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Photograph of two young school boys smiling and looking at a tablet screen, involved in a class learning activity.
Camden Summer University project run by the Youth Programme at Wellcome Collection, Steven Pocock. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Object-based activities for Key Stage 3 History students

This suite of student history resources focuses on three sets of objects in our permanent collections, linked by a curriculum theme.

Year 9 students can watch short videos about objects, read through differentiated object-information sheets and then tackle linked responsive activities.

Teachers can choose which resource type works best for their students if they don’t want to work through all of them.

Treatment and rehabilitation in the early 20th century: Kareau figure

Exploring the history and health links of a Kareau figure from the Nicobar Islands.

Health and belief in the early 20th century: Good-luck charms

Exploring good-luck charms that soldiers took to the battlefields with them.

Treatment and rehabilitation in the early 20th century: A French underground hospital at Verdun

Looking at a battlefield-hospital scene and helping us explore the idea of shell shock.

Health and belief in the early 20th century: Evil-eye amulet necklace

Exploring the protective qualities of a necklace amulet and how it can link to good health.

Treatment and rehabilitation in the early 20th century: Prosthetic limb

Exploring the history and health links of a prosthetic arm made for an injured soldier.

Health and belief in the early 20th century: Fakir’s sandals

Explore the history and health links of a pair of wooden spiked sandals from our collections. The sandals originated in India and were worn to demonstrate religious devotion.

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