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Industrial Revolution in the 1800s * * * * *

Industrial Revolution in the 1800s

 
Mainly suitable for:
Foundation Stage - Preschool
Review: This address only opens the about.com homework home page. Description of homework home page as follows: This is a homework portal. From the home page it possible to search for information on a wide range of National Curriculum topics. Quite wordy so more suitable for older students. Would make a good stating point for homework or project research. Also good for teacher research.
History
 
Slavery in the 19th century * * * * *

Slavery in the 19th century

 
Mainly suitable for:
Foundation Stage - Preschool
Review: This is a homework portal. From the home page it possible to search for information on a wide range of National Curriculum topics. Quite wordy so more suitable for older students. Would make a good stating point for homework or project research. Also good for teacher research. This sub-site is devoted to research about slavery during the 19th century.
History
 
Canada in the 1800s * * * * *

Canada in the 1800s

 
Mainly suitable for:
Foundation Stage - Preschool
Review: This address only opens the about.com homework home page. From here you can access further resources. Description of homepage as follows ; This is a homework portal. From the home page it possible to search for information on a wide range of National Curriculum topics. Quite wordy so more suitable for older students. Would make a good stating point for homework or project research. Also good for teacher research.
History
 
Technology at Home * * * * *

Technology at Home

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools
Review: A useful history website, with some excellent free resources for use in the classroom - suitable for secondary school use
History
 
Asia in the 1800s * * * * *

Asia in the 1800s

 
Mainly suitable for:
Foundation Stage - Preschool
Review: This address only opens the about.com homework home page. From here you can access further resources. Description of home page as follows This is a homework portal. From the home page it possible to search for information on a wide range of National Curriculum topics. Quite wordy so more suitable for older students. Would make a good stating point for homework or project research. Also good for teacher research.
History
 
Cold War in the 1900s * * * * *

Cold War in the 1900s

 
Mainly suitable for:
Foundation Stage - Preschool
Review: This is a homework portal. From the home page it possible to search for information on a wide range of National Curriculum topics. Quite wordy so more suitable for older students. Would make a good starting point for homework or project research. Also good for teacher research.Lots of annoying popups. This sub-site gives links to resources on the history of the Cold War in the 20th century. Looks at issues such as the Cuban Missile Crisis,relationships between the USA and the Soviet Union.
History
 
The Middle Ages * * * * *

The Middle Ages

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools
Review: A useful history website, with some excellent free resources for use in the classroom - suitable for secondary school use
History
 
Simon Wiesenthal Center Home Page * * * * *

Simon Wiesenthal Center Home Page

 
Mainly suitable for:
KS3
Review: History. This site seeks to explore and explain the unexplainable. Year 9 pupils with your guidance will be able to confront the horror and come up with answers and wisdom.
History
 
North Atlantic in the 19th century * * * * *

North Atlantic in the 19th century

 
Mainly suitable for:
Foundation Stage - Preschool
Review: This is a homework portal. From the home page it possible to search for information on a wide range of National Curriculum topics. Quite wordy so more suitable for older students. Would make a good starting point for homework or project research. Also good for teacher research. Lots of annoying popups. Use the search facility to find out about the history of the North Atlantic in the 1800s.
History
 
Constructing a Tudor house * * * * *

Constructing a Tudor house

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: Carpenters create a timber frame building in the same way that the Tudors constructed homes.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
The Diary of Anne Frank - Miep hides the truth from the Van Daans * * * * *

The Diary of Anne Frank - Miep hides the truth from the Van Daans

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: Miep hides the truth about the what's happended to the Van Daan's home
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Forced movement of Africans * * * * *

Forced movement of Africans

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: Contrasting views of the movement of Africans in South Africa from existing homes to new townships.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Scotland During the Second World War * * * * *

Scotland During the Second World War

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools
Review: A useful history website, with some excellent free resources for use in the classroom - suitable for secondary school use
History
 
Make house by dot to dot * * * * *

Make house by dot to dot

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
United States * * * * *

United States

 
Mainly suitable for:
Foundation Stage - Preschool
Review: This address only opens the about.com homework home page. From here you can access further resources. Description of homepage as follows ;This is a homework portal. From the home page it possible to search for information on a wide range of National Curriculum topics. Quite wordy so more suitable for older students. Would make a good stating point for homework or project research. Also good for teacher research.
History
 
Tudor Homes * * * * *

Tudor Homes

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: Father and son look around a house confirming a list of items left after the grandfather’s death.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Longship design * * * * *

Longship design

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: How Viking longships were made and how the ships' design and materials allowed the Vikings to travel far from home.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Family describes joy of owning a TV * * * * *

Family describes joy of owning a TV

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: 1949. A family rejoices in their new television set.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
British women at war, 1914-1918 * * * * *

British women at war, 1914-1918

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: A brief review of the important part played by British women on the Home Front during the First World War.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Tudor Merchant Houses * * * * *

Tudor Merchant Houses

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: A look inside the home of a Tudor merchant in Ludlow.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Home front in Scotland * * * * *

