Artifaqs

11/04/2016

History in your hands

For £5 off any order over £10 just use code ART5O10 at the checkout

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Artifaqs aims to bring your history classroom alive in a way which is both fun and academically rigorous.

11/04/2016

Packs

Teaching history ideas to make any history lesson more interesting. These packs of items, with worksheets, have been designed to make teaching with artifacts fun and easy, each pack has been put together to give you the basic artifacts for each topic. With this approach to hands on history you and your pupils will find your history lessons more fun. We have packs to cover everything from the civil war to WW2 to history of medicine.

http://artifaqs.co.uk/collections/packs

Teaching history ideas to make any history lesson more interesting. These packs of items, with worksheets, have been designed to make teaching with artifacts fu

11/12/2015

30 Ways To Teach Science Without a Textbook

To share with your science teaching friends and colleagues!

Looking for unique ways to teach science without a textbook? 1. Go to a children’s museum. 2. Go to a science museum. 3. Visit the zoo.

25/11/2015

History in your hands

If you haven't already had a look you should check out our new design website for a much easier way to navigate the products you love - http://artifaqs.co.uk

Artifaqs aims to bring your history classroom alive in a way which is both fun and academically rigorous.

11/11/2015

Where do the red poppies come from?

Where do the red poppies come from?

The story of the remembrance poppy begins with the death of a young soldier at the second Battle of Ypres in 1915

08/09/2015

Artifaqs Fact!

Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old.

09/07/2015

Wimbledon tournament begins - Jul 09, 1877 - HISTORY.com

On this day in 1877

On this day in History, Wimbledon tournament begins on Jul 09, 1877. Learn more about what happened today on History.

09/07/2015

Budget 2015: Student maintenance grants scrapped - BBC News

Student maintenance grants to be scrapped - What sort of impact do you think this will have on lower income students wishing to go into further education?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-33444557

The chancellor scraps maintenance grants for lower income students in England.

09/06/2015

Artifaqs - History in your hands

Free P&P on orders of any size for 1 day only. Expires Midnight on 9th June 2015. Just place your order at www.artifaqs.co.uk and select collection as your delivery option and your order will be shipped to you for free.

Artifaqs aims to bring your history classroom alive in a way which is both fun and academically rigorous. The artifacts we feature have been suggested, tried and tested by teachers.

27/04/2015

Newspaper - Outbreak of WW1

Daily News from 5th August 1914. Britain declared war on Germany the previous evening. Complete 8 page broadsheet paper covering all the news of the day and more.

http://www.artifaqs.co.uk/newspaper-outbreak-of-ww1-c2x15894058

Artifaqs aims to bring your history classroom alive in a way which is both fun and academically rigorous. The artifacts we feature have been suggested, tried and tested by teachers.

13/03/2015

Artifaqs Fact or Fiction?

"Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War."

Comment with what you think and one person with the correct answer will win the item of their choice from the Gift Section of our website - http://www.artifaqs.co.uk/PBSCCatalog.asp?CatID=1452827

01/03/2015

March 2015 Newsletter

March Newsletter - New products available

27/02/2015

Artifaqs Fact! Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.

26/02/2015

Artifaqs Fact! Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.

24/02/2015

Artifaqs Fact! During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!

16/02/2015

Artifaqs Fact! February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.

13/02/2015

Artifaqs Fact! Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.

12/02/2015

Artifaqs Fact! If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.

12/02/2015

30+ Ways to Teach History WITHOUT a Textbook

30 (almost free) ways to teach history without a textbook. Check it out.

http://lechaimontheright.com/2014/01/30-ways-to-teach-history-without-a-textbook.html

// History is my thing. I practically breathe history…and yet I really don’t like textbooks, for multiple reasons. Textbooks only have main events and boring dates, and occasionally a short biography of a person you already know. In my opinion, dates alone are nothing more than numbers. Numbers are…

05/02/2015

Artifaqs Fact! In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.

03/02/2015

Artifaqs Fact! In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.

03/02/2015

Artifaqs, let your history classroom bring your lessons to life.

The Christmas holidays are over and everyone has had time to get back to the routine of school and work and most of the January sales are ending. At Artifaqs, our sale has just started and is our best yet! Lots of items have been put on sale with up to 75% off, just check out our sale department.

http://www.artifaqs.co.uk/PBSCCatalog.asp?CatID=1452829

A range of Artifaqs products which are on sale.

02/02/2015

Newsletter February 2015

February Newsletter - Our best ever sale!

02/02/2015

Artifaqs Fact! In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.

02/02/2015

Lasers reveal clues to lost treasure

Lasers reveal clues to lost treasure

Laser imaging equipment is being used to explore the mystery surrounding the lost treasure of King John in 1216.

28/01/2015

Artifaqs - History in your hands

For 24 hours only (Until 8am on 29th January 2015) you can get a 10% discount, free shipping and a free Saxon helmet pencil topper just by using the code SOCIAL50 at checkout. There is no minimum order and if you share this post we will send you a voucher for a further 25% off!

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Artifaqs aims to bring your history classroom alive in a way which is both fun and academically rigorous. The artifacts we feature have been suggested, tried and tested by teachers.

12/11/2014

There will be no one in the office from 4th December until the new year so if you need something for Xmas make sure you place your order in plenty of time.

19/10/2014

Artifaqs Fact! India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta (499 CE).

17/10/2014

Artifaqs Fact! It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!

17/10/2014

Timeline photos

8 unmissable podcasts on the Romans http://bit.ly/1p8eoAC

05/08/2014

Artifaqs Fact!
Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!

03/08/2014

August Newsletter

A treasure hunt and a mystery on your doorstep

Over the past year I have been developing an interest in graffiti in churches. Not the “I woz ‘ere” type which we certainly do not want to encourage our students to partake in but the pre Reformation type of which there is an amazing abundance if you can find a church that has not been overly purifi…

22/07/2014

Customer Survey 2014

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22/07/2014

Artifaqs Fact!
Karate actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.

30/06/2014

Artifaqs June 2014 Newsletter

Artifaqs June 2014 Newsletter - Have your say!