History Subject Leader; Ms M Martinez
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Explore the British Museum
Use your computer to take a virtual tour of the British Museum! The British Museum is the home to several important and interesting artifacts from all over the world, from different times in the past. Virtually walk through the British museum and discover history from the comfort of your own home!
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British Museum Artifacts
Take a deeper look at some artifacts from the British Museum! Navigate your way through artifacts from different parts of the world throughout time.
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National Museum of Natural History
Run by the Smithsonian Institution, the most visited natural history museums in the world. Go online to take a walk through the exhibits, which range from the dinosaurs that used to roam America, the world-famous Hope Diamond and a fossilised Neanderthal.
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Portsmouth: Pictures from the Past
Want to see how much Portsmouth and our surrounding area has changed over time? Take a look at these pictures to see if you can recognise any familiar places! Enjoy looking at photos and noticing what is still the same and what is different.
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The Mary Rose In Portsmouth
Take a virtual look at the Mary Rose and explore the main deck in the panorama! Click on the icons to find out more information. What a wonderful artifact to have our our city!
History Information for Year Groups
New History Topics Beginning Summer 2!
Grandparents Are Special | Original Kids Song from Treetop Family
Grandparents are special! We can listen to a song that is all about Grandparents. Enjoy and dance along!
Kids Try Their Grandparent's Childhood Favorite Food | Kids Try | HiHo Kids
What kinds of foods did our Grandparents eat? Lets have a look at what some Grandparents would eat when they were younger! What would you like to try?
We will be learning about the history of transport! Transport has changed throughout time and we are going to be exploring the earliest mode of transport and the transport we see every day driving do roads in North End.
An Animated History of Transportation
We are going to be learning about the historic warship the Mary Rose! It sailed as Henry VIII's flagship during the Tudor era and served 33 years, seeing many wars. We will also be learning about our Portsmouth connection to the Mary Rose and what life was like during Tudor times!
Raising the Mary Rose
What was it like to raise the Mary Rose from the water? We asked some of the people who helped make it happen on that cold wet morning of 11th October 1982.
In year 5/6 we will be learning about the nature of pandemics and the ways that medicine has changed over time. We will be asking which period in time progressed medicine the most.
Which Ancient Medicines and Treatments Do We Still Use Today?
Medicine and general healing practices have been around for thousands of years, but which of those methods are still used to this day?
