a world that moves around the Sun; from far away, it can look like one of the tiny stars in the night sky

a tool that helps people see faraway things in the sky

a person who learns about science and carries out investigations

finding out something important for the first time

Nicolas Copernicus, the man who moved the Earth

History

Al-Razi, the doctor who cared for everyone

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?

a bright star that stays still in the sky

Copernicus treated the night sky like a giant {{}} and recorded where planets appeared.

Copernicus believed the {{}} was at the centre and the planets circled it.

Copernicus watched the sky with his eyes.

Starting with the earliest, sort these events into time order:

It challenged old beliefs they thought were correct.

It described new planets they had never heard of.

Why were leaders shocked when they read Copernicus’ book?

because he changed how people understood the sky

because he pushed the Earth with his hands

Why do we remember Copernicus as someone who “moved the Earth”?

Al-Razi was a {{}} who was always curious about how to help sick people.

What did Al-Razi hang around the streets of Baghdad to help him choose the best place for a hospital?

A worried mother carried her sick child through the streets.

Al-Razi listened to the mother and felt the boy’s forehead.

Al-Razi used observation and his past learning to treat the boy.

Starting with the first, sort these events into the correct order:

Al-Razi tested different mixtures to make {{}} that would help sick people get better.

Which of these actions showed how Al-Razi learned as a doctor?

people found meat hanging in those countries

Why did Al-Razi’s ideas spread to Persia, India, and Europe?

Nicolas Copernicus, the man who moved the Earth

Lesson outcome