Sss history gcse option evening - parents guide

St Sampson’s Parents Guide to GCSE History:
AQA Schools History Project (3041)
Paper 1: Medicine & Public Health.
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Development in understanding of causes & Contact: Mr Rees, Head of Humanities
treatment of illness from Prehistoric to today.
Public Health in Britain from Roman period to 21st century.
Coursework:
Worth 37.5% of final mark.
Modern World: Arab - Israeli Conflict.
Paper 2: The American West 1840 - 95.
Local Study: Castle Cornet
How & why did USA expand to control all lands Worth 25% of final mark.
When? Y10 Summer Term.
Worth 37.5% of final mark.
Where? Students will complete coursework
at both school and at home. Deadline: ALL
Useful GCSE Revision Guide Books
Recommended for Grade A* to D students:
• Coordination Group Publications: GCSE
History is one of the most highly
Schools History Project: The American
regarded subjects by employers
West and Medicine through Time: Revision Recommended for Grade D to G students:
• BBC Bite Size GCSE Schools History
 Useful History Websites 
HOMEWORK is set every WEEK.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/ Need a teacher? For homework,
 Watch Historical Films & Documentaries 
As a family watch films & programmes on the topics covered to encourage discussions with your child. THE BIG PICTURE
Year 11: Paper 1: Study in Development:
Medicine and Public Health through
Year 10: Paper 2: Enquiry in Depth:
Medicine in the Ancient World c10,000 BC.
The American West 1840 - 95
• Prehistoric societies
• Ancient Egypt
Who were the Plains Indians?
• Ancient Greece.
• Ancient Rome
Why did the early settlers move
Medicine c500. c1700
• Impact of the fall of the Roman Empire on
How was cattle ranching affected
• Nature and importance of Islamic medicine.
by the railways?
• Impact of superstition and Christianity on
Why were farmers able to settle
• The challenging of medical authority:
on the Great Plains?
• Continuing traditional methods: bleeding,
Why was law and order a problem
on the Great Plains?
Medicine in the Industrial and Modern
World c1700-present day
How did the arrival of white
• Vaccination; the Germ Theory and its
people on the Great Plains affect
impact on the treatment of diseases: magic the Indians way of life?
How successfully was the Indian
• Role of the World Health Organisation in
problem resolved?
fighting disease and ill health.
• Modern issues in medicine: AIDS, drugs
revolution.
Surgery
2006 GCSE Grade
• Developments in anaesthetics, antiseptics,
Boundaries
aseptic surgery.
• Establishment of a nursing profession and
women doctors.
• Impact of World Wars on surgery.
• Impact of technology
Homework is a very important part of the History GCSE course. Studies show that
students who complete homework achieve better grades. Homework is set each week.

Source: http://stsampsonshigh.sch.gg/pdfs/History_GCSE_Parents_Guide.pdf