Issue 3.2 - The Victorians

Victorian innovations and discoveries helped make our world what it is today – but at what cost? Explore the lives of the rich, poor and more with these resource packs that include instructions, activity sheets, information factsheets, research resources and images to support the lesson plans and activities.

Creative Teaching and Learning

Activity 20: Deadly diseases

(Project: The Victorians) Pupils devise a board game in which players survive their childhood by avoiding the diseases that claimed so many lives in Victorian times. (3 Page Download)

10 Dec 2014
24mins

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Activity 19b: Avoiding cholera

(Project: The Victorians) Students explore the sources and symptoms of cholera, and design a leaflet advising modern-day travellers on how to avoid catching the disease. (5 Page Download)

10 Dec 2014
24mins

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Activity 19a: Cholera in Victorian London

(Project: The Victorians) A ‘fill the gaps’ research activity directing students through the four main cholera outbreaks in Victorian England. (5 Page Download)

10 Dec 2014
24mins

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Activity 18: Germ theory

(Project: The Victorians) A series of five science-based activities to help students understand the discovery of germs and their role in causing disease, and the many other more useful ways micro-organisms impact our life. (26 Page Download)

10 Dec 2014
24mins

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Activity 17: Famous Victorians in medicine

(Project: The Victorians) Students research a number of Victorians who made significant contributions to medical science. They write a brief biography and examine the impact each person’s work had on society. (11 Page Download)

10 Dec 2014
24mins

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Activity 16: Making William Morris wrapping paper

(Project: The Victorians) Students create wrapping paper inspired by William Morris’ intricate, nature-based designs. They either create their patterns on a computer or by printing with polystyrene tiles. (12 Page Download)

10 Dec 2014
24mins

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Activity 15: The cost of living

(Project: The Victorians) Students calculate combined incomes and expenditure for different-sized Victorian households. (2 Page Download)

10 Dec 2014
24mins

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Activity 14: Victorian money and maths

(Project: The Victorians) Students first examine Victorian coins and their values before moving on to solve a range of maths problems using Victorian money denominations and the imperial measurement system. (14 Page Download)

10 Dec 2014
24mins

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Activity 13b: Rights of the child P4C enquiry

(Project: The Victorians) Students discuss the plight of children in Victorian times and compare the way in which they lived to the rights and protection children have today. (16 Page Zip Download)

10 Dec 2014
24mins

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Activity 13a: The workhouse and child labour

(Project: The Victorians) Pupils make a comparison between their lives today and the lives of children in Victorian times, with particular emphasis on children in poverty. (15 Page Download)

10 Dec 2014
24mins

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Issue 3.2 - The Victorians

Activity 20: Deadly diseases

Activity 19b: Avoiding cholera

Activity 19a: Cholera in Victorian London

Activity 18: Germ theory

Activity 17: Famous Victorians in medicine

Activity 16: Making William Morris wrapping paper

Activity 15: The cost of living

Activity 14: Victorian money and maths

Activity 13b: Rights of the child P4C enquiry

Activity 13a: The workhouse and child labour

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