Prehistoric People
In this 4 week self-paced class, we will look at archeology and learn about life before writing.
Dr Anne Holdorph
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What's included
4 pre-recorded lessons
4 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentHomework
1-2 hours per week. Each week, Learners will have a creative project to complete. Depending on how your learner chooses to create the project will depend on the time it takes and whether or not your learner needs supervision.Class Experience
US Grade 1 - 4
How do we find out about what life was like thousands of years ago? This flex class will give your learner an opportunity to explore the world of prehistory and archeology while learning about what life was like for prehistoric people. Over the course of the 4 weeks, students will learn about what people ate, what they wore and the houses they lived in. The class will focus on people who lived in ancient Britain, however there will also be occasions where artefacts (particularly cave paintings) will be shown from around the world. This course focuses on interpreting artefacts and will use different images of artefacts from the time periods to uncover what life was like in the stone age, bronze age and iron age. Primarily, these artefacts are those found in Great Britain, however, at times there will be artefacts presented from around the world. This is a self paced class, so there are no live meetings. Each week a combination of video and/or Nearpod slides will be provided for learners to access the lessons.
Syllabus
4 Lessons
over 4 WeeksLesson 1:
What is Archeology?
This week, we will look at what archeology is and how it helps us learn about the past. We will try our hand at being kitchen archeologists. Lesson 2:
The Stone Age
In this lesson, we will explore life in the Stone Age. We will learn about what people ate, where they lived and what they wore. We'll also look at different cave art images. Lesson 3:
The Bronze Age
This week, we will learn about life in the Bronze Age. We will learn about different houses, clothing and food from the time. We will study different items left behind and have a chance to make predictions about the 'Havering Hoard' Lesson 4:
The Iron Age
Learners will explore life in the Iron age. They will explore different Iron Age houses, learn about iron age food and learn about what iron age people believed. Students will take a virtual tour of an Iron Age round house. Other Details
Parental Guidance
During the class, we will talk about hunting for food. Please ensure that you and your learner are comfortable with these discussion before enrolling.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Havering Hoard
Historic England,
The Museum of London and Archeological Solutions
Butser Ancient Farm
Stonehenge
English Heritage
UNESCO
Natural History Museum
British museum
Skara Brae
Historic Scotland
Lascaux Cave Paintings
Caroline Alexander
M. Aubert
Richard Bradley
Alan Burnett
Gregory Curtis
Brian Fagen
James McNish
Joseph Nechvetal
S. Needham
M. Parker Pearson
Joshua Pollard
Francis Pryor
Colin Renfrew
Charles Warne
Joined December, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Non-US Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Doctoral Degree in History from University of Southampton
I have a PhD in history and am a qualified teacher. I have taught learners from 3 years old to postgraduate level.
In my masters degree, I studied a unit on prehistory and how to interpret artefacts. I have attended courses provided by the Iron Age Museum at Butser Ancient Farm to learn more about prehistoric life.
I have taught archeology to young learners in UK schools and have had training on how to deliver lessons on the Stone Age, Iron Age and Bronze Age to learners aged 6-11.Reviews
Self-Paced Class
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