Cops and robbers - How much do you know about the Stone Age?

The "Cops and robbers" activity is an engaging group exercise designed to test and expand pupils' knowledge about the Stone Age. In groups of four, pupils begin by spending two minutes to jot down everything they can recall about the Stone Age on the left side of a chart. This is their own recalled knowledge. Following this, each pupil has one minute to review the contributions of their peers, identifying any new information that they themselves did not remember.

After reviewing each other's work, pupils have the opportunity to 'steal' this newfound knowledge by adding it to a separate section of the chart labelled 'stolen knowledge'. Each piece of information recorded, whether from their own memory or gleaned from others, is worth two points. The entire activity is designed to take around 15 minutes, encouraging quick thinking and learning from one another. It's a dynamic way to consolidate their understanding of the Stone Age and recognise the changes that took place in Britain from the beginning of the Stone Age to the end of the Iron Age.