Monday, 6 September 2010

Coming soon....


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Tuesday, 8 June 2010

Why Hitler?


In 1918 Adolf Hitler was a wounded corporal in the defeated German army.
In 1923 he tried to take power by force in the city of Munich. He failed and was sent to prison.
But by 1933 he was the leader of Germany.
A year later he had total power. He decided the law. Anyone who opposed him was imprisoned or killed. He started building up the armed forces, leading to the Second World War, the most devastating war in world history. Millions - mainly civilians - would die all over the world and the Nazis would try to murder all the Jews and Gypsies in Europe.
But Hitler didn't come to power by force. He was voted in.
Why?
Did Hitler come to power because of his own actions, his own skills?
Or did he just take advantage of outside events that gave him opportunities?

Task 1: go to the The Rise of Hitler Quiz and answer the questions using a copy of Modern Minds. Type your name at the top of the page and print out your finished work.

Task 2: Do every stage of the Rise of Hitler interactive. At the end it takes you to other sites you can explore.

Task 3: Now answer the following question as fully as you can, backing up your argument with evidence. Did Hitler come to power because of his own actions or because of other events?
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Sunstones, sacrifice, an eagle and a cactus ....

Exploring the world of the Aztecs.

Explore the Mexicolore site

Mexicolore kids' site

Slide show

Try the sunstone games.

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Monday, 4 January 2010

Treachery on the Titanic!






Just when it was thought safe to sail on the sea.....
...it would seem that there could be Treachery on the Titanic!
Will you be one of the lucky survivors on the lifeboat, or will you go down with the ship?
Before you start you need to print out your boarding pass. As you speed towards New York complete the questions by using the information given or by following the links provided.

You will need the answers to complete your quest. This will decide if you live or die.
At the same time you will find out much more about what really happened on that fateful trip…
All links open in a new window so that you do not lose your place in the game.
To start the game go to
Treachery on the Titanic!!!
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Wednesday, 30 December 2009

Where are they now?




Names on the memorial plaque in the top hall.

Here are some of the names of Farmer Road boys who died in the Great War.

ALGER George; BEVAN Lawrence Edward; BOLAM Stanley; BULTITUDE William Thomas; BREEDEN H C; CAMPLING Albert; CORBLE Albert Arthur; CORNWELL John Travers (VC); CROUCHER Alfred Horace; CHILDS William Charles; DODKIN RWG; FITZGERALD Leonard William; ISEARD Harry; LORING S T; MATTHEWS E O J; PERRY G A; PLEASANTS Arthur Joseph; STEVENS R R; STURMAN Stanley Arthur Bertram; PARTINGTON Reginald Charles; PARTINGTON Frederick James
What happened to them? How did they die? Where are they buried?
You can find out about them at

Choose one name and start searching.

In most cases you will find where they are buried, where in Leyton they lived, where and when they died, their age of death and what regiment of the armed forces they belonged to.
Click on Search Records.

Enter details like this:

Surname: the name in capitals on the list
Initials: the first initial
War: World War 1
Year of Death: from 1914 to 1918
Force: unknown
Nationality: United Kingdom


Post your comments in answer to these and other questions:

  • What did you find out about these young men? How and where did they die? Where in the world are they buried?
  • Did any of these young men live near where you live now? (perhaps you could remember them when you next walk past their houses, if they still exist….)
  • Did the information suggest any special stories? Which family had a double blow in 1918 and why are the bodies not buried?
  • There are other names on the plaque. Try JOHNSON A, JACKSON H and SMITH A. Why is it hard to find these three ex-Farmer Road pupils?
  • The name CLEVELAND R is on the plaque and there are two entries on the website. The same is true for PORTWAY C. In each case, why can we not be sure which is the Farmer Road pupil?

LOCATIONS OF THE CEMETERIES:

France: VILLERS-BRETONNEUX, BAILLEUL, THIEPVAL (Somme), PONT-DU-HEM, ARRAS, ENGLEBELMER, ETAPLES, LOOS, GROVE TOWN (Somme), CAMBRAI
Belgium: YPRES (MENIN GATE), NIEUWKERKE,
Egypt: ALEXANDRIA, ISMAILIA, GAZA
United Kingdom: MANOR PARK, CHATHAM
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Thursday, 27 August 2009

Resistance, rebellion and abolition.

Here are some links
Sound files
Video clips:
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Saturday, 1 November 2008

Design a memorial

The Mayor of London has given his support to a memorial statue in London commemorating resistance to slavery and the abolition of the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans.
Your FLO task is to design a memorial for the slave trade. It could be a statue but it doesn't have to be: there are memorial prizes, concerts, gardens, scholarships and buildings...

It should be a memorial to the people who struggled against the trade in enslaved Africans. They included:

  • enslaved people who resisted actively or passively
  • leaders who organised revolts
  • black and white campaigners against the slave trade
  • MPs who argued against the slave trade
  • the huge numbers of people who signed petitions

If you want to explore the stories and issues more fully online you can visit here or here or here (ignore the tasks, just look at the links).

To help you think....
Here are some examples of different memorials:











Here are some memorials to the slave trade in Africa and the Caribbean:













Here is a model of the memorial planned for London:


Can you do better?
































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