Home front in Scotland

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: Brief review of the decline of the textile industry in the Scottish Borders.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Tour a modern house * * * * *

Tour a modern house

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
American Leaders in the 1800s * * * * *

American Leaders in the 1800s

 
Mainly suitable for:
Foundation Stage - Preschool
Review: This is a homework portal. From the home page it possible to search for information on a wide range of National Curriculum topics. Quite wordy so more suitable for older students. Would make a good stating point for homework or project research. Also good for teacher research.This sub-site has detailed information about politicians and presidents in America in the 19th century.
History
 
Disasters in the 1900s * * * * *

Disasters in the 1900s

 
Mainly suitable for:
Foundation Stage - Preschool
Review: This is a homework portal. From the home page it possible to search for information on a wide range of National Curriculum topics. Quite wordy so more suitable for older students. Would make a good stating point for homework or project research. Also good for teacher research. This sub-site gives the history of 20th century disasters, with well organised research.
History
 
The Wonders of Egypt * * * * *

The Wonders of Egypt

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools
Review: A useful history website, with some excellent free resources for use in the classroom - suitable for secondary school use
History
 
Sailing away from Scotland * * * * *

Sailing away from Scotland

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: A brief review of how Scottish emigrants sailed to their new homes.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
The luggage of Scottish emigrants * * * * *

The luggage of Scottish emigrants

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: A review of the luggage and possessions that Scottish emigrants took with them when they sailed for their new homes.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Home Sweet Home Front * * * * *

Home Sweet Home Front

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools
Review: A useful history website, with some excellent free resources for use in the classroom - suitable for secondary school use
History
 
Ancient Mesopotamia by History Link 101 * * * * *

Ancient Mesopotamia by History Link 101

 
Mainly suitable for:
KS3
Review: The banner advert at the top of the page is an immediate distraction on this site about Ancient Mesopotamia and would discourage some teachers from using it. That said, the site, by Ohio history teacher Eric Rymer, is well organised into: Mesopotamian Daily Life, Art, Pictures, Maps, Research and Biographies. These lead to links to many other sites. Also on the home page is: Mesopotamian Art Lesson (a brief look at Mesopotamian Art with links for further study, bibliography, and follow-up questions) and Mesopotamian Cities and Farming (raw research notes on the development of cities and farms in Ancient Mesopotamian.)
History
 
Civil Rights in the 20th century * * * * *

Civil Rights in the 20th century

 
Mainly suitable for:
Foundation Stage - Preschool
Review: This is a homework portal. From the home page it possible to search for information on a wide range of National Curriculum topics. Quite wordy so more suitable for older students. Would make a good starting point for homework or project research. Also good for teacher research. some popup adds. This sub-site gives general links to key events in 20th Century history civil rights. Links include Gandhi, Mandela,Rosa Parks, Suffragettes.
History
 
Holocaust-1900s * * * * *

Holocaust-1900s

 
Mainly suitable for:
Foundation Stage - Preschool, Post 16
Review: This is a homework portal. From the home page it possible to search for information on a wide range of National Curriculum topics. Quite wordy so more suitable for older students. Would make a good starting point for homework or project research. Also good for teacher research.Subsite gives history of the holocaust in the 20th century. Contains photographs of Prison camps, descriptions of events, survivors memories. Lots of annoying adverts and pop ups but valuable source of information.
History
 
How to make sure your home was ‘blacked out’ to the German air-raids. * * * * *

How to make sure your home was ‘blacked out’ to the German air-raids.

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: Looking back at the experience of ‘Black-Out’ during World War II and sheltering under the stairs during an air raid.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
ARCH_HELP Archaeology Department home page * * * * This is a star rating given by UK teachers who have reviewed the website

ARCH_HELP Archaeology Department home page

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools Undergraduate
Review: University of York's archaeology home page providing links to areas of research. Electronic journals are available for viewing (but you may need to register first).
History
 
Encyclopedia of the First World War * * * * This is a star rating given by UK teachers who have reviewed the website

Encyclopedia of the First World War

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools Post 16
History
 
Viking Quest * * * * This is a star rating given by UK teachers who have reviewed the website

Viking Quest

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Changes in Britain since 1948 * * * * This is a star rating given by UK teachers who have reviewed the website

Changes in Britain since 1948

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Create a house * * * * This is a star rating given by UK teachers who have reviewed the website

Create a house

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Library of Congress Home Page * * * * This is a star rating given by UK teachers who have reviewed the website

Library of Congress Home Page

 
Mainly suitable for:
Foundation Stage - Preschool
Review: The home page of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. As well as library information there is an online "American Memory" exhibit, containing primary sources for American history, and a teachers centre with lesson plans.
History
 
Scotland During the Second World War * * * * This is a star rating given by UK teachers who have reviewed the website

Scotland During the Second World War

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Safety in the home and garden * * * * This is a star rating given by UK teachers who have reviewed the website

Safety in the home and garden

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 

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