Learning objective
- To use the census to make inferences about people from the past.
Success criteria
- I can use the census to make inferences
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum for history
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Attention grabber
Display the Interactive presentation: Investigating the past of our local area.
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Extended-mode explainer videos
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should use Activity: Watercourse Alley statements (support) to decide if the statements are true or false.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could use Activity: Watercourse Alley statements (extension), in which pupils are given data from the census and are instructed to create questions that can be answered using this data.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying the type of information the
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Vocabulary definitions
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census
An official survey of the population that is carried out every ten years.
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enumerator
A person employed to collect census forms and enter them into the enumeration book.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y6: What does the census tell us about our area?
Lesson 1: What does the census tell us about the people living in our local area?
Lesson 2: What happened to Mary Bucktrout? (Part 1)
Lesson 3: What happened to Mary Bucktrout? (Part 2)
Lesson 4: How did Mary Bucktrout feel about the key events in her life?
Lesson 5: Who lived in our local area? (Part 1)
Lesson 6: Who lived in our local area? (Part 2)