Pupils are shown a video tour of the site and discover when, where, and how it was built. They speculate as to why it was built.
Then play Call my Bluff working out which of the given explanations is the most plausible, before being given most recent expert view.
Learning objectives
- Pupils understand that it was built about 5,000 years ago, in stages.
- They can explain how it was built.
- They can speculate as to likely use and come to a reasoned judgement using evidence.
- They understand that it was one of many similar constructions from that time.
- They use provisional and tentative language (might have, perhaps, possibly, maybe etc.)
Starter
Reveal slide 2 which is of the standing stones at Stonehenge. Can pupils recognise it as clues are revealed?
Step 1
Discuss the fact that it is Stonehenge and explain where it fits in time, showing slide 3 or using the BBC interactive timeline.
Now use a short video clip from BBC Bitesize which gives you a brilliant time-lapse reconstruction of how the building we know as Stonehenge today was built up over time and has since fallen into decay. It is crucial that pupils realise what it looked
