when a country controls other groups of people or other countries, it has an empire

South Africa is a country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa

a diamond is a precious gemstone found deep under the earth's surface that has taken millions of years to form

miners are people who work in mines, digging for coal, metals or precious stones like diamonds

Alice Kinloch and the Victorian British Empire

History

Victoria's 'melancholy' childhood

Victoria's accession to the throne

Victoria's proposal and marriage to Albert

Victoria's children

Victorian society

Factories in Britain during Victorian times

The Great Exhibition

Victoria, Scotland and John Brown

Victorian childhood

Victoria, Empress of India

Britain at the time of Victoria's death

In ‘Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?’ pupils build on their chronological and substantive understanding in a depth study of Queen Victoria and Victorian Britain. In ‘Significant individuals who changed Britain: how did they fight for change?’ they compare two significant individuals from different periods to develop this further.

In ‘Significant rulers from the past: what can their stories tell us?’ pupils continued to develop their chronological understanding whilst being introduced to various substantive concepts that relate to ruling. In ‘Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?’ pupils build on this in a depth study of a significant individual and the period in which they ruled.

This unit teaches students about life in Britain from 1837-1901. They learn about key events like Victoria's accession, the railways, and the Great Exhibition. The unit explores how her reign defines the period, technological advances, and connections within Britain and globally.

Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction of scary, confusing or unsettling events or characters placed in danger, including creation of a scary atmosphere through the use of music and sound.

Depiction or discussion of upsetting content

when a country controls other groups of people or other countries

 a precious gemstone found deep underground

The country of South Africa is the southern half of the whole continent of Africa.

Miners in Africa were digging to find ...

Miners in Africa worked in very {{ }} conditions.

Someone who sweeps the soot out of chimneys is called a ...

Not all children in Victorian times were able to go to school.

Select the things that could be dug from a mine.

something from the past that historians look at 

someone who sweeps the soot out of chimneys

Which of these jobs would children do in Victorian times?

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