by Gary GOODWIN | May 20, 2021 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary History
This week grade 10 students looked at how war led to advancements in medicine. Our primary focus was the First World War which was fought on an industrial scale. Below is some of our work where we used categories to discover new injuries and diseases arising from the...
by Gary GOODWIN | May 6, 2021 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary History, The Grades
Over the past few weeks, we have been tracking the expansionist activities of the Nazi Party in the 1930s. This is part of our paper 1 studies on The Move to Global War. Below is a diagram we have collaborated on which shows information about each event, what the...
by Gary GOODWIN | Apr 15, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary History
Grade 9 students have started a unit looking at the Industrial Revolution and how this event created social, political, and environmental change. Students are currently researching an invention from the era and preparing a pitch to potential investors. They are to...
by Gary GOODWIN | Apr 8, 2021 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary History
This week Grade 10 students have started a new unit on the history and development of health and medicine. We will be tracking developments in the field from ancient times to the present and discovering what drove innovation. We will also take a look at health and...
by Gary GOODWIN | Apr 1, 2021 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary History
Students have been finishing content about the Civil Rights Movement in the USA this week. We have had very interesting discussions and looked at events in the 1960s and how closely they resemble events from today. Students are currently engaged in an essay assignment...
by Gary GOODWIN | Mar 18, 2021 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary History
Students in grade 11 completed a really cool sketchnote this week that outlines the reasons for the policy of appeasement in the 1930s. Sketchnoting is a note taking technique that combines text, graphics, connectors, and containers and is a nice option to have if...