New Technology in

WWI

Scots on the Western Front: Assessment

Today you will be able to…

• Decide as part of a group which part of WW1 you will study.

• Identify new weapons used in World War1.

• Select four weapons and explain their use.

• Explain which of the weapons you have studied was most effective.

What are you going to do?• You are going to make up a power point with other members of your group.• You will be given two choices: The Home Front During WW1 New Technology during WW1• In your power point you can use information from a range of sources: books, Websites,

TV programmes, DVDs etc.• In order to pass this part of your course you and your group must present your power point or a part of it to the rest of the class.

Slide 2: Introduction

•What was the ‘Western Front’• Include a general description of a trench, focus on how it protected soldiers•What was meant by a stalemate in trench warfare?•Explain what you will include in your Power Point about how both sides tried to break the stalemate.

Slide 3 Attacking a Trench

•What was the usual method of attacking a trench?•How successful was this method?•Give an example of a trench battle that involved Scottish soldiers? – use a primary source to give examples of what happened.

Slide 4 –New Weapons

•Make a list of as many new or improved weapons used in WW1•Try to say when they were introduced?•Why were they introduced – what did both sides hope for?

Slide 5 – You Choose

•On the next slides you will pick four of these weapons.• Describe them in action, you could quote from a source, use a website, watch a DVD etc.• Supply a photograph to show the weapon in use – this will be a primary source.•Say what their strengths (good points)are• Say what their weaknesses(bad points) are.

Slide 6 – Weapon 1Name?

•Description• Photograph •Strengths (good points)•Weaknesses (bad points).

Slide 7 – Weapon 1Name?

•Description• Photograph •Strengths (good points)•Weaknesses (bad points).

Slide 8 – Weapon 1Name?

•Description• Photograph •Strengths (good points)•Weaknesses (bad points).

Slide 9 – Weapon 1Name?

•Description• Photograph •Strengths (good points)•Weaknesses (bad points).

Slide 10 – Your Conclusion

Now you must sum up your information

• Which of your weapons was the most effective against the enemy?• You must say why this weapon worked so well.•Compare your weapon to any other used to attack a trench and say why it was an improvement, can you give any evidence to back this up e.g. the name of a battle or quote from a source?

Success Criteria• I was able to work as part of a group to decide which part of WW1 we would study.

• I identified a number of new weapons used in World War1.

• I selected four weapons and explained their strengths & weaknesses.

• I could compare different new weapons used in WW1

• I explained which of the weapons that my group studied was most effective and gave a reason why.