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Immerse yourself in the history of Newcastle focusing on the area's maritime, scientific and technological importance to Britain and the rest of the world.

Immerse yourself in the history of Newcastle focusing on the area's maritime, scientific and technological importance to Britain and the rest of the world.
Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead - story maker
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Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead - story maker

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In 1854 a fire raged through Newcastle and Gateshead. Use our story maker to find out more about the fire and some of the people who were around at the time. Can you help our characters escape from the fire? Did you manage to help any of the injured? Did you manage to get the fire under control. This simple story maker leaves you to make the decisions for our characters. Where will you end up?
A Victorian Christmas: Cornucopias
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A Victorian Christmas: Cornucopias

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A Victorian Christmas craft resource. A popular Victorian decoration was a cornucopia. This was made from paper and decorated with pictures, lace, and ribbons. It was then filled with sweet treats and hung on the tree. Resource includes instructions and template for making a cornucopia decoration.
Ships and Shipbuilding - kinetic energy, coding and history
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Ships and Shipbuilding - kinetic energy, coding and history

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Lets combine History and Science with our ships themed activities. What do we call the different parts of a ship? Experiment with floating and sinking to discover what the best materials are to make a ship. Make a paddle boat using kinetic energy. Have a go at simple coding by directing a ship out of the river Tyne. Experiment with the magnetic field and create a compass. What do riveters do?
Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead
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Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

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in 1854 a fire raged through Newcastle and Gateshead. Retell the story using our talk for writing resource and then have a go at retelling the story with a newspaper article. Can you create puppets for the main characters to help tell the story? After the fire John Dobson rebuilt Newcastle. Can you help him plan how it should look? Newcastle only had one fire engine. Help the fire brigade campaign for more. Imagine you were living in Newcastle or Gateshead during the fire? Use our story maker to make the decisions for a few of our characters. Can you help them escape?