Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past?

A Roman case study.

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of why people leave their homeland to settle in another country; use a range of information to ask and answer questions about events related to Roman Britain; show knowledge and understanding of why Boudicca led a revolt, what happened and some of the results; know that an event can be interpreted in different ways; know about aspects of life in Celtic and Roman Britain; present information they have researched, using the terminology appropriate to the period.

Activities l Resources

Teaching Activities

Create an interactive quiz
Children use the Internet for the information and PowerPoint to create the hyperlinked quiz.
Quiz Show Powerpoint Templates

Roman Newspaper
Children create a newspaper on the landing of the Roman army

Create a multimedia presentation titled 'What I know about the Romans'.

Children search a website about Roamans and present their findings using a DTP package, such as Textease, combining images and text.

Powerpoint Resource - (Greenwich ICT)

Maps of Roman Britain
Roman Britain Circa 400 (307K)
From "The Public Schools Historical Atlas" by Charles Colbeck, 1905.

Create a Mosaic using repeated patterns ICT Link Unit 4B. Repeated patterns
To use the skills and techniques they have learnt to organise , reorganize and communicate ideas
To select suitable information and prepare it for processing, using ICT

As part of a visit to a Roman site, discuss the customs and ways of life that the Romans introduced to Britain . Explore the houses and interior designs, particularly the use of mosaic decorations. Point out where the patterns on the mosaics are made up of simple shapes, and where they are based on animals, plants or other objects. What do the pictures tell us about Roman life and settlement in Britain ?

Mosaics of Roman Britain Gallery

Explain that throughout history, pattern has been used to increase the value of objects and to display the skill of the craftsman. Tell the children they are going to apply the key ideas and techniques they have learnt to produce a mosaic design. Ask them to think of a purpose for their work, and where it might be displayed as a repeating pattern.

Ask the children to use a variety of media to produce the mosaic, including scanned images to make a composite image. They should review work in progress and amend the designs, saving draft versions.

Print out some examples of draft and final patterns and compare them. Ask the children to talk about the changes they made to their work in progress. Compare all the patterns made using different media. How does ICT help us in working with pattern? What is harder to achieve with ICT than with other media?

Learning Outcomes

• use a variety of materials, created on and away from the computer, to make a mosaic

Resources

Roman Photographs

Roman Life - Clicker 5 Resource on LearningGrids.com

Textease Timeline on Invaders and Settlers.

Smartboard Resource - (Greenwich ICT)

Smartboard Resource - (Smart Education)

Promethean Resource - (National Whiteboard Network)

Powerpoint Resource - (National Whiteboard Network)

Roman Images (Teacher Resource Exchange)

Romans - Nuffield Primary History
Teacher notes, resources and examples of pupils work.
www.primaryhistory.org/

Teaching Resources including powerpoints

www.primaryresources.co.uk	www.teachingideas.co.uk

General Websites

www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/	www.snaithprimary.eril.net/roconten.htm

www.romansinsussex.co.uk/	www.brims.co.uk/romans/	www.cleo.net.uk

Game www.bbc.co.uk/history/	www.bbc.co.uk/education/

www.bgfl.org	Roman Gods www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/roman/

Information on Boudicca