Activity Overview

After gaining context through watching a short video, and examining a website to understand how soldiers made their way from the battle front to the hospital, student groups will explore a specific innovation and its significance to the war. They will present their findings to the class as a whole. The final step each student will complete a table where they judge with evidence which is the most and which was the least significant innovation.

Curriculum connections

This activity was designed as an educational tool for educators teaching Ontario’s Grade 10 history course, Canadian History since World War I. Please read the teachers guide for further information on how the activity meets the curriculum’s course expectations.