Social Studies
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- BBC - Around Scotland
- Learn about the history of Scotland at a BBC site for people 9-14 years old.
- 582
- BBC - Around Scotland - Highland Clearances
- An interactive presentation where children are invited to go back in time and relive the clearances from the different viewpoints of members of the clan. Includes audio, quizzes and activities.
- 583
- BBC - Around Scotland: Scotland During the Second World War
- Offers an interactive flash presentation inviting children to become a spy with a mission to find out what life was like at home, school, how rationing worked and evacuations. Includes printable notes to help with each mission.
- 584
- Before the Clearances - 17th and 18th Century Scottish Costume
- Features an introduction and many examples of male and female attire including instructions on how kilts and plaid should be properly worn. Includes a variety of illustrations.
- 585
- Glen Coe Massacre
- Provides an overview of the events leading up to thirty eight members of the MacDonald clan being murdered in 1692 by government soldiers lead by a rival clan member from the Campbell's . Includes a brief historical background, information on the massacre itself as well as the aftermath.
- 586
- Robert Louis Stevenson - National Library of Scotland
- Detailed biography of one of the country's most famous 19th century writers and includes numerous quotes from the man himself. Follows his life and works from his childhood in Edinburgh until his death in Samoa aged 44.
- 587
- Scotland's Inventions
- A list of famous Scottish inventions with a brief explanation accompanying each. Details include inventions of antisepsis, pneumatic tyres, golf, penicillin, refrigerators, the telephone and television among others.
- 588
- Sir William Wallace
- A biography of one of Scotland's most celebrated national heroes. Includes pictures, illustrations and links to further areas of interest.
- 589
- Statistical Accounts of Scotland
- Provides information on the conception and origins of the accounts which are based on parish reports detailing agricultural, industrial, population and natural history throughout the country between 1791 and 1845. Includes a basic introduction, the accounts within historical context and further reading.
- 590
- Story of Scotland - Ancient Scotland
- Online book which covers the Mesolithic, Neolithic ages, beaker people, early structures such as standing stones and cairns and also the arrival of the Celts. Includes pictures, illustrations and maps.
- 591
- The Battle of Culloden 1746
- Presents a complete overview of the battle between Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Royal Troops of George II at the height of the Jacobite Rebellion. Includes illustrations and a breakdown of casualties from both sides.
- 592
- The Clydebank Blitz
- Interactive flash presentation of when the Luftwaffe blitzed Glasgow over two nights in March 1941. Includes images and also a non-flash version.
- 593
- The Glasgow Story
- Covers the emergence of the country's largest city through six distinct historical periods. Includes links to further reading throughout and an array of images complementing each time period.
- 594
- BBC NI Learning - History
- Focuses on Northern Ireland. Offers interactive presentations on King William III, the plantation of Scottish/English settlers in the 17th century, the Easter Rising, the 'Troubles' and the Good Friday Agreement. Includes illustrations, photos and further reading in each section.
- 596
- Newry, Mourne and Gullion - History
- Gives an overview particularly focusing on events which affected the area. Includes sections on myths, christianity, the Norman invasion and the famine. Provides photographs and illustrations.
- 597
- Proclamation of the Irish Republic
- A word for word copy of the proclamation read from the steps of the General Post Office by Patrick Pearse on 24 April 1916. Also includes links to the background events surrounding it and reports on the Easter rising.
- 598
- Mr Dowling - The Renaissance.
- Introduces the era, the changes it brought, and some of its leaders. Created for middle school students.