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As the weather heats up we take a look back to life in a back-to-back in Leeds in the 1950’s. No indoor toilets, no bathroom, no fridge. Here’s a photo of a cellar, where food would be stored to help keep it cool. Not likely any good for keeping choc-ices frozen though!

Check out more about growing up as a child in Leeds in the 1950’s in our FREE learning resource: https://www.mylearning.org/stories/annies-story/1471

In 1893, at the age of just 13, George ‘Bertie’ Robinson left his family, friends and his home on the island of St. Vincent and sailed to England. He would become the footman at Harewood House in Yorkshire. Bertie did not leave any written records of his time in England that have been found, and we have to piece his story together from the letters written by his Mum and his employers, the 5th Earl and Countess of Harewood. Read about his life and how prejudice and racism in Britain contributed to a sad end to Bertie’s life in England:

https://www.mylearning.org/stories/george-bertie-robinson-from-st-vincent-a-footman-at-harewood-house/1546

Image © Harewood House Trust. Photo credit: Jonathan Turner.

It’s a story of intrigue, deception, invention, bravery… and Monopoly! The only POW escape kit not discovered by the N***s helped thousands of prisoners escape. Find out how Leeds' company Waddingtons developed special sets of Monopoly during WW2!

https://www.mylearning.org/stories/how-leeds-made-monopoly-helped-pows-es

We’re back for Day 2 at the Museum and Heritage Show at Olympia, London!
Come and find us at Stand D8 to chat about how MyLearning supports teachers with trusted heritage content and free resources.

Later this afternoon, we’ll also be presenting our latest work exploring smart search tools and large language models (LLMs) — and how they can help build the next generation of lesson planning tools.

Pop by if you’re around!

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Murder in the Museum!
Meet the three engineer sisters behind some of the finest penny arcade machines, including the fabulous ‘murder in the museum’. Watch the drama unfold:

https://www.mylearning.org/stories/penny-arcade-machines_/1583?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWHVP0mbICc

Murder in the Museum - A 1930s Mystery at Abbey House Museum Murder in the Museum is one of the best-loved penny slot machines at Abbey House Museum in Kirkstall.Made by Leeds sisters Alice and Eveline Dennison in 1934...

The name’s Q. Would you like a game of Monopoly?
In 1939 British Secret Services developed the only POW escape kit to not be discovered by the N***s. Hidden inside Leeds made Monopoly boards, the kits helped around 20,000 British soldiers escape from camps during WW2. Find out more of this fascinating story in this free learning resource.

www.mylearning.org/stories/how-leeds-made-monopoly-helped-pows-escape-in-ww2/1012?

Monopoly – More than Just a Game? • How Leeds-Made Monopoly Helped POWs Escape in WW2 Monopoly – More than Just a Game? The game of monopoly has been around since the early 1900s. And it’s still popular now. It was made by Waddingtons in Leeds.  But did you know that during WW2 monopoly boards helped thousands of Allied soldiers escape from German prison camps? This is a story o...

Oliver Cromwell: commoner, member of parliament, ruthless soldier, abolitionist and Lord Protector. Find out more about one of the most hated men in Irish history who left his mark on the political landscape of Britain.

https://www.mylearning.org/stories/who-was-oliver-cromwell

Image © The Cromwell Museum

For we celebrate Edward Jenner, the scientist who developed the vaccine for deadly smallpox. In 1853 the vaccine was made compulsory…smallpox has now been eradicated in the world.

https://www.mylearning.org/stories/renaissance-and-early-modern-medicine/1477

Image from Wellcome Collection, available under creative commons at Wikipedia.

BEEEEEEES! WE LOVE BEES! They can make honey, they defy the ‘laws’ of aviation AND 35% of the world’s crops depend on bees as pollinators. so fewer bees = less food for humans. Many bee species are social, working together to ensure the safety and productivity of the hive. We could learn a lot from bees…

What makes an insect. https://www.mylearning.org/stories/what-makes-an-insect

The Bee's Knees • What Makes an Insect? The Bee's Knees Insects come in all shapes and sizes. There are over 1 million named insect species and there are thought to be more than 4.5 million insect species yet to be discovered! There are more species of insect than the number of all other species combined. Insects have adapted to survive i...

8th-17th March is British science week 2024!

We have a new resource which covers bioaccumulation and biomagnification and examines the role of museum collections in supporting science research through a real life case study. Perfect for KS3 and KS4.

To find the resource, head over to mylearning.org and type ‘biomagnification’ into the search bar.

Check out our latest newsletter at https://wfly.co/s8IXb with more free science resources and highlighting resources for International Woman's day on the 8th March.

Image: Leeds Museums and Galleries

It's day! Here's a heartwarming historical story of a city in England who opened their arms to Belgian in , helping to support people fleeing violence and oppression by offering them a welcoming, safe place to stay.

Click on the link to MyLearning.org in our bio and type 'Preston' into the search bar.

Image: Lantern

February 12 is Chinese New Year!!

To celebrate, why not explore our KS1-3 resource with your class and learn some epic facts about the natural world.... did you know that wings contain thousands of neurons, enabling them to make minute adjustments in flight. and are studying the way they can adjust so effectively to see what we can learn to improve our own flying machines!

Click the link to MyLearning.org in our bio and type 'minibeasts' into the search bar

Image: Leeds Museums and Galleries