solve a mystery on the basis of clues  Learning objectives

3. In what ways is a detective like a historian? Can you find 5 similarities?

4. Similarities Use evidence to solve problems Use evidence to solve problems Ask questions about past events Ask questions about past events Collect and record evidence Collect and record evidence Interview witnesses Interview witnesses Weigh up the strength or weaknesses of evidence Weigh up the strength or weaknesses of evidence Test out their ideas – in court Test out their ideas – in court Report their findings Report their findings

5. Watch the clip from a Sherlock Holmes movie. How does he work out the identify of the criminal?

6.  Your task One of the topics you will study this year is Britain during World War Two. Copy the headings into your books and record your findings. Try to analyse at least 5 objects. One of the topics you will study this year is Britain during World War Two. Copy the headings into your books and record your findings. Try to analyse at least 5 objects. Decide which piece of evidence is the most useful in understanding life in Britain in WWII and which is the least useful. Explain your reasons Decide which piece of evidence is the most useful in understanding life in Britain in WWII and which is the least useful. Explain your reasons  Extension: Imagine you were going to put together an evidence box for life in Tudor England. What evidence would you include and why?  Extension: Imagine you were going to put together an evidence box for life in Tudor England. What evidence would you include and why?

7.  Homework When the Voyager space probe was launched into space in 1977 it included records of life on earth at the time: a picture of President Carter, greetings in 55 languages, a drawing of a man & woman and a recording of Mozart. If you were to send a time capsule into space recording your life, what would you choose?

8. Plenary Plenary Can you remember any curious facts from lesson 1? Can you remember any curious facts from lesson 1? Define 5 key words for your partner Define 5 key words for your partner Give 3 reasons why the work of detectives & historians is similar Give 3 reasons why the work of detectives & historians is similar What was the most useful piece of evidence you found today for finding out about WWII? What was the most useful piece of evidence you found today for finding out about WWII? What was the least useful? What was the least useful?  Extension: what are the problems with time capsules?  Extension: what are the problems with time capsules?