Norman’s Web Watch
In each issue of Young Archaeologist magazine Norman, the archaeological worm searches the world wide web to find YAC UK members the best archaeological / heritage websites where you can:
- Find out facts
- Play fun games
- Find other great things to do
Check out the websites below and contact YAC if you do any of the projects. YAC always likes to see your pictures and drawings that you have done. Who knows, they may also feature in the Young Archaeologist magazine)!
The British Museum
The brand new section of The British Museum’s website has lots of great things to do! Go to their Kids section at the bottom right of the home page. This will take you to the Young Explorer’s site. Follow the links to:
- Create - To make at home including salt dough Lewis Chessmen, historical foods and jewellery.
- Play - To access great games like Time Explorer and The Great Dig
- Discover - To explore the British Museum’s collections online and learn about some of the museum’s most important objects
National Museums Scotland
Visit the National Museums Scotland website which is inspired by their wonderful collections. Go to the Kids section at the top of the page and explore the Romans, Eqyptians, Picts and more!
- The People of the Past section
- Games and Adventures section
- Things to Make section
- Unmask the Lewis Chessmen section
BBC Hands on History
Check out the BBC Hands on History website. In summer 2011 the BBC is celebrating all things Norman with a series of BBC Two and BBC Four TV programmes. To accompany the programmes the BBC has designed a brilliant new section of their website, where you can find out loads about the Normans and their lives.
- Watch the BBC animations
- Gets hands on with their Activities Section
- Find out about ‘Things To Do’
Show Me
The Show Me website is from Culture 24 and celebrates everything that’s fun, fabulous and fascinating about museums in the UK. It is packed with the latest news and information about what’s on and what’s hot. There are also reguular competitions to enter as well!
The website has lots of cool links to to lots of museum websites. The ‘Pick a Topic’ section takes you straight to:
- Games
- Activity Ideas
- Information about your favourite things
- Topics about archaeological periods including the Romans, Vikings and Ancient Civilisations
The best section is the ‘Games and Fun’ section which has links to more than 120 top games.
Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)
The PAS website provides background information on the Portable Antiquities Scheme, news articles, events listings and access to our database of objects and images.
The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a DCMS funded project to encourage the voluntary recording of archaeological objects found by members of the public in England and Wales. Every year many thousands of objects are discovered, many of these by metal-detector users, but also by people whilst out walking, gardening or going about their daily work. Such discoveries offer an important source for understanding our past.
You may also like to have a look at:
- YAC’s Favourite Games on the Web
- Quizzes on the Web
- Other Fun Things to Do on the Web
- Activity Sheets on the Web
- Just For Fun
External Internet Safety Links
External websites are out of the control of The Young Archaeologists’ Club. Whilst we have carried out an initial check that the content of the website is suitable for The Young Archaeologists’ Club age range, The Young Archaeologists’ Club is not responsible for the content of these external sites. If you feel that the link is unsuitable, please do let us know.
CEOP’s Thinkuknow website provides films and games to play on how to stay safer online and Childnet has produced a range of online safety resources including Chatdanger.com and Know IT All.
For more information please visit YAC’s Safe Surfing page.