The Book of Massively Epic Engineering Disasters:
33 Thrilling Experiments Based on History's Greatest Blunders
by Sean Connolly
Beauvais Cathedral
1284 BCE
2021 notes:
The Book of Massively Epic Engineering Disasters
Preparation:
experiment 7: Flying High
- slippery wood floor
socks
Middle Ages Book Display
Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction
by David Macaulay
The Story of a Castle
by John S. Goodall
A Medieval Feast
by Aliki
The Hawk of the Castle: A Story of Medieval Falconry
by Danna Smith
I Feel Better with a Frog in My Throat: History's Strangest Cures
by Carlyn Beccia
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
by Laura Amy Schlitz
also
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Historian's Court: People of England Versus King John (Magna Carta)
FREE at TpT
The Signing of the Magna Carta
by Debbie Levy
Queen Eleanor: Independent Spirit of the Medieval World
by Polly Schoyer Brooks
Activities:
- situate this disaster in time (1284)
ask children what they know about the Middle Ages
explain the Magna Carta (1215)
assign parts and act out the script for Historian's Court: People of England Versus King John
read "The Collapsing Cathedral" information
from The Book of Massively Epic Engineering Disasters, pp. 41-45
do experiment #7 "Flying High"
Extensions:
- look at pictures of Beauvais Cathedral today
read Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction by David Macaulay
decorate some pages from Colour Your Own Medieval Alphabet or Colour Your Own Medieval Animals (colored pencils, gold foil)
Articles & Links:
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Beauvais Cathedral: The Ambition, Collapse and Legacy of Gothic Engineering
by Rubén Rodríguez Elizalde
if your child is really into medieval construction, I highly recommend Secrets of the Castle (medieval France, King Louis IX, 1230s & 40s)
Immersive Experience
Immersive Experience
Immersive Experience
Immersive Experience
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