Florence nightingale long biography video
Florence nightingale long biography video
Florence nightingale long biography video for teens.
Teacher Notes
Questions to consider whilst watching the film
Depending on the focus of your lesson, you may wish to ask the following questions after the video, or pause the short film at certain points to check for understanding.
- Why it was such a shock to her family what Florence Nightingale wanted to do?
- How did Nightingale want to change the way nurses were trained?
- Which event gave her the opportunity to be a nurse?
- What were conditions like when Nightingale arrived at Scutari, and what changes took place?
- How may she have been regarded differently by the nurses, and by the soldiers?
- What happened when she returned to England?
- Why is Florence Nightingale remembered today?
- Does she deserve to be famous?
- What lessons can we learn from the life of Florence Nightingale?
Learning activities to explore after the video
History is a subject which can lend itself to a wide range of cross-curricular links.
As a teacher, you will have a greater awareness of how this top