How do identities change?
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how and why identities change over time.
Key learning points
- Belonging to a group can give you a sense of safety and security and it helps form your identity.
- Identities can change over time for many reasons, including personal choice, experiences, influences and life events.
- Some parts of our identity are fixed including genes inherited by our parents, e.g. eye colour and facial features.
- Countries' identities can also change. The United Kingdom has changed its identity many times over the years.
Keywords
Identities - who people are, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others
Belonging - the feeling of security and support when there is a sense of acceptance, inclusion, and identity for a member of a certain group
United Kingdom - an island country that sits north-west of mainland Europe. It is made up of mainland Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) and the northern part of the island of Ireland (Northern Ireland)
Common misconception
Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.
Ireland is a separate country that gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1922, but Northern Ireland is part of the UK.
Teacher tip
Make this lesson more relatable by exploring why a particular pupil or the teacher's identity has changed over time.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What information does a passport NOT contain?
Q2.What can be used as a symbol of identity?
Q3.Nurture comes from your upbringing and ...
Q4.Characteristics like eye colour and facial features are decided by ...
Q5.People who support a particular club or organisation adopt a identity.
Q6.Match the word to the correct definition.
your biological background
belonging to more than one group at the same time
the way we were brought up
who a person is, or the qualities of a person that make them unique
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How does belonging to a group make you feel?
Q2.Do the groups you belong to change as you go through life? Yes or no?
Q3.Why do identities change over time?
Q4.Which one of these is not part of the United Kingdom?
Q5.The movement of people between different countries, called , is changing the UK's identity.
Q6.Match the word with the correct definition.
the United Kingdom leaving the European Union in 2020
the colour of the British passport since 2020
the colour of the passport before Brexit
Lots of migration happened after this event
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