Curriculum Visions Overview


Stone Age
Stone Age stone circle Investigating a stone circle in the Lake District.
Stone Age axes through the ages How stone tools changed during the Stone Age.
Stone Age hand axe A hand axe was an object shaped to fit comfortably in the hand.
Stone Age cutter flint This thin blade might have been for skinning animals.
Stone Age arrowheads Wooden arrows were either given a sharp point or a stone head was added.
Stone Age henge, Avebury Avebury has the world's largest stone circle with ditch and bank. It is a henge.
Stone Age long barrow This is a reconstruction of a chieftain's burial site on a ridgetop. There is also footage from an actual burial site at Wayland Smithy.
Celts/ Bronze Age/ Iron Age
Brooches Two different styles of decorative brooch used to fasten clothes.
Cloaks Examples of the sort of cloth used to make cloaks and blankets in Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain.
Cloth Examples of the sort of cloth used to make tunics in Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain.
Currency bar A metal bar that was used as a form of currency.
Decorative beads Beads of the style worn in Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain.
Horse bit Metal horse bit used to control horses.
Loom weight W weight used to hold vertical threads in place during weaving.
Romano-British coins Replicas of the coins used in Britain under Roman occupation.
Shield boss Replica metal boss that would have been in the middle of a Bronze Age shield.
Shoes Leather shoes of the style worn in Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain.
Egyptians
Great Pyramids The Great Pyramids near Cairo.
Tutankhamun This video covers the pharoahs Akhenaten to Tutankhamun.
Papyrus Papyrus and how it was used.
Scarab beetle Scarab beetle amulet.
Ramesses II Ramesses II was one of the most powerful pharoahs of Ancient Egypt.
Greeks
Temple at Olympia The sculptures at the end of the main temple.
Delphi, City The Greek temples at Delphi, and information on the importance of the Oracle.
Delphi, Oracle The Greek temples at Delphi, and information on the importance of the Oracle.
Delphi, Tholos The strange ruins at Delphi known as the Tholos.
Stadium at Olympia The famous Greek stadium at Olympia, where many of the ancient Olympic Games events took place.
Romans
Roman Mosaic at Ostia Shows a mosaic on the floor of a Roman bath in Ostia, the port for Rome.
Hadrian's Wall The famous Roman wall that marked the edge of the Roman Empire in Britain.
The Pantheon The best-preserved Roman temple in Rome.
The Colosseum The largest amphitheatre in the world.
As coin Shows a replica Roman as, which was a medium-sized coin made of bronze, alongside a Roman dupondius.
Aureus coin Shows replica aureus coins, which were originally made from gold and worth twenty-five silver denarii.
Denarius coin Shows replica denarius coins, which were originally made from silver.
Dupondius coin Shows replica dupondius coins, which was originally made from bronze and worth two and a half as's.
Sestertius coin Shows replica sestertii, which were large bronze coins worth a hundredth of an aureus.
Oil lamp A replica of a decorated clay oil lamp like the ones Romans used to light their homes
Aztec/Maya
Obsidian Olmec Head A replica Olmec civilisation head. Maya and Aztec copied these designs.
Saxons and Vikings
Ruthwell Cross Shows the Anglo-Saxon cross at Ruthwell, Dumfries and Galloway, which was originally an outside cross where people met to pray before churches were built.
The Moan at Canonby This famous cross contains a rare 'moan'. It comes from Cumbria.
Anglo-Saxon Churches Two of the best-preserved and longest-surviving Anglo-Saxon churches in England (in Northamptonshire).
Statue of Alfred the Great The statue of Alfred the Great in Winchester.
