emsource September 25, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : History , add a commenthttp://www.emsource.org.uk/
The emsource project aims to promote the educational use of archives in the East Midland area. Despite the local focus, there are several sections that would be useful no matter where you are in the UK. “What did East Midland children eat during World War Two?” features an adult ration book, advertisements, menus and recipes from the period. “Was it exciting or boring to be a child living in the East Midlands during World War Two?” has quite a lot of material on the evacuation of children.
Portrait Detectives September 24, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Art & Design, History , add a commenthttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/nof/portraits/
This site features some of the Tudor portraits from the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. You can explore the paintings to find clues that reveal more about the historical figures.
Devices of Wonder September 19, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Design & Technology, History , add a commenthttp://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/devices/flash/
Explore the ways our ancestors entertained themselves with this fun site from the Getty Museum in the US. You can ’play’ online with a lot of cool toys and gadgets, many several hundred years old.
National Maritime Museum Resources September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : History, Various Subjects , add a commenthttp://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/nav.00500300l
The National Maritime Museum website has some excellent resources for Key Stage 1 and 2. Younger students can read about Trim, the ships’ cat or find out about the myths and legends behind the stars. There’s a section on safety at sea for older pupils as well as resources for the Tudors and the Vikings.
Second World War Memories September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : History , add a comment(Click here for the link)
I’ve had an email from Alan Howarth about the Heritage Lottery Trust project he’s recently been involved with. Alan was asked to interview Blackpool residents about life during World War II. He’s produced some edited compilations of the interviews (on subjects such as evacuees, the day war broke out and being frightened) which he’s made available through his website. They should be a useful resource for anyone studying this period in history.
Video interviews are a great way of capturing the memories of local people and they help bring history alive for students. I know there’s a fair amount of material like this available on the web already. You might also like to take a look at the North West Learning Grid’s video interviews at their Liverpool in the Blitz and their The Home Front websites. If anyone knows of any similar sites then please pass on the details.
Brims History Websites September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : History , add a commentTwo useful history websites…
Henry VIII and the Tudors
http://www.brims.co.uk/tudors/
This site contains lots of information about Tudor times along with plenty of facts about Henry VIII and his six wives.
The Romans in Britain
http://www.brims.co.uk/romans/
There’s lots of material on all aspects of Roman life including towns & homes, food & farming, clothes, Roman gods and why the Romans invaded Britain in the first place.
My Learning September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : History, Various Subjects , add a commenthttp://www.mylearning.org/
This is a great site from the museums, libraries and archives in Yorkshire. There’s a great ‘design a super bug’ interactive activity (where you can create all manner of weird bugs and print out a “Top Trumps” style card for your monster) and an interesting Victorian millionaire challenge.
As well as fun interactive games the site contains a large number of photo resources such as one that follows a trip through India and Pakistan, one on 20th Century artists and one on Saxon artifacts.
Collect Britain September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : History, Various Subjects , add a commenthttp://www.collectbritain.co.uk/
The Collect Britain website contains over 90,000 images and sounds from the collection of the British Library. Quite a few of the different exhibits will be of interest to primary teachers. There’s a large collection of Victorian photographs, a great batch of sound clips to illustrate regional accents and dialects and a lovely selection of religious manuscripts. The search engine is very interesting. Not only can you search by keyword but you can also find items of local interest by searching using a UK postcode.
Ancient Civilisations September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : History , add a commenthttp://www.ancientcivilizations.co.uk
Students can explore and compare civilisations from the ancient world using this site from the British Museum. It’s packed with objects, photographs and information on the themes of writing, buildings, cities, religion, trade and technology. The interface can be a little tricky to follow at times so the site would be best used with upper KS2 or in teacher led sessions with younger children.
Moving History September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : History , add a commenthttp://www.movinghistory.ac.uk/
This website showcases some of the films that form part of the UK’s twelve public film archives. The movies (some amateur, other professional) date from the birth of film (1895) to the present day. There’s several films that will be useful for primary teachers in general (including one of a school air raid practice) and many will be of interest to schools in particular areas due to their local history links.
