GCSE Humanities: Timelines, Case Studies, and Map Skills
Dual‑coded timelines, case study flipcards, and map skills diagrams for History and Geography, with exam‑style prompts and Cartisio automation.
History: Chronology, Causation, and Significance
Build anchored timelines from sequence → cause → consequence → significance. Group causes (economic/political/social) and explain short vs long‑term impacts. Worked: Rank three causes of an event and justify with two‑sentence evidence‑based explanations.
Geography: OS Maps and Case Studies
Read OS symbols, scale, and contour lines. Use 4‑ and 6‑figure grid references. For case studies, structure: location, key facts, causes, effects, responses, evaluation. Worked: Give a 6‑figure grid reference and summarise a flood case in six concise bullets.
How Cartisio Helps
- Auto‑builds timelines with colour coding for themes.
- Generates flipcards for key case facts and command words.
- Produces map‑skills diagrams with quick checks and model answers.
- Suggests short, high‑quality explainer videos (age‑appropriate, concise, captioned).
Evidence and Further Reading
- Dual Coding (Paivio): visuals + concise text for chronology and spatial skills.
- Retrieval Practice (Roediger & Karpicke): frequent recall of case facts and command words.
- Spacing (Cepeda et al.): revisit themes across weeks to retain comparative knowledge.