History 7-11 strengths Caitlin Gillespie draws comparative sketches

Caitlin Gillespie draws comparative sketches between Boudica and the positive and negative examples with which readers associate her

illuminating the contemporary battlefields of knowledge These essays explore the language of development

The last documented sighting of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker--one of the rarest and most intriguing animals in the world--was noted over 50 years ago

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History 7-11 strengths Caitlin Gillespie draws comparative sketchesLearning history is remembered by many teachers as a passive process involving 'learning dates'. In this book, the emphasis is on 'doing history' making sense of the past through the process of investigation as a true historian would. The authors argue that children should be involved in historical investigations, thus developing the skills and processes that underpin historical understanding. Using an Action Research approach to improving practice,