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EyeWitness To The Ancient World - 0 views

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    A collection of first person accounts of historical events from the ancient world
Peter Hoban

BBC - History: Ancient History in-depth - 0 views

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    A wealth of background material for teachers and on-line activities for students, this site covers Egypt, Rome, Greece and other ancient civilizations. 
Peter Hoban

Internet History Sourcebooks - 0 views

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    An extensive archive of documents and materials on Sumer, Egypt, Greece and Rome. Presented by Fordham University in New York
Peter Hoban

The Children Who Built Victorian Britain Part 1 - YouTube - 1 views

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    In this BBC production Professor Jane Humphries uses testimonies of children to explore the abuses and mistreatment. Covers orphans, human scarecrows, chimney sweeps and more
Peter Hoban

Industrial Revolution Overview - YouTube - 1 views

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    This video is produced by United Learning. From about half way it becomes very focused on the US but it is a very good and simple overview aimed at students., It contains a short True o=r False quiz at the end.
Peter Hoban

'History of Britain' clip, Victorian era; industrialization - YouTube - 0 views

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    This clip gives an insight into the terrible working conditions in Manchester leading to the novel Mary Barton and to the Chartist movement
Peter Hoban

The Industrial Revolution - 0 views

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    Spartacus Educational is a UK based organisation providing free history encyclopedias. Entries usually include narrative, illustrations and primary sources. This Revolution section is vast and a great place for students undertaking research.
Peter Hoban

Stitches - The History of Sewing Machines - 0 views

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    About.com presents information about the history of sewing machines. Did you know that the first functioning sewing machine caused a riot?
Peter Hoban

Industrial revolution htav 2011 - 1 views

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    This is the PowerPoint that Marion Littlejohn used in a presentation at the HTAV in 2012. It is about the Industrial Revolution and contains some excellent images teachers may be able to use. The site also contains links to other useful presentations. As many do not contain notes, I wonder whether teachers might ask students to analyse and hypothesise what each presentation is saying.
Peter Hoban

Year 9 Industrial Revolution « Teacher Librarian Help - 1 views

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    This is a Teacher Librarian's site supporting the introduction of Australian Curriculum. It provides a number of very useful references for Year 9 Industrial Revolution
Peter Hoban

HowStuffWorks "Search" - 2 views

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    This is a fantastic site of videos that Sophie Fenton alerted me to. If you search for Industrial Revolution you will come up with 178 videos! This would be a wonderful resource for teachers setting a research project for students looking at inventions and discoveries of the Industrial Revolution.
sophie fenton

1833 Factory Act | The National Archives - 3 views

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    a great resource for using primary source documents to examine historical questions about work and politics surrounding the factories of Industrial England - sources and lesson ideas included
sophie fenton

HowStuffWorks Videos "Industrial Revelations: Impact of the Loom" - 1 views

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    "On Discovery Channel's "Industrial Revelations," learn how Joseph Marie Jacquard's silk loom made a huge impact on the cotton industry in England."
sophie fenton

HowStuffWorks Videos "Industrial Revelations: Spinning Jenny" - 0 views

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    a great video exploring "what the spinning jenny is and how it revolutionized the cotton industry."
Peter Hoban

Timelines tv Rulers and Ruled (The Chartists) - 0 views

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    This is a free-to-use, video-rich history resource. Scroll the timeline "to find a story that interests you, and let your journey begin". All the videos are short and viewable full screen - great for your Smart board. This section is particularly good for
Peter Hoban

Timelines tv Nations and Empire (Emigrants) - 0 views

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    This is a free-to-use, video-rich history resource. Scroll the timeline to "find a story that interests you, and let your journey begin". All the videos are short and viewable full screen - great for your Smart board. This section is particularly good for
Peter Hoban

The Federation Story Timeline - 0 views

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    Developed for the exhibition in Melbourne's Federation Square, this annotated timeline highlights people and events in Australia's history leading up to Federation. Good for Making a Nation, key events and ideas.
Peter Hoban

Galipoli The First Day - 0 views

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    This interactive 3D site from the ABC is an incredibly rich resource for the Year 9 World War 1 depth study.The quick tour explains how to use the site aned teaching resources are provided. I can't open the Teachers section.
Peter Hoban

Australians at War - 0 views

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    A number of slide shows featuring photos and short qoutes and statistics. WW1, WW2, Vietnam, Gulf War and Iraq. No references. Is smh.com Sydney Morning Herald?
Peter Hoban

Lessons | The National Archives - 1 views

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    These lessons from the UK National Archives provide student questions focussing on some fantastic primary sources. Check out Empire and Industry 1750 - 1850 and Victorians 1850 - 1901 for issues relating to Making a Better World. Make sure you hit the Sho
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