Year 1 - History
Photographs of Britain in the 1960s and 70s
Photographs from history: what can they tell us about Britain's recent past?
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Unit Summary
This unit explores photography as a recent invention that records history, highlighting early photos of lost ways of life and the challenges of early 20th-century photography. Students learn about changes in recent history, including food, clothing, and more, through photos from the past century.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use photographs to describe some features of 1960s and 1970s Britain.
Key Notes
- Looking at photographs of Britain from the 1960s and 1970s can tell us about things that have changed.
- Photographs can tell us a lot about what people wore and the fashion during the 1960s and 1970s.
- A 1960s photograph of children playing outside their homes can tell us a lot about childhood in the 1960s.
- Photographs of protests can show us how some people were not treated fairly in the 1960s and 1970s.
Vocabulary To Learn
- fashion: fashion is the style that is popular at the time
- childhood: the period of time when someone is a child is their childhood
- protest: a protest is when people take action because there is something they want to be changed
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That photographs are the only way to find out about the 1960s and 1970s.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Summarise this historical learning in two key ideas.
Looking at photographs of Britain from the 1960s and 1970s can tell us about things that have changed. Photographs can tell us a lot about what people wore and the fashion during the 1960s and 1970s.
2. Define this history term and explain why it matters in this topic. 'fashion'
fashion is the style that is popular at the time.
3. Correct this common history misconception using evidence language.
Mistake: That photographs are the only way to find out about the 1960s and 1970s. Correction: Explain that photographs are one source that historians can use. They also look at written evidence such as newspaper articles and diaries. They can talk to people who were alive in the 1960s and 1970s and look at artefacts.
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