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Stone Pages

An illustrated guide to UK stone circles, standing stones, cairns, barrows and hillforts. There are Virtual Reality QuickTime panoramic views of some sites.

11-14 year olds
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Iron Age Hill Forts

An animated introduction to Iron Age hill forts that describes the Iron Age population of Britain and how they lived in tribal communities.

6-11 year olds
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Creswell Crags - Home of the Ice Age Hunter

Evidence of life during the last ice age between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago has been found at Creswell Crags in Nottinghamshire. Find out about life in the stone age and about educational visits.

7-14 year olds
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How did Iron Age people live?

Find out how people of the Iron Age learned how to use iron and how this discovery had a dramatic impact on everyday life. The site covers how people lived and worked, their spiritual beliefs and their tools.

9-11 year olds
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All About Spring

Our feature on Spring looks at why we get Spring and what happens in Spring. It focuses on the United Kingdom but is applicable to other countries in the Northern Hemisphere. IWB friendly.

5-11 year olds
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In Search of Scotland

Trace the history of Scotland on this BBC site, from bronze age times, through the Wars of Independence to the impact of independence and industrialisation.

11-16 year olds
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Skara Brae

Skara Brae is an amazingly preserved Stone Age village on Orkney. Find out about the discovery and excavation of this settlement.

11-16 year olds
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Frog Life Cycle

An illustrated account of the frog life cycle written with two text levels of difficulty. A non-fiction text resource with photographs. Suitable for IWB.

5-11 year olds
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The Age of George III

This web site, designed for A Level history students in the UK, examines the period from 1760 to 1830, a time of change and conflict in Britain. It includes the Napoleonic War, Britain and India, Ireland and the American War of Independence.

16-18 year olds
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Life in an Iron Age Village

Just what was every day life in the Iron Age? This site from the BBC pieces together the evidence to give us a good picture of the agriculture, religion and lifestyle of the people of the time.

14-18 year olds
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