IMPORTANT: Some of these worksheets refer to the textbook “Edexcel GCSE (9-1 History, Medicine through time, c1250-present” (editor Leonard A. and published by Pearson) ISBN 9781292127378 and will not be usable without a copy of this text.

This Edexcel 9-1 GCSE unit covers around 2 lessons depending upon your class and their overall ability/work rate.

Aims and Objectives:
To understand how people dealt with the Black Death, 1348-49; approaches to treatment and attempts to prevent its spread.

The Power Point leads students through all activities with regular feedback and accompanying worksheets. These include a starter fact file, information categorisation/analysis and a final TV news report group competition followed by the textbook end of unit recall quiz. Having already completed two full written assessments as part of the unit, the competition injects a bit of fun.