Learner Journey

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Learner Journey

• Studying Scotland through Social Studies
• Stirling Castle 2nd Level

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Studying Scotland through Social Studies Learner
Journey Stirling Castle Overview

• Possible prior experience
• A learner may have visited Stirling Castle and
  brought back a variety of souvenirs to share.
• Learners are aware that there are Castles in
  Scotland.
• Learners are aware that there have been battles
  in Scotland for a variety of reasons.

• Learning in lead curriculum area
• Mapping Where is Stirling?
• Timeline of Stirling Castle.
• The Environment and People who lived in the time
  period and their relevance to Scottish History.

• Skills
• Comparing
• Analysing
• Researching
• Problem Solving
• Co-operating
• Communicating

• Interdisciplinary Opportunities
• English and Literacy
• Technology
• Religious and Moral Education
• Expressive Arts

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Learning Opportunity A Stirling Castle
Trigger for Learning One learner went to visit
Stirling Castle at the weekend and brought back
souvenirs to share with the class. Stirling
Castle becomes a Scottish context for learning.
Possible Learning Opportunity Learners explore a
box of artefacts, maps and plans of Stirling
Castle. Each group researches a different
artefact and presents their findings in an
appropriate way to the rest of the class.

• Learning
• Setting a piece of evidence in place and time.

• Skills
• Researching and Analysing
• Communicating and Presenting.

Possible Evidence of Learning Presentation of
findings e.g. poster, notes, PowerPoint, verbal
feedback.
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Learning Opportunity B Stirling Castle
Trigger for Learning During research the learners
discovered information about Mary Queen of Scots
and her relationship with John Knox. This led to
discussion about Christianity and the
similarities and differences between Catholicism
and Protestantism.
Possible Learning Opportunity Learners could
write in the role of Mary Queen of Scots after
she has had an encounter with John Knox, drawing
on the religious tensions at the time.

• Learning
• Differences between Catholicism and Protestantism
• The tensions between the religions at the time

• Skills
• Discussing
• Reflecting
• Evaluating

Possible evidence of Learning Discussion in class
about the similarities and differences, diary
entries, application of the values and equality.
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Learning Opportunity C Stirling Castle
Trigger for Learning The class have been asked to
share some of their learning at assembly, so they
decide to make a sound story of a battle in the
history of Stirling Castle.
Possible Opportunity for Learning Learners work
in groups and use musical instruments and/or
other sounds to portray the story of the battle.
(The learners may then notate it.)

• Skills
• Communicating
• Co-operating/Negotiating
• Creating
• Evaluating
• Remembering
• Justifying

• Learning
• Expressing their knowledge of a story through
  music.

Possible Evidence of Learning Observation of
interactions, sound story will portray the
beginning middle and end of the story.