Viking hog-back grave A viking 'upturned-ship' stone coffin, called a hog-back grave.
Norman to Great Fire (1066 to 1666)
A knight's tomb A tomb of a Crusader.
Egglestone Abbey The ruins of Egglestone Abbey, destroyed on the orders of Henry VIII.
Tudor patten shoes Shoes like these were worn by women in Tudor times to make sure their long skirts did not trail in the muck on the streets.
Riley Graves, Eyam plague village Graves of the Hancock family, who were victims of the plague in 1665.
The Victorians through to World War I
Sailor's chest 19th century sailors carried all of their precious goods in a sturdy chest like this one.
Flat iron A Victorian flat iron compared with a modern day one.
Cigarette cards From 1875, cigarettes came with collectible cards featuring images and writing.
Pen and ink Victorian pens used ink, which was put in inkpots.
Medal for school attendance Victorian children who attended school every day received a medal.
Clothes peg Clothes pegs were made from split birch twigs and twisted metal.
School bell School bells called pupils into class in Victorian schools.
Soap and brush Victorians used carbolic soap and scrubbing brushes to clean.
'Guzunder' chamber pot A chamber pot known as a 'guzunder' because it 'goes under' a bed for use at night.
Teddy bear A replica teddy bear of the type invented in late Victorian times. Originals were made from goat's wool.
Keys (used by a butler) Butlers in Victorian homes kept a set of keys to lock away valuables.
Candle snuffer and scissors A tool used to trim candle wicks to stop them burning too quickly, and to put out the candle flame.
Butter paddle Wooden paddles were used to shape fresh butter into a block.
Copybook Copybooks were used in Victorian schools by children learning how to write.
Slate for writing Slate and pencils were used to write on in Victorian schools.
Falling sticks game A game that involved picking up individual wooden sticks in a jumbled pile without moving the other sticks.
Finger stocks These wooden stocks were used as a punishment in Victorian classrooms. Children's fingers were placed in the holes and their hands tied behind their backs.
Acrobatic toys These were wooden models that pivoted on a wooden frame and so made a moving toy.
Ball and cup game This toy was formed from a ball tied to a cup (like an egg-cup) with a piece of string. The idea was to throw the ball up and catch it in the cup.
Diablo The aim with a diablo is to use the wooden sticks to spin a 'dumbbell' on the string until it is going fast enough to be thrown into the air and caught again on the string.
Princess Mary Box The box issued to all troops on the first winter of World War I.
1920 to modern times
1925 radio A 'portable' radio from 1925, with a radio recording playing over the top.
WWII Gas Mask and Warden Helmet A gas mask and warden helmet that would have been used by people during the blitz in World War II.
WWII ration card Ration cards were used when food was scarce during WWII and people could only have a certain amount of foodstuffs per week.
Hobbies in the 1930s A book of what hobbies were like in the 1930s.
Toys in the 1970s Mechanical toys, like these trains, were very popular in age before computers.
Toy cars Toy cars from the 1970s.
Toy car ramp racers Ramps like this wooden one were popular for racing toy cars.
Jack in the box A Jack in the box was a popular form of toy.
Personal computers from the 1980s Early computers compared to those in 2010.
Coronation cup and plate from 1953 Millions of cups, plates and saucers were printed specially for the coronation of Elizabeth II.
1977 Jubilee cup and plate Millions of cups, plates and saucers were printed specially for the Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
2011 Will and Kate Royal Wedding Millions of cups, plates and saucers were printed specially for the wedding of the future king.

