Famous Victorians

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Famous Victorians

• WALT to learn about some famous Victorians

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Can you think of any famous Victorians?
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Queen Victoria

• She was born in 1819 in London
• When she was 18 years old she became queen
• She married her handsome cousin Albert a young
  prince from Germany (she proposed to him)
• Albert didnt speak English very well and lots of
  people didnt like him
• Her reign was the longest in British history
  (1837-1901).  People living at the time of her
  reign were called The Victorians'.

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Joseph Lister (1827-1912)

• A Scottish surgeon who realised the importance of
  keeping wounds and equipment clean and germ free
  during operations

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Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

• He was the inventor of over a thousand ideas
  which transformed life in the late 19th century
• He invented the modern day light bulb

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Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

• He was the author of Alice in Wonderland

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Benjamin Disreali (1804-1881)

• Prime Minister

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Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)

• Inventor of the telephone

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Brunel (1806-1859)

• An engineer who specialised in railway traction,
  steam ships and bridges

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William Gladstone (1809-1898)

• A liberal politician who was Prime Minister 4
  times

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Task 1-Page 1- Inventions

• Look at four important inventions
• Draw a picture of the invention, explaining who
  designed and when
• Create a page for each invention, Must say who
  invented and describe the invention

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Task 2- Famous Victorians

• Choose a famous Victorian
• Research this person
• Must have ten facts about the victorian

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Task 3- on the same page

• Choose one of the famous Victorians and bullet
  point as many facts about them as you.
• What sort of information can you include?
• When they were born, died, what they are famous
  for and so on

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Helpful websites on Victorians

• http//www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/v
  ictorians/famous.htm
• http//www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/victori
  an/vpeople.html
• http//www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/access/victo
  rian/timeline_victorian.htm

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Victorian Inventions

• http//www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/v
  ictorians/inventions.htm
• http//victorianinventions.wordpress.com/