News & Blog Posts Category
Making our Climate Revolution Cookbooks with London Connected Learning Centre
March 30, 2020 - Kate McNab
London Connected Learning Centre worked with the Garden Museum and Year 5 students from Hill Mead Primary School to make revolutionary digital cookbooks. Students researched Revolution and climate change, discussed food production and its impact on climate, and worked with the Garden Museum learning kitchen to create revolutionary sandwiches using locally sourced ingredients. Find out […]
Making our Age of Revolution felt banners with Leeds Museums & Galleries
March 24, 2020 - Kate McNab
Leeds Museums & Galleries created revolutionary banners with Green Lane Primary School, Bradford. The banners were created by Year 5 and 6 students over four sessions, three held at Leeds Industrial Museum and the last at the school. See our simple step-by-step guide for making these in the Classroom. 1. Inspiration and Immersion On […]
Age of Revolution Top Trumps – available FREE to schools
February 18, 2020 - Kate McNab
Please note: Due to huge uptake in recent weeks, we have sadly exhausted our current stock of Top Trumps decks. Please check back in future or keep an eye on our social media where we will announce if more sets become available. This unique, specially designed card game showcases the diverse history, people, and ideas […]
Age of Revolution Top Trumps: Classroom activities
February 18, 2020 - Kate McNab
These activities are suitable for students aged 9 – 16+. For use with our unique Age of Revolution Top Trumps. Please note: Due to huge uptake in recent weeks, we have sadly exhausted our current stock of Top Trumps decks. Please check back in future or keep an eye on our social media where we […]
Peterloo Imagine a World Redacted Version for schools
January 3, 2020 - Kate McNab
A complete version of the schools edition of the Peterloo graphic novel with fully redacted text is available here. See our guide to creating a historical graphic story here. PETERLOO Imagine a World is an edition created for schools and fully authorised for non-profit educational use, courtesy of the Age of Revolution project and New […]
What does revolution mean to me?
December 23, 2019 - Kate McNab
How our Age of Revolution animation competition for schools can enrich curriculum work in the classroom and develop students’ cultural capital The Age of Revolution national educational project has teamed up with historian, broadcaster and author Dan Snow to launch an animation competition for primary and secondary schools. Anna Husband, the project’s Content Producer and […]
Age of Revolution Learning Advocates
October 22, 2019 - Alison Groom
Are you based in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland? Do you have a track-record of working in Museum and Gallery education? The Age of Revolution project team is looking for three freelance Learning Advocates to support our work in their local area. You will help to engage schools in our activities and encourage the use […]
Waterloo Descendants Book addition offers link to American Industrial Revolution
August 27, 2019 - Richard Moss
A new upload to the Waterloo Descendants Book uncovers the story of a Waterloo veteran with a family link to the American Industrial Revolution Waterloo 200 launched the Waterloo Descendants Book with the online Book Company in 2015 to feature the untold stories of the soldiers who fought at the Battle of Waterloo. Descendants and […]
Animation competition news release
June 26, 2019 - Kate McNab
Age of Revolution launches national animation competition for schools The Age of Revolution national educational project has teamed up with historian, broadcaster and author Dan Snow to launch an animation competition for primary and secondary schools. Open to entries until February 14th 2020, the Age of Revolution invites schools to submit a short animation using […]
Enter our National Animation Competition for Schools
June 25, 2019 - Richard Moss
We have teamed up with Dan Snow to launch an animation competition for primary and secondary schools and colleges (up to age 18) and we welcome applications from across the UK. Age of Revolution’s National Animation Competition for Schools is open to entries until February 14th 2020 and we invite schools to submit a short […]
