The following activity is one of a series developed for junior high school students (age 12-15). Each of the activities involves a historical discussion of a subject related to a certain curriculum topic, and takes the form of a teacher directed presentation/discussion with accompanying transparencies and worksheet.The choice and development of the activities was guided by certain general principles. The connection between the regular curriculum and the selected subject is meant to give relevance to the history and also, to motivate and deepen student understanding of subject matter. The structure of the activity enables the teacher to change, omit, or to add if he wishes. Points for discussion and questions to be worked are deliberately inserted at intervals to activate students, because in previous trial versions which were closer to the lecture format we found that students lost the thread and hence, also interest. Reactions to the present format were much more encouraging.
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