A timeline with a reason
Pupil resources for this lesson. Use these sheets alongside the matching slideshow.
LAUNCH Humanities Autumn1 W4 Timeline Pupil
LAUNCH HUMANITIES / PUPIL SHEET 1
Six dated event cards
Autumn 1 · Week 4 · A timeline with a reason
Name: __________________________ Date: ______________
These are teaching summaries, not original documents. T1/T2: UK Parliament, Women and the vote. T3: National Archives (W). T4: Historic England (B). T5: UK Parliament (R). T6: UK Parliament, Britain joins the EEC. Full links are in the Teacher Guide.
| Card | Year | Event |
| T1 | 1918 | Many women aged 30 and over who met property conditions gained a parliamentary vote; most men 21 and over could vote. |
| T2 | 1928 | Women gained the parliamentary vote on the same age terms as men: 21. |
| T3 | 1948 | Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury on 22 June. |
| T4 | 1963 | The Bristol bus-crew employment colour bar ended after the boycott campaign. |
| T5 | 1965 | A Race Relations Act prohibited discrimination in specified public places, with important gaps. |
| T6 | 1973 | The UK joined the European Economic Community (EEC). |
LAUNCH HUMANITIES / PUPIL SHEET 2
Construct your timeline
Autumn 1 · Week 4 · A timeline with a reason
Draw a line exactly 100 mm long. Label its left end 1900 and right end 2000. Each 1 mm represents one year. Mark decades every 10 mm. Place cards above and below the line so close dates stay readable.
| Card | Year minus 1900 | Distance from left end |
| T1 | ||
| T2 | ||
| T3 | ||
| T4 | ||
| T5 | ||
| T6 |
My timeline:
LAUNCH HUMANITIES / PUPIL SHEET 3
Rank for a question
Autumn 1 · Week 4 · A timeline with a reason
Rights and participation: my top three cards and reasons:
Migration: my top three cards and reasons:
The ranking changed because:
The dates did not change because:
A gap on the timeline tells us / does not tell us:
Source: Humanities_Teesside/Teaching_Packs/LAUNCH/Week_4/LAUNCH_Humanities_Autumn1_W4_Timeline_Pupil.docx