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Workshops: Levels 1-2

Below is a list of workshops available for pupils at Levels 1 and 2 [P4 - P7]. Further information on each workshop can be obtained by using the link in the topic title.

Topic		Activity	Curriculum Areas
	What happens in an archive?	Find out what archivists and researchers do inside an archive. Try out some of their tasks for yourself.	Social Studies: people, past events and societies. Literacy and English

	Local history study	Investigate the development of an Edinburgh street using a variety of primary sources of evidence.	Social Studies: people, past events and societies. Social Studies: people, place and environment. Literacy and English

	Scotland's identity	Study heraldry, flags and coins from Scotland’s past. Design a new flag for Scotland or create your own coat of arms.	Social Studies: people, past events and societies. Literacy and English Expressive Arts

	The Flannan Isles Lighthouse mystery, 1900	Piece together the evidence surrounding the disappearance of the Lighthouse Keepers from the Flannan Isles Lighthouse in December 1900.	Social Studies: people, past events and societies. Literacy and English

	WW2: The Scottish Home Front	Discover what life was like in Scotland during WW2 using primary sources and film clips.	Social Studies: people, past events and societies. Literacy and English

	The role of Scottish women in WW2	Investigate the impact of the Second World War on the lives of women and how it changed their role in society.	Social Studies: people, past events and societies. Literacy and English Technologies

Workshops are also available for other levels:

Level 3 [S1-S2]

Level 4 [S3-S4]

Senior [S5-S6]

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