Why is Pompeii’s Destruction Important Today?

This lesson contains:
A starter to study a painting of the explosion of Vesuvius. Students can discuss and debate what is going on and look at the provenance as well.
Slides with background information on about where Pompeii was and what it was like. The slides take students through the explosion and there are two videos about the eruption. One of them looks at the different threats posed by the explosion while the second looks at how people tried to survive. Students can then discuss this as a group.
An activity to use a series of provided sources to uncover details about the explosion and complete the worksheet. Students are prompted with what source to study and have the questions there to complete on the cause, experiences of the explosion and the importance today.
A series of slides which summarise how Pompeii is today and asking students to consider why it’s important Pompeii is open to the public and what we can potentially learn.
A plenary to consider the importance of the event overall.
 
Attachments:
1 x Powerpoint Presentation
2 x Publisher Files