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Activity: Gunpowder Plot Orienteering Quiz

Children complete an interactive quiz on the Gunpowder Plot. They answer multiple choice questions, then use their orienteering map to visit control points and check each answer by looking for a specified letter on the control marker.

Summary

  1. Children select an answer for one of the questions on the Gunpowder Plot from their Activity Sheet.
  2. They check their answer by using their orienteering map to locate one of the control points. The correct answer is linked to a specified letter on the control marker.
  3. They continue until they have completed and checked all the questions on their Activity Sheet.

    Key Facts

  • History
  • Key Stage 2
  • Key Stage 3
  • British History
  • Gunpowder Plot
  • Activity Sheet Download Required
  • Orienteering Control Markers Required
  • Orienteering Map Required
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