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Scheme of work: History Unit 13 - How life has changed since 1948.

Objectives

What are the changes in work, home life, popular culture, population and technology in Britain since 1948? When did these changes happen?

Activities

Using the extracts discuss some of the characteristic features of the home life of British society before WWII, eg listening to the radio, games children played, shopping and cooking, the routines for cleaning, laundry and personal hygiene.

Talk about what it means to do an enquiry. Introduce the two main questions and the topic areas. Explain that the enquiry is carefully structured in five stages. They will work in groups to research a topic and will present their findings using a time line.

Outcomes

Identify some characteristic features of British life before 1948.

Suggested tasks

Divide the class into five groups. Each group will look at a different theme from Home, and will do the following:-

• identify key characteristics of the theme
• list differences and similarities of key characteristics of life before 1948 and life now.
• report back to class their findings

As a class discuss possible reasons for change e.g., science and technology, manufacturing.

Written work: Ask students to compare life before 1948 and life now. Was life better in the past?