St John's C of E Primary School
"Use your God-given gifts to serve others." 1 Peter 4: 10
Year 3
Hello Year 3!
Timeline Challenge!
Open your timeline and learn some important periods in history. Can you memorise important dates?
TOP TIP!
BC = Before Christ. This refers to periods of time before Jesus was born.
AD = Anno Domini (Latin). This refers to periods of time after Jesus was born.
Amazing Archaeologists Quiz
Answer these questions. Use the Knowledge Organiser and website links to help you.
What’s the difference between prehistoric and historic eras?
What do BC and AD mean? Why is it important?
What is the role of an archaeologist and historian?
Describe 2 sources of evidence and what they tell us about people in the Stone/Bronze/Iron Age?
How did life change for people across the 3 ages? Why did those changes happen?
https://archaeology.mrdonn.org/stone_bronze_ironage.html
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/z82hsbk
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/zd9cxyc
https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/the-iron-age
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Iron-Age/353302
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/skara-brae/
Genius Geology Quiz
Answer these questions. Use the Knowledge Organiser and website links to help you.
What is the difference between and primary and secondary sources of evidence for historians?
What kind of source is a fossil?
Why is reliability of sources important to historians?
What is an ancient civilisation?
When did Mary Anning live and why is her life important to us?
Where, when and how did Pompeii happen? How was it discovered?
Do all historians agree about what the sources tell us?
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/mountains/volcanoes.htm
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/physical-geography/volcano-facts/
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/zj89t39
https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/earthquakes
Gods and Heroes Quiz
Answer these questions. Use the Knowledge Organiser and website links to help you.
Explain the terms: trade, democracy and philosophy when thinking about the Ancient Greeks.
What is an ancient civilisation? What other ancient civilisations can you name?
When did the Ancient Greeks live?
Name a source that tells us about life in Ancient Greece – what does it tell us?
How is modern Greece different to Ancient Greece?
What legacy has Ancient Greece left for us?
How was life in Ancient Greece different/same as life in Iron Age Britain?
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/z87tn39
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03g64rg
http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/greece/interactive.htm
https://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/activities/greek-timeline/
http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/milliongreece.html
The Empire Strikes Back Quiz
Answer these questions. Use the Knowledge Organiser and website links to help you.
Explain the terms: empire, occupation and invasion, when thinking about the Romans in Britain.
When was Rome founded, and what was happening in other parts of the world (Greece and Britain) at the same time?
Who was in Britain when the Romans invaded?
When and how did they invade?
Name some primary sources that tell us about life in Roman Britain.
Do all historians agree with each other about what these sources tell us?
What were the legacies of Roman occupation?