Summary:
Investigating History is a programme for Key Stage 3 that provides thematic chapters, which incorporate historical enquiries and examine change over time. Each book in the series features summative tasks, which connect different aspects of historical issues and themes within chapters, and provide excellent opportunities for extended work and assessment. The series also includes a wide variety of activities, which not only help students develop their skills of historical enquiry, but use literacy, citizenship and ICT to achieve meaningful outcomes.
In addition, each text incorporates elements of the Foundation Strand of the KS3 Strategy as a means of enhancing the teaching and study of history. Authors have ensured that meaningful progression can be achieved through clearly signposted assessment opportunities that are built into the fabric of the course and relate directly to the National Curriculum levels of attainment. Finally, each unit of the series is supported by a Teacher Resource CD-ROM, which contains guidance and support materials for teachers. This comprises a scheme of work, strategies aimed at effective differentiation and assessment, support activities that can be used by pupils of varying ability to complete enquiries and summative tasks, and self-standing homework activities.

• Provides discrete enquiries that link together to enable students to consider big historical questions
• Each unit of the series has a mainstream and foundation title that are fully compatible for use in mixed-ability classes
• Integrates aspects of the Key Stage 3 strategy to encourage better teaching of the subject and to allow students to test their skills in the context of literacy, ICT and Citizenship as well as good History
• Features chapters that are thematic in their coverage of popular topics within Unit 3 of the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum for History

Table of Contents:
Introduction - What can Jack the Ripper tell us?
An Age of Wonder - How did the Victorians feel about the Industrial Revolution?
A Case of Murder - Did the Industrial Revolution destroy its own children?
A Tale of Two Cities - What was life like in Dickens’ London?
Victorian Religion - Did God die in the 19th century?
Ruling Britannia - Did the Victorians invent Democracy?
Heroes in the Hunt for Health - Who did most for medicine in the 19th century?
The Empire - Should Britons be proud of the British Empire?
Postscript - What did Jack the Ripper ever do for us?

About the Author(s):
John D Clare is Deputy Headteacher at Greenfields Comprehensive School, Newton Aycliffe and a well-known author of educational textbooks.
The series editor is Martyn Whittock, an experienced author and History teacher.

Readership:
Key Stage 3 students of British History 1750-1900