- Trenches
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Age 9-11 (KS2)Age 11-14 (KS3)
What can you uncover by looking at a photograph?
Join IWM expert Ngaire this week as she helps us reveal fascinating stories that the objects in our museums hold. Discover personal stories from the First World War, from the trenches to the home front.
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Trench Tales: Part One
Curriculum Links and Learning Objectives
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KS3/4 - Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901-present.
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GCSE - Warfare and British society, c1250-Present.
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To explore the experiences of soldiers on the front line during the First World War.
Brilliant Biscuits
Brilliant Biscuits
Your mission is to go back in time to 1914 Australia and New Zealand and bake a First World War recipe.
What do you think it would be like to receive these homemade biscuits when you’re a long way from home?
More on life in the trenches

More on life in the trenches
Find out more life in the trenches by examining objects from IWM's collections, from a shovel to a special helmet.