Show Me - www.show.me.uk

Culture24
Office 4
28 Kensington St
Brighton & Hove
East Sussex
BN1 4AJ
England

Website

www.show.me.uk

E-mail

showandtell@show.me.uk

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Show.me.uk is a safe and non-commercial site for kids produced by Culture24. The site is a collection of online games and interactive content produced by the UK's museums and galleries, for children aged 4 to 11.

Venue Type:

Campaign or initiative

 Opening hours

24 hours a day on the WWW!

 Schools services and facilities
  • Education facilities available

Culture24
Office 4
28 Kensington St
Brighton & Hove
East Sussex
BN1 4AJ
England

Website

www.show.me.uk

E-mail

showandtell@show.me.uk

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

All content is designed to help kids enjoy and visit galleries and museums; and is arranged into topic areas - history, science, art and design. The Parents section aims to help parents and carers to encourage and extend childrens' interest in their heritage. The Teachers' section is designed to help teachers access relevant content quickly and easily. Interactives and resources are organised by topic and all content is targeted at Key Stages 1 and 2.

Collection details

Agriculture, Archaeology, Architecture, Archives, Aviation, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Design, Film and Media, Fine Art, Inland Waterways, Industry, Land Transport, Literature, Maritime, Medicine, Music, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Photography, Religion, Science and Technology, Social History, Sport, Toys and Hobbies, Trade and Commerce, Weapons and War, World Cultures

Culture24
Office 4
28 Kensington St
Brighton & Hove
East Sussex
BN1 4AJ
England

Website

www.show.me.uk

E-mail

showandtell@show.me.uk

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Digital and online resources

Gunpowder, Treason and Plot

http://www.gunpowderplot.parliament.uk/children_index.htm

Gunpowder, Treason and Plot is a website for KS2 children and teachers telling the story of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot, relating it to modern commemorations. Site features lots of original source material ranging from Guy Fawkes' signatures before and after torture to portraits of the central characters, political cartoons and 17thC playing cards.
Both text and images cover challenging subject matter including terrorism, religious differences, war, massacres and executions. Every effort has been made to tackle these subjects in a sensitive, age-appropriate way. Site contains teachers notes along with links to an adult/KS3 version offering extended learning opportunities.

Creator

  • Culture24
  • The Parliamentary Archives
  • The History of Parliament Trust

How to obtain

Freely accessible online.

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