Germany 1918-1939: Using Sources
Before your visit
o Make sure that members of staff have a map of the site and the staff notes (below). They must know the time and location of their teaching session.
o Have a look at our Home Front museum trail to find out more about IWM Duxford’s Second World War collections. You can print and copy it for the students to use, or just use it as a source of ideas to structure your visit.
o Remember to bring payment and your entry ticket with you on the day.
Your session
The session will last for an hour and a half and will be based on an enquiry question of your choice – please contact Alison Giles on or 01223 497206 to discuss your question. The introduction will look at how to use a range of sources and the difference between describing, explaining and analysing a source. There will then be time for students to work with a wide range of sources, including photographs, letters, propaganda posters, legal documents, artefacts and interviews. The focus of the workshop will be on linking sources closely to the question.
Learning Objectives
o Having the opportunity to study history from a variety of perspectives, including political, social, economic and cultural
o Working with a wide range of sources from the period, including written and visual sources, artefacts, film, photographs and oral accounts
o Learning how to interpret sources and to consider the intent of the creator of a source
o Increasing students’ understanding of how to select and use sources for themselves
Germany 1918-1939: Staff notes
Your visit
Check that you have a map of the site and know the times of your booked activity and lunch.
USING SOURCESTime: / Location: Learning Space 1
AirSpace Hangar. Go through the doors and turn right after the Polaris nuclear missile.
Follow the path with the dots, at the end go left.
You will see toilets, then the doors to the Eating Space (leave coats and bags there) and then the doors for Learning Space 1.
A member of museum staff will meet you at the door to Learning Space 1 at your session time.
Lunch
Time: / Location: Eating Space (or outside if the weather is nice).
Your session
The session will last for an hour and a half and will be based on an enquiry question chosen by your school. The introduction will look at how to use a range of sources and the difference between describing, explaining and analysing a source. There will then be time for students to work with a wide range of sources, including photographs, letters, propaganda posters, legal documents, artefacts and interviews. The focus of the workshop will be on linking sources closely to the question.
Learning Objectives
o Having the opportunity to study history from a variety of perspectives, including political, social, economic and cultural
o Working with a wide range of sources from the period, including written and visual sources, artefacts, film, photographs and oral accounts
o Learning how to interpret sources and to consider the intent of the creator of a source
o Increasing students’ understanding of how to select and use sources for themselves
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KS3/4: Germany 1918-1939