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History at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 5/6)

Unit 13: How has life in Britain changed since 1948?

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Resources

  • a time line showing decades since 1948
  • a range of information sources about different aspects of life since the war
  • information sources about different aspects of life before the Second World War
  • a visitor willing to be interviewed, and old enough to talk about changes in Britain since 1948
  • resources about population movement, immigration, emigration and consequent changes to life in Britain, [available from a number of organisations, including the Museum of London and The Commission for Racial Equality]
  • a range of resources, including videos, on changes in British life since 1948

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. How can we begin to find out about change since the Second World War?
2. What types of evidence can we use to find out about life in Britain since the Second World War?
3. THE ENQUIRY: What are the changes in work, home life, popular culture, population and technology in Britain since 1948? When did these changes happen?
4. THE ENQUIRY STAGE 1: What are the changes in work, home life, popular culture, population and technology in Britain since 1948? When did these changes happen?
5. THE ENQUIRY STAGE 2: What are the changes in work, home life, popular culture, population and technology in Britain since 1948? When did these changes happen?
6. THE ENQUIRY STAGE 3: What are the changes in work, home life, popular culture, population and technology in Britain since 1948? When did these changes happen?
7. THE ENQUIRY STAGE 4: What are the changes in work, home life, popular culture, population and technology in Britain since 1948? When did these changes happen?
8. THE ENQUIRY STAGE 5: What are the changes in work, home life, popular culture, population and technology in Britain since 1948? When did these changes happen?
9. What links and connections can we make between the changes in British life since 1948?
10. What have been the most important changes since 1948? How are these changes linked?