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• TLF-IDA005176

This unit includes two separate tasks, a student investigation around daily life and a separate focus on trade in Ancient Rome. Students are guided in completing an investigation and creating a non-fiction picture book for an 8-10 year old audience, with an associated reflection task.

• TLF-IDA005206

This resource supports learning about the ancient Asian society of China in depth. It supports exploration of the geographical setting and natural features of China. It also includes a focus on the roles of key groups in Chinese society, underpinning values, contact with other countries and an assessment task.

• TLF-IDA005203

This resource supports learning about ancient Egyptian society using a range of archaeological and written sources. Key inquiry questions include: ‘How do we know about the ancient past?’, ‘Why and where did the earliest societies develop?’, ‘What emerged as the defining characteristics of ancient societies?’, and ‘What ...

• TLF-IDA005175

In this learning sequence students are guided to complete an investigation into the physical features of China and their effects on the development of ancient Chinese society. Associated worksheets and resources can be found at the end of the learning sequence.

• TLF-IDM012363

This is a rich online resource about the geography of China. It consists of four sections: a Geography section that summarises China's geographical features; a Story section that features myths about Nu Gua, the creator of humans; an Explore section that includes maps of ancient China; and a Challenge section where the ...

• TLF-IDM021191

This 10 minute video in three parts offers an overview of the development of the agrarian civilisations in the ancient world. Part 1 looks at how, as peasant villages spread, farmers developed more productive methods of farming, particularly the use of large animals for ploughing and transport, and irrigation. Part 2 looks ...

• TLF-IDM012366

This is a game entitled 'Where do I live?' in which the user matches a set of four people and animals to the areas in China where they live. The challenge is based on understanding the different geographical features of seven regions and two river basins in China and identifying which of these matches the habitats of the ...

• TLF-IDM012364

This is an animated text accompanied by notes that recounts two myths about the goddess Nu Gua and the Yellow River. The first describes how Nu Gua created human beings, first by making models of the gods from the yellow clay of the river to create the rich and fortunate, and then by flicking droplets of clay to create ...

• TLF-IDM012369

This is a resource titled Workshop Alley, produced by the British Museum, in which the viewer explores three ancient Chinese workshops making jade, bronze and ceramic objects. Each workshop contains: an introduction to the material being worked; an illustrated description of the processes used; one or two questions and ...

• TLF-IDM021192

This 6 minute video discusses the migrations that occurred in the ancient world. It follows migration from Africa about 90,000 years ago, across all continents until the last migrations into the Americas about 15,000 years ago. The video explores the emergence of technologies and their impact on the environment including ...