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The first use of bronze
I can explain when the Bronze Age was and how bronze is made.
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Year 3
The first use of bronze
I can explain when the Bronze Age was and how bronze is made.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The Bronze Age began nearly 4000 years ago in Britain.
- This took place because many humans across the world began to make bronze.
- Bronze is made by melding the metals copper and tin to combine their properties.
- The Bronze Age began at different points for different civilisations.
- Copper is common but tin less so; tin had to be traded to make bronze.
Keywords
Bronze Age - the Bronze Age is a period in history when humans used bronze
Ore - rock or soil from which metal can be obtained
Smelting - smelting is the process heating a metal ore to extract the raw metal
Melding - melding is mixing or combining two things together
Common misconception
Bronze is a natural resource (metal) and not man-made.
Ensure children understand that bronze is a product that was made by humans.
Demonstrate the melding and casting processes involved in making bronze by making jelly. Mix jelly cubes and warm water together (melding) and pour into a mould to set (casting). Ensure this is done safely being aware of the warm water.
Teacher tip
Equipment
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - equipment
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these phrases refer to the past?
next week
in five years time
Q2.
Put the times in chronological order.
Q3.
How did humans live during the middle Stone Age?
in permanent houses made from bricks
in natural shelters like caves
Q4.
What material were tools made from in the Stone Age?
metal
plastic
Q5.
Which statement is correct?
Throughout the Stone Age, no humans lived in Britain.
Throughout the Stone Age, only one type of human lived in Britain.
Q6.
During the late Stone Age humans in Britain were often __________.
hunter-gatherers
traders
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
When did the Stone Age end in Britain?
approximately two million years ago
approximately two thousand years ago
Q2.
Why did the Stone Age end in Britain?
People began to make plastic.
People began to use stone.
Q3.
Bronze is made by melding two metals. Which two metals are melded to make bronze?
copper and gold
tin and iron
tin and gold
Q4.
Copper and tin are extracted by their ores.
Q5.
Match the word to the correct definition
mixing or combining two things together
extracting something from under the ground
heating a metal ore to extract the raw metal
Q6.
Which statement is correct?
Copper and tin ore were both very rare.
Both copper and tin ore were very common.