Life at the end of the last Ice Age

History

The big picture of the earliest humans in Britain

The evidence of the Paleolithic Era

Settlement during the Mesolithic Era

Skara Brae and life in the Neolithic Era

Significant Stone Age artefacts

In 'Stone Age Britain: what do archaeologists think they know about it?' pupils have learnt about how the archaeological record informs what we know about Stone Age Britain. In 'Bronze and Iron Age Britain: how did life change during this time?' pupils examine the archaeological record with a focus on the changes brought about by the Bronze and Iron Ages.

'Significant individuals who changed Britain: how did they fight for change?' strengthened pupils' knowledge of twentieth century British history by asking them to compare two individuals fighting for change. 'Stone Age Britain: what do archaeologists think they know about it?' contrasts this by transporting pupils to some of the earliest history of the British Isles, focusing on archaeology.

This unit examines the archaeological record that exists for Stone Age Britain and introduces pupils to the way in which archaeologists make claims based on this evidence. As the first unit in KS2, it covers the settlement of humans in Britain during the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic eras.

Stone Age Britain: what do archaeologists think they know about it?

Depiction of scary, confusing or unsettling events or characters placed in danger, including creation of a scary atmosphere through the use of music and sound.

Depiction or discussion of upsetting content

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

hunts animals and gathers berries and nuts for food

plants seeds and gathers in the crops for food

farms animals and gathers them in during the winter

The modern humans who appeared in Britain at the end of the last Ice Age were?

Homo sapiens moved around Britain and were nomadic

Homo sapiens used other materials instead of flint

Stone tools made from flint have been discovered in areas where flint is not found. What do archaeologists believe this shows?

Evidence suggests modern humans have lived in Britain continuously.

Evidence suggests modern humans came and left Britain before they settled.

Evidence suggests modern humans have always lived in Britain.

Which statement describes the presence of humans in Britain?

Starting with the longest ago, put the events into the order that they happened.

How long ago did homo sapiens settle in Britain?

What are people who study human history and artefacts found in the ground called?

What is the period in history called before written records and writing systems were used?

What is it called when the Earth becomes very cold for a long period of time?

How many Ice Ages have happened in Britain?

A small creature with sharp teeth and scales

A medium-sized creature with a spotty coat and antlers

A large creature covered in fur with big tusks

Which statement describes a woolly mammoth?

Life at the end of the last Ice Age

Lesson outcome

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