Posts tagged with social studies

Shows the top an old Maori fort;Otatara Pa.

Māori Fortification by Ian Knight

By Barbara Smail
14 October 2015
Detailed and fascinating information about Māori fortifications.
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Grey earmuffs.

Earmuffs for everyone by Meghan McCarthy

By karen
9 September 2015
Ear covers, ear flaps, ear-mufflers, ear-protectors, ear-slippers, ear wrappers, - keeping ears toasty since 1877.   
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A girl painting a greek pot.

Ancient Greeks – 12 projects to make and do (Craft box series)

By melissa
17 June 2015
Packed with crafts, facts and fun activities to make the ancient Greek civilisation come alive!
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USS Minnesota looking north in Panama Canal 1920.

Silver people: a tale from the Panama Canal by Margarita Engle

By michelle
27 May 2015
A poetic look at the construction of the Panama Canal.
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Artwork of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Women who changed history by Adam Sutherland

By melissa
13 May 2015
Take a look at the lives of significant women who affected the course of world history.
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Alcatraz prison.

Alcatraz by Natalie Hyde

By michelle
1 April 2015
‘The Rock’ was a high-security prison island reserved for America’s most dangerous criminals. 
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150th Commemoration of the Battle of Gate Pā.

Taratoa and the code of conduct: A story from the battle of Gate Pa by Debbie McCauley

By Barbara Smail
26 November 2014
This is a fascinating account of a tumultuous period and event in New Zealand history.
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Black and white photograph of an ANZAC memorial wreath, flowers and written plaques sitting on the ground against a wooden barrier or railing]

An ANZAC tale by Ruth Starke

By debbie
6 August 2014
The ANZAC campaign as told through the eyes of mates Roy and Wally.
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Mawson station; one of Australia's three permanent research stations in Antarctica.

Sophie Scott goes south by Alison Lester

By pamela
30 May 2014
Step on board an icebreaker for an adventure to Antarctica.
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Vintage 1950s magazine advertisement, Hollywood House Facial Beauty Products, 1957.

Brilliant beauty inventions by Nadia Higgins.

By karen
9 May 2014
Can you believe people have been making hair dyes for thousands of years, using everything from boiled walnuts to gold powder?
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The Battle Of Britain Memorial. The sculptor has implied strength by emphasizing the physical attributes of some of the women, for example their forearms.

Bomb Girls by Jacky Hyams

By melissa
11 April 2014
‘They didn’t fire the bullets, but they filled them up with explosives’.
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