Overview

History Lab Title: Auxiliary Personnel in the First World War

Estimated Time: 3-4 hours

Appropriate Grades: High School

Relevant TEKS (for Texas students):

WH.10 History. The student understands the causes and impact of World War I. The student is expected to: (B) identify major characteristics of World War I, including total war, trench warfare, modern military technology, and high casualty rates.

WH.28 Science, technology, and society. The student understands how major scientific and mathematical discoveries and technological innovations have affected societies from 1750 to the present. The student is expected to: (C) explain the effects of major new military technologies on World War I.

WH.29 Social studies skills. The student applies critical – thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. The student is expected to: (C) explain the differences between primary and secondary sources and examine those sources to analyze frame of reference, historical context, and point of view. (F) analyze information by finding the main idea, summarizing, drawing inferences and conclusions.

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In this history lab, you will learn about the devastating effects of new technology on human life during the First World War. You'll do that by seeing the war through the eyes of auxiliary medical personnel, like:

Stretcher Bearers.
Ambulance Drivers.
Chaplains.
Nurses.
Doctors.

To better understand the brave women and men that took on these roles, you'll read background information, examine primary source documents, and view digital copies of images from World War I. Be thinking about the following question - you'll be asked about it at the end of this lab.

How would you best characterize the contributions of the auxiliary personnel in the First World War?

As Dutiful?

As Heroic?

As Inventive?

Ready? Let's get started...