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Bb Ci Audio Interviews: Aaron Copland

For Students 9th - 10th

The BBC provides several audio clips from interviews with the noted American composer, Aaron Copland (1900-1990 CE). Additional content includes a brief biography, list of key works, and links to other sites within the BBC network...

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Bbc: Ww2 People's War: An Archive of World War Two Memories: D Day+ 1944

For Students 9th - 10th

Ambitious collection of personal accounts of those who participated in the D-Day invasion. These personal accounts bring the war to life.

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Bbc Four: Audio Interviews: Noel Coward

For Students 9th - 10th

Audio clips from an interview with noted English playwright, composer, and actor Noel Coward, with a link to a biographical note and a list of key works. Requires RealPlayer.

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Bbc Four: Audio Interview: Harold Pinter

For Students 9th - 10th

Excerpts from an interview with Pinter broadcast on the BBC radio network BBC Four.

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Bbc: Sleep: Daily Rhythm Test

For Students 9th - 10th

Answer these four questions about your sleep habits, then see a graphic representation of your natural circadian rhythm of alertness and sleepiness over a 24 hour period.

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Bbc Bitesize Revision: Discursive (Analytical) Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Short tutorial about discursive, or analytical, writing from a Scottish Standard Grade examination preparation site. Contains seven pages of information about the following: organising, essay examples, finding information, planning,...

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Bbc: Palace of Westminster

For Students 9th - 10th

A brief history of the Palace of Westminster. Notes about its reconstruction are included.

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Bbc: Hands on History: The Normans: Medieval Feasting [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th

Bring the past to life through hands-on activities for families and schools. Travel back in time and discover what life was like in Norman times. Compare the food we eat today with food from Norman times and discover the importance of...

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Bbc: Hands on History: The Normans: Castle Activities [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th

Four hands-on activities suitable for children or families that help bring the past to life. Travel back in time to see what life was like in Norman times. Build your own castle then bring it to life by putting your own people in it. Or...

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Bbc: Hands on History: The Normans: Tapestry Activities [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th

Activities for students and families provide opportunities to learn why the Normans invaded the UK, take a look at the Bayeux Tapestry, and design a crest. Tapestries were used to tell the story of the Norman invasion of England; stitch...

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Bbc: Hands on History: The Normans: Norman Churches [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th

A useful guide of things to look out for in a Norman church. Describes why they were built and what they would have looked like a thousand years ago.

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Bbc: Hands on History: The Normans: Norman Castle [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th

So you're in a Norman castle, but how do you know it's Norman? Use this handy guide to help you know what to look for.

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Bbc: Royal Shakespeare Company: Shakespeare Unlocked: Macbeth Teacher Pack [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th

A teaching unit for Shakespeare's Macbeth including lesson plans, video links, workshops, and more.

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Bbc: r.s.c.: Shakespeare Unlocked: Romeo and Juliet Teacher's Pack [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th

A teaching unit for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet including lesson plans, video links, workshops, and more.

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Bbc: On This Day: June 4: 1989: Massacre in Tiananmen Square

For Students 9th - 10th

This brief account looks back at the period of student protests in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, which occurred in 1989.

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Bbc: Landscapes: Scotland: Map Skills: Scale

For Students 1st - 8th

Lesson for elementary students on map skills uses a map of Scotland to teach about the concept of scale.

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Bbc: Ww2 People's War Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th

Click on various stories and dates and learn more about the event plus read eyewitness accounts. The focus in on Great Britain's role in the war.

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Bbc: Montenegro Declares Independence

For Students 9th - 10th

A June 2006 news report examining Montenegro's declaration of independence from Serbia.

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Bbc: Mozambique: How Disaster Unfolded

For Students 9th - 10th

The BBC describes the 2000 flood of Mozambique, impacting over two million people. Find an animation of the flood, as well as a timeline of events.

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Bbc: Mubarak's Quarter of a Century

For Students 9th - 10th

An October 2006 examination of Hosni Mubarak's 25 years as the president of Egypt with dictatorial powers under a state of emergency declared in 1981.

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Bbc News: Technology: Fifteen Years of the Web

For Students 9th - 10th

BBC News presents a timeline that shows the beginning of the World Wide Web introduced by Tim Berners-Lee in August 1991 as a tool for physicists through August 2006 when there are almost one hundred million websites online and it is a...

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Bbc: In Pictures: Operation Overlord

For Students 9th - 10th

Vivid images of the D-Day invasion are available in this brief photographic slideshow.

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Bbc News: The Iraq Dossier: Full Bbc Coverage

For Students 9th - 10th

The BBC provides a dossier which lays out detailed allegations of Saddam Hussein's development of weapons of mass destruction. Other content includes analysis of the document and the international reaction. (25 September 2002)

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Bbc News: Gloves Off in Mali Election

For Students 9th - 10th

The final phase of Mali's 2002 elections pitted one side against the other with accusations and suspicions tossed back and forth between both sides. Find out the outcome of the vote. (May12, 2002)

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