Example e-TASC lesson
e-TASC in practice
Background and objectives
Here is an example of a lesson taught using the e-TASC tool and method. It was intended to be part of a series of 30–40 minute sessions for gifted and talented key stage 2 students, but can be adapted to many different age groups and timescales.
During the lesson students looked at recent historical artefacts. This fits directly within the history curriculum (in particular, Britain since 1940), but can also stimulate work in many other subject areas.
Students were presented with pictures and other stimulus material and throughout the lesson generated creative ideas that they saved to the e‑TASC tool.
Objectives
- To give students skills to think about artefacts in an historical context.
- To give students the opportunity and framework for artefact-based research.
- To allow students to create a portfolio of research, stored online.
- To enable students to establish and follow a line of enquiry, identifying and using relevant information.