This enquiry falls into five parts:
A selection of four related enquiry tasks which encourage pupils to explore and then evaluate evidence about the life of a climbing boy. The evaluative task is particularly suitable for the gifted and talented working at level 5 in Year 5 and 6.
Introduction
Pupils already know a little about climbing boys but have not yet studied any evidence. Using the ‘slow reveal’ technique, pupils have to predict what is happening in a stimulus picture (slide 2 of PowerPoint presentation) showing a climbing boy being sold. Ask pupils to speculate from the small part of the picture they can see that is not covered up by coloured boxes. They should spot that a lady is being paid money in her house, by a man with a very dirty hand!! Click on the green shape first then the blue then the orange, each time asking
