BBC
History
On this site you'll find in-depth articles, multimedia (like
games, virtual tours and animations) as well as bite-size
material like timelines and short biographies of historic
figures. Topics from Ancient History to Wars and Conflict.
Within each topic you'll find sub-topics devoted to key areas
such as Ancient Egypt or World War One. Much of the content is
about British History, though they're now expanding into other
areas.
BBC Walk Through Time
History Print-outs to
Do in the Classroom. Age
Range: 7-9 years old -History Key Stage 2 (England)
The Walk Through Time website is
based on the new BBC series of the same name, but can be used
independently to explore streets, people and houses of the
Roman, Viking, Tudor, Victorian times and the 1950s. These
periods are compared and contrasted using games and activities.
www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass
This constantly updated site is as informative and diverting
as an exploration of the British Museum itself and a beacon for
some of the great cultural institutions in this country that
struggle to make the most of the web. Here, objects stay online
long after they have been returned to the storerooms. There is
nothing ostentatious or gimmicky in the presentation of its
archive of 5,000 artefacts: as solid as a granite bust, it
displays photos and text with stark simplicity. The selection of
online tours is a potpourri of exotica that often displays a
keen curatorial eye, with plenty of insights into ancient
civilisations, and joins up the dots between related objects
better than the museum’s display cases.
Teaching Ideas -History
There are
links to some good History activities and games, recommended
books about History, and some links to other useful History
sites.
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