Google link Year 7 History

Homework Research Project

taking 2 ½ hours

Google linkThis is your chance to research a homework topic that you have

chosen yourself.

You will have 2 weeks research time – a total of 2 ½ hours

homework.

You can choose how you present your research – make a film, a power point, a game or even a

model

This is your chance to enter the History/Humanities Technology

Student of the year award. There is an IT prize for the best!!!!!

Google link

Year 7 History project

Click on your choice

CastlesMilitary/Armour/weapons/fighting

Archaeology – digging up old stuff.

Cathedrals, Monasteries and Churches

Diseases, Black Death !

Food

Fashion and clothes

Medieval music?/Literature /books

Or anything else that interests you about the Middle Ages!

Google link

Google link

Google link

Google link

Medieval Music

• What was medieval music?

• Was it all Church Music?

• They had dancing and party music.

• Can you find any free files to download – to bring in so we can all hear?

• Remember to get material from before 1500.

Click to go to main page

Follow the links to get some idea – but find your own stuff as well!

Google link

Diseases and the Black Death

• The Black Death, sometimes called the Bubonic Plague, or Great plague came in the 1300’s.

• About a third of the country was killed.

• Investigate the disease, its symptoms, and the cures they thought might work.

Click to go to main page

Follow the links to get some idea – but find your own stuff as well!

Google link

Cathedrals Monasteries and Churches

• In the Middle Ages, the Church owned 25% of England, and spent great wealth on building wonderful buildings. Find one, perhaps Lincoln Cathedral, and investigate it.

Click to go to main page

Follow the links to get some idea – but find your own stuff as well!

Google link

Archaeology – digging stuff up

• Archaeologists are always discovering evidence in the ground. This ranges from leather shoes and bits of clothing, to fantastic jewellery.

• Can you find examples of things found by Archaeologists that might help us understand the Middle Ages.

Click to go to main page

Follow the links to get some idea – but find your own stuff as well!

Google link

Military/Armour/weapons/fighting

• What weapons, armour, designs and types were there?

• How were the poor protected in battle?

• How could you kill a knight ? Investigate!

Click to go to main page

Follow the links to get some idea – but find your own stuff as well!

Google link

Castles

• Investigate a castle, why was it built where it was? Why was it built/ How much did it cost?

• Try Lincoln, Harlech, Caernavon or any other one.

Click to go to main page

Follow the links to get some idea – but find your own stuff as well!

Google link

Food

• We can still find cookbooks from those days.

• Can you find recipes, pictures?

• Can you cook any recipes you can find and bring the food in? We’d all like to try some!

Click to go to main page

Follow the links to get some idea – but find your own stuff as well!

Google link

Fashion and clothes

• The poor had one change of clothes – and the rich many fantastic garments?

• What were the styles? How much did the cost?

• What was their “bling” – how did they show off with their clothes.?!

Click to go to main page

Follow the links to get some idea – but find your own stuff as well!

Google link

General guidelines

• At the very least be prepared to present your research on a poster with good illustrations and presentation which can be displayed.

• Think about other ways/technology for presenting your research: an interactive game, audio visual commentary of a visit, a film, an animation or a model.

• Have fun!