Tagged with all ages

Resource : Making our Age of Revolution animation

May 31, 2019 - Alison Groom

Learn how we worked with primary school children to make an engaging animated film about the Age of Revolution.

Resource : How to make a revolutionary stop-motion animation

A simple, step-by-step guide to creating animations with your students

Resource : Using museum collections as creative starters

Artists, writers, dramatists, film-makers, musicians – they all get their inspiration from somewhere. Ideas for using our Revolutionary collection and Themes as a creative stimulus.

Resource : Using objects, artworks and other sources to find out about the past

Great ideas, prompts and questions for interrogating and unpacking historical sources in the classroom and developing even the youngest students’ enquiry and critical thinking skills.

Resource : Making the most of a museum or gallery visit

Visits can ignite imaginations, stimulate curiosity and deepen understanding in ways that are meaningful, relevant and often remembered for a lifetime. And they’re great fun! Get the most from your visit with our top tips.

Resource : Carrying out historical enquiries

What are the five steps to carrying out a successful enquiry? Tips and ideas for students of all ages, from asking useful and relevant historical questions - that students will really want to know the answers to, to using historical sources to evidence their own conclusions.

Resource : Reliable evidence?

How reliable are primary sources? Does their meaning change if we know why they were made? What if an artist never even saw the subject they painted..?

Resource : Guides for teachers

Use these guides to make the most of our Revolutionary collection across the curriculum with students of all ages.

Resource : Historical enquiries

Historical enquiries for all ages exploring the Age of Revolution – from transport, the industrial revolution and Captain Cook’s shopping list, to campaigns, protests, revolutionary ideas and the French revolution.

Resource : Image of the day

Stimulate students’ curiosity and hone their skills of deduction.