HistoryYears 10–11Historical Skills

Comparison

Compare historical periods, sources or interpretations identifying similarities and differences

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have two old photos: one of a horse-drawn cart and one of a modern car. You can compare them by looking at what's the same and what's different.

  2. 2

    When you compare two things, what are you looking for?

  3. 3

    Let's compare two historical events: the first moon landing (1969) and the first flight (1903).

  4. 4

    Drag the labels to compare a Roman soldier and a medieval knight.

  5. 5

    Which of these is a similarity between a Roman soldier and a medieval knight?

  6. 6

    Use the bar model to compare the number of years between two events: the end of World War I (1918) and the end of World War II (1945).

  7. 7

    What is the key difference between comparing and just describing?

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