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World War II resources

These resources use the topic of World War II to help students learn about life during that period of time. 

Our resources will get students creating a cardboard Anderson shelter, making a working prototype of a radio, designing a wartime vegetable garden and even creating a launching mechanism to propel paper aeroplanes! 

These cross-curricular resources support the national curriculum spanning D&T, History, Engineering, English, Maths, Science and Computing. These teaching resources can be used as main lesson activities to teach learners about the influence of historical events on engineering and society as a whole, or they can be used as part of a wider scheme of learning focusing on the history of design, technology and engineering.

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Create an air raid shelter

Make a cardboard model of an Anderson air raid shelter

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Make a paper aeroplane launcher

Make a launching mechanism to propel a paper aeroplane further than they could throw it.

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Make a radio receiver

make an electronic circuit that can both receive and play FM radio signals. 

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Design a wartime vegetable garden

Learn about the 'Dig for Victory' campaign and how it was used during the war. 

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