Links - Humanities

History Teaching - Authority-free!
A history learning system needs to allow independent learning, but it must not involve re-inventing the wheel. This an attempt to capture the dynamic of discovery learning without losing sight of the big picture. 

Ancient/Classical History
Resources for Ancient/Classical history selected by an unschooler.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
'Lesson plans', activity sheets, maps, charts, paintings and photos exploring the issues behind refugee movements.

Dead sea Scrolls
based on an exhibition of Dead Sea Scrolls material, in 1995. There are fascinating translations and an informative background to things 'Scrollish'. 

Aboriginal Legends
Australian Aboriginal legends

How much?
learn the current value of old money, how much things used to cost and how inflation is calculated

museums.co.uk
National database of all museums in the UK

Natural History Museum
Interactive museum tour with LOADS of information about the museum and natural history in general. 

British Library virtual tour

Imperial War Museum

Information for the Imperial War Museums in London, Manchester and Duxford.  Also the Cabinet War Rooms and HMS Belfast.  Online history lessons and interactive displays

10 out of 10

The young person's internet guide to Downing Street and British politics. Here you can explore the history of Downing Street and learn about the people who have lived here over the past 250 years.

Explore Parliament: produced by the Parliamentary Education Unit, Explore Parliament is designed for secondary pupils. Also contains a Junior section for under 12s. Learn about the history, traditions and structure of Parliament.  

History Learning Site

KS3, GCSE and A-Level History and Politics topics