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We've scoured the Internet for web sites that you might find useful.
Some are useful for homework, studies and general learning. There's also a selection for non-school activities!
Current Category: History
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1. Year 6 - Ancient Mexico
http://www.ancientmexico.com/content/map/index.html
Wonderfully visual site with lots of information about the Aztecs.
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2. 20th century history
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/browse/1900-2000.html
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3. 20th century timeline
http://history1900s.about.com/library/weekly/aa110900a.htm
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4. Ancient Egypt Research
http://egypt.mrdonn.org/index.html
Find out all you want to know about life (and death) in Ancient Egypt.
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5. Ancient Greek Olympics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/classics/olympics/flashmovie.shtml
Information about the olympic games in ancient Greece.
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6. Anglia Campus
http://www.angliacampus.com/public/pri/history/greeks/
Lots of information about the ancient Greeks.
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7. BBC Schools - Ancient Greece
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/index.shtml
A look at life, culture and events.
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8. BBC Wales Celts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/celts
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9. Castles - National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/castles/enter.html
A good information site but a fair bit of reading skills required.
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10. Castles of Herefordshire
http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/castles/index2.htm
A more advanced site on real castles.
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11. Egyptian Tomb Adventure
http://www.nms.ac.uk/education/egyptian/index.php
Journey to Egypt to learn about life under the Pharaohs.
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12. Headline History
http://www.headlinehistory.co.uk
A great site that allows you to interview witnesses of historic events. Focuses on Romans, WWII, Tudors and Victorians. Be the journalist!
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13. History Essentials - Ancient greece Ideas
http://4learning.co.uk/essentials/history/units/greeks_bi.shtml
Worksheets and Online quiz.
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14. history on the net
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Tudors/discoverers_explorers.htm
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15. homework tudors
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/tudors/exploration.htm
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16. Kids Castle
http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/castle/
An interactive site all about knights and castles
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17. Translator
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/lat.html
Translate Enflish to Latin for your Coat of Arms.
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18. tudor exploration
http://www.3dhistory.co.uk/factsheets/12TudorExploration.html
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19. tudor explorers
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/tudors/explorers.htm
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20. Upper KS2 History Topic Activities
http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/access/egypt/print_egypt.htm
A range of games, activities and information on most of the history topics covered in years 4,5 and 6.
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21. Victorian inventions
http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk
Information on Victorian inventions.
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22. Victorian jobs (Industrial revolution)
http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/victorian/vindust.html
A useful site for year 5. Use this to find out a bit more information on the jobs that some adults and children did. Also some information about living conditions.
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23. Victorian school
http://www.taw.org.uk/lic/victorianschool/main.htm
A virtual Victorian school. Look around the school to find the objects. Watch short video clips of how those items were used.
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24. War of the Roses
https://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/tudors/waroftheroses.htm
Site outlining key events that saw the Tudors become rulers of England.
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25. Y6 - Tudor Britain
http://www.tudorbritain.org/
An interactive and informative site concerning many aspects of Tudor life.
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26. Year 5 Blaenavon & Big Pit
http://www.norbiton.com/blaenavon
A site that provides lots of detail on the history of this Welsh mining town as well as tourism in the area.
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27. Year 6 - Create a Coat of Arms
http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/british_galleries/designa/coat_of_arms/coat_of_arms.html
Create a coat of arms
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28. Year 6 - Mexicolore -The Aztecs
http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/index.php?one=azt&two=aaa
Great site for exploring Aztec culture.
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29. Year 6 - The Mary Rose
http://www.maryrose.org/explore/index.htm
A site that lets you explore the Mary Rose. Listen to some of the men on board tell you about their work. Find out more about life on board a ship during Tudor times.
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30. Year 6 Lesson Elisabeth I
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Lessons/elizabeth1/eliz1main.htm
An online lesson providing key information about this Tudor Monarch.
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31. Year 6 -The Aztecs
http://www.42explore2.com/aztec.htm
A good starting point to research Aztec history on the web.
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