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Celebrate Black History Month in October 2015 with this KS1/2 resource. It features activities, factsheets and information about Mary Seacole and her contribution to medicine and healthcare. It looks at her life, why she went to Turkey to help soldiers injured in the Crimean War, and what happened as a result of her work.
(KS2 Art and Design; Arts Award Discover and Explore)
This resource presents a case study of how staff and students from one school used a visit to the Ferens Art Gallery as the starting point for a whole-school cross curricular project. They took their inspiration from a prominent painting in the Ferens Old Master collection - 'The Fish Market' by Joachim De Beuckelaer (pictured below).
� Hull Museums
At the end of the project, a selection of the children's work was exhibited at the gallery.
The resource provides an overview of Georgian society through museum objects. It raises issues of class and social customs, and questions how much has changed since the 18th Century.
Some of the themes explored include:
social class
marriage and matchmaking
town and country
life below stairs
A range of discussion ideas and activities are suggested on the teachers' notes page, and links are provided to other relevant online resources for further research.
� Bradford Museums and Galleries
Teachers' panel comments:
Using images and artefacts to teach History is excellent as it helps visualize things and engages pupils immediately.
Some very interesting and varied discussion topics.
Could be used when considering the social aspect of the industrial revolution. A useful resource for increasing pupil's interest in a subject which has the tendency to be dull and dry.
Match the possessions buried alongside people to their owners. Can be used as an individual activity or completed as a class on an interactive whiteboard.
Object of the Month
Mask in the form of the jackal head, Anubis, worn by Ancient Egyptian priests during the mummification process. The only known remaining example of its style.
� Harrogate Borough Council, Museums and Arts Service
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