Stone Age

Investigating a stone circle in the Lake District.

How stone tools changed during the Stone Age.

A hand axe was an object shaped to fit comfortably in the hand.

This thin blade might have been for skinning animals.

Wooden arrows were either given a sharp point or a stone head was added.

Avebury has the world's largest stone circle with ditch and bank. It is a henge.

This is a reconstruction of a chieftain's burial site on a ridgetop. There is also footage from an actual burial site at Wayland Smithy.

Celts/ Bronze Age/ Iron Age

Two different styles of decorative brooch used to fasten clothes.

Examples of the sort of cloth used to make cloaks and blankets in Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain.

Examples of the sort of cloth used to make tunics in Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain.

A metal bar that was used as a form of currency.

Beads of the style worn in Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain.

Metal horse bit used to control horses.

W weight used to hold vertical threads in place during weaving.

Replicas of the coins used in Britain under Roman occupation.

Replica metal boss that would have been in the middle of a Bronze Age shield.

Leather shoes of the style worn in Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain.

Egyptians

The Great Pyramids near Cairo.

This video covers the pharoahs Akhenaten to Tutankhamun.

Papyrus and how it was used.

Scarab beetle amulet.

Ramesses II was one of the most powerful pharoahs of Ancient Egypt.

Greeks

The sculptures at the end of the main temple.

The Greek temples at Delphi, and information on the importance of the Oracle.

The Greek temples at Delphi, and information on the importance of the Oracle.

The strange ruins at Delphi known as the Tholos.

The famous Greek stadium at Olympia, where many of the ancient Olympic Games events took place.

Romans

Shows a mosaic on the floor of a Roman bath in Ostia, the port for Rome.

The famous Roman wall that marked the edge of the Roman Empire in Britain.

The best-preserved Roman temple in Rome.

The largest amphitheatre in the world.

Shows a replica Roman as, which was a medium-sized coin made of bronze, alongside a Roman dupondius.

Shows replica aureus coins, which were originally made from gold and worth twenty-five silver denarii.

Shows replica denarius coins, which were originally made from silver.

Shows replica dupondius coins, which was originally made from bronze and worth two and a half as's.

Shows replica sestertii, which were large bronze coins worth a hundredth of an aureus.

A replica of a decorated clay oil lamp like the ones Romans used to light their homes

Aztec/Maya

A replica Olmec civilisation head. Maya and Aztec copied these designs.

Saxons and Vikings

Shows the Anglo-Saxon cross at Ruthwell, Dumfries and Galloway, which was originally an outside cross where people met to pray before churches were built.

This famous cross contains a rare 'moan'. It comes from Cumbria.

Two of the best-preserved and longest-surviving Anglo-Saxon churches in England (in Northamptonshire).

The statue of Alfred the Great in Winchester.

A viking 'upturned-ship' stone coffin, called a hog-back grave.

Norman to Great Fire (1066 to 1666)

A tomb of a Crusader.

The ruins of Egglestone Abbey, destroyed on the orders of Henry VIII.

Shoes like these were worn by women in Tudor times to make sure their long skirts did not trail in the muck on the streets.

Graves of the Hancock family, who were victims of the plague in 1665.

The Victorians through to World War I

19th century sailors carried all of their precious goods in a sturdy chest like this one.

A Victorian flat iron compared with a modern day one.

From 1875, cigarettes came with collectible cards featuring images and writing.

Victorian pens used ink, which was put in inkpots.

Victorian children who attended school every day received a medal.

Clothes pegs were made from split birch twigs and twisted metal.

School bells called pupils into class in Victorian schools.

Victorians used carbolic soap and scrubbing brushes to clean.

A chamber pot known as a 'guzunder' because it 'goes under' a bed for use at night.

A replica teddy bear of the type invented in late Victorian times. Originals were made from goat's wool.

Butlers in Victorian homes kept a set of keys to lock away valuables.

A tool used to trim candle wicks to stop them burning too quickly, and to put out the candle flame.

Wooden paddles were used to shape fresh butter into a block.

Copybooks were used in Victorian schools by children learning how to write.

Slate and pencils were used to write on in Victorian schools.

A game that involved picking up individual wooden sticks in a jumbled pile without moving the other sticks.

These wooden stocks were used as a punishment in Victorian classrooms. Children's fingers were placed in the holes and their hands tied behind their backs.

These were wooden models that pivoted on a wooden frame and so made a moving toy.

This toy was formed from a ball tied to a cup (like an egg-cup) with a piece of string. The idea was to throw the ball up and catch it in the cup.

The aim with a diablo is to use the wooden sticks to spin a 'dumbbell' on the string until it is going fast enough to be thrown into the air and caught again on the string.

The box issued to all troops on the first winter of World War I.

1920 to modern times

A 'portable' radio from 1925, with a radio recording playing over the top.

A gas mask and warden helmet that would have been used by people during the blitz in World War II.