Bitesize............

Increase your chances of doing wlel in the history exams with these exam tips from the wonderful bitesize bbc people type thing! click on the picture of dinner to get going!

Struggling with sources? Ketchup with this...(see what i did there?)

Not that type of sauce......but the type that you will have deal with on your GCSE exam. Yes, source work forms a large dollop of your examinations and as you will know because you are all dedicated students, it is the basis of paper two.

To help you understand source based questions and provide you with tips on how to answer them a handy booklet has been put together. Giving this booklet a good read through will provide you with the skills you need to answer a major part of your course! If you haven't read this you haven't revised....just click on the picture and see for yourself.

Mouldy old dough!

Did you know there was a 'Penicillin Day'? I didn't, and frankly i am impressed! It just shows the impact that Flemming's....er....Florey and Chain's work has had!

This website has a few different activities and some information on penicillin, how it was discovered, how it works, and even tells you how to grow your own mould....if that sort of thing floats ya boat!

Be careful though it is rather Flemmingcentric........does that count as a word?? click the picture and look for yourself!

Game for some revision???

Here's the site that we have mentioned with alol the history games, 'Fling the Teacher' (no representations of yours truely please), 'Walk the Plank,' and of course 'Penalty shootout'!!

Click the picture to get connected! The monkey has no relevance other than i like the image....no monkeys...sorry chimps were harmed during the production of this post!

Have fun!

Stop playin' around and do some work!

Fancy testing your incredible historical knowledge? then take a look at this quiz site from the History Channel. It has detailed quizzes on a range of topics that are great for testing what you have learnt in lesson, or through personal study. Give 'em a go and leave a comment of your high score.
Medicine through time, Russia, The British Empire, American History and the Cold War are all covered and many many more!

Click on the picture to get goin'!

Can ya hear me now???

Now i know you probably listen to your sony walkman cassette player on the way home from school, but try and listen the wireless (radio) instead.

For those of you studying medicine through time there is a new series on Radio 4, starting from monday 5th February 2007, every week day for 6 weeks. Called, 'The making of modern medicine,' the series will look at the development of medicine from the time of the greeks through to the present day. it starts at 3.45pm and finishes at 4pm. It's only 15 minutes a day and it will be really useful.

THE MAKING MODERN MEDICINE 3.45pm from 5th Feb Mon-Fri for 6 weeks BBC RADIO 4!!!!

Blog off!

Check out this history blog created by General History and featuring general history. Bits and bobs about history, a sure favourite for anyone who is interested ini all things historic.
generalhistory.blogspot.com

History 180: Edition #2: Edward Jenner

A short round up on Kayleigh's boyfriend! The guy has an annoying accent, but hey, dont you all!

The Bubonic Rap

A rap about the bubonic plague.......you will end up wishing these two had caught that darn thing!

OY, Flo! Move over for Mary!

Mary Seacole, voted the greatest Black Briton, even though she was from jamaica (no she went of her own accord) did alot for nursing. She worked helping soldiers in the crimean war but old Flo Nightingale stole the limelight! Take a look at why Mary is sooo special!

http://www.maryseacole.com/maryseacole/pages/

Fancy some personal study? Go on KNOCK YOURSELF OUT!

The history of Anaesthetics, two booklets for you to brush up on your knowledge, and i promise they won't send you to sleep....hahaha!

http://www.aagbi.org/heritage/heritage%20centre/educationbooklet.htm

Women's work

Women weren't just mothers, take a look at the women who played a major role in the development of pharmaceuticals
http://www.rpsgb.org/informationresources/museum/exhibitions/nawpexhib/

Chem-history....

Pop down to the chemist in this exhibition focusing ona range of topics, from colour to brand, from drugs to carboys!
http://www.rpsgb.org/informationresources/museum/exhibitions/exhibition04/

Down on the Pharm'

An online exhibition about pharmacists and their impact, not just on our health but our everyday lives as well.

http://www.rpsgb.org/informationresources/museum/exhibitions/themotherofinvention/

The heart of the matter...

How Harvey's Hearts Helped Health....biography, influences, his discoveries, trivia and yes, another timeline......this time about the knowledge of blood.
http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/heritage/harvey/index.htm

Placebo? I think not. This stuff actually helps!

A site about a poor 'rock' band? No, it's the BBC bitesize revision site to help with medicine through time, and the american west. It will also give links and exam tips. A site that will leave you much better off...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/shp/index.shtml

Operation!

The oldest operating theatre in the UK, look here for a detailed history of medicine, online exhibitions, loads of medical links on loads of topics, or simply tour the operating theatre and herb garret.

http://www.thegarret.org.uk/index.htm

Tour the Human body (hands must be kept inside the vehicle at all times)

A site about the history of the body and how understanding of anatomy changed during the renaissance period.Take a tour of the Human body
http://www.stanford.edu/class/history13/earlysciencelab/body/body.html

Why did the skeleton revise on his own? Because he had no body to work with.

A site that is all about medicine, images, manuscripts and exhibtions

http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/

Worksheets, and tasks that are perfect for self study and revision.

http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_wtd019705.html

The cool refreshing taste of Cholera!

Always coca-cola? i dont think so. Always a trip to heaven if you drink this lovely stuff, over ice or not. A site with information, glossaries, tasks and yes, a timeline, all about Cholera
http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/victorianbritain/healthy/default.htm