things that help us heal or get better when we are sick

Al-Razi, the doctor who cared for everyone

History

Nicolas Copernicus, the man who moved the Earth

Ada Lovelace, the woman who imagined computers

Marie Curie, the woman who lit up science

Sophia Duleep Singh, the princess who fought for women to have the vote

Nelson Mandela, the man who forgave

In ‘Significant individuals: how did they change the world?’ pupils learnt about six significant individuals from different periods to develop their chronological and substantive understanding. In ‘Stone Age Britain: what do archaeologists think they know about it?’ they begin to investigate more ways in which we know about the past.

In ‘Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?’ pupils built on their chronological and substantive knowledge in a depth study of Queen Victoria and Victorian Britain. In ‘Significant individuals: how did they change the world?’ they encounter six significant individuals from different periods to develop this further.

These stories of significant individuals from different periods help students understand when change has occurred due to individual agency. They learn about the diversity of those who have brought about change and gain a broader sense of history and curiosity about the past.

Significant individuals: how did they change the world?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Physical illness or injury, medical procedures, blood.

He believed careful observation could help explain illness.

He copied old books without questioning them.

What made Al-Razi different from people who believed sickness came from bad spirits?

Not everyone in the past believed sickness came from bad {{}} or punishment.

Why did Al-Razi choose the place where the last piece of meat had not rotted?

helped him understand how illnesses behaved

helped him see which treatments really worked

Match each action of Al-Razi to what it helped him do:

It caused doctors to stop testing medicines.

It helped doctors understand illnesses for many years.

It made Baghdad the richest city in the world.

What long-term impact did Al-Razi’s writing have?

Which of these is something people used a long time ago?

so we can choose the best way to help them

Why is it important to find out why someone is sick?

A {{}} can help someone when they have a cut.

to find out what their favourite food was

to understand how their ideas help us today

Why do we learn about people from the past?

Starter Quiz

What is history?