This section features historians living as period people, performing tasks that our ancestors had to do, all the while dressed in period costumes.  Any one of these series would be an excellent addition to the classroom.  Not only do is this historical base reality TV, but several of these series can also be used in a science or agricultural classroom.

Secrets of the Castle - Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3  Episode 4
Tom Pinfold, Ruth Goodman, and Peter Ginn explore medieval lives and how to build a castle.  This series shows off one of the longest historical experiments in history.  Pinfold, Goodman, and Ginn explore a variety of aspects of castle building.  They kick off the series by establishing their base and then move on doing building projects.  This is a STEM and STEAM-heavy series. *Highly recommend for a middle school and high school history and science classroom.*

Victorian Pharmacy - Episode 1   Episode 2   Episode 3  Episode 4
The Victorian Pharmacy was the place where cures could be found.  It was the place where both the poor and rich could find medical care.  Ruth Goodman, Ruth Barber, and Tom Quick work in a real Victorian Pharmacy, finding alternatives for the popular cures of the day.  They how pharmacists made their medicines, brought people into the business, as well as how the industry became regulated.  *Recommend for a science and history classroom.  Highly recommend independent study and clips for a lecture.*

*Full Steam Ahead: YouTube
Peter Ginn, Alex Langlands, and Ruth Goodman explore the history of British Railways in this series.  They start with how the railroads impact mining and local areas before going into how the railways impact Britain as a nation.  The railroad had as big an impact as the internet had.  Ginn, Langlands, and Goodman demonstrate the changes the railroad brought over the decades.  *Highly recommend for a middle school and high school history classroom.*

Turn Back Time - The Family - Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3  Episode 4 Episode 5 
This earlier series is where three families discover how families lived over several different periods including the Edwardian Period, Depression, World War II, and the 1960s.  Three houses were transformed throughout the series to reflect the decade they are in.  They lived in each house for a week.  The families are living the lives of their ancestors.  *Highly recommend for a history classroom and a family and consumer classroom.  Good series for independent study students.*

Turn Back Time - The High Street - Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3  Episode 4  Episode 5  Episode 6
Four families participate in reviving the High Street through different eras: Victorian, Edwardian, 1930's, World War II, 1960's and the 1970's.  They operate a grocer, butcher, blacksmith shop, dressmaker shop, and bakery.  The Chamber of Commerce explores whether or not the High Street can be revived through this experiment.  The participants are selected from locals and they promise to shop in only the period stores.  *Recommend for a history classroom and independent study classroom.*

Farm Series
*Tales From Green Valley: Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3  Episode 4  Episode 5  Episode 6  Episode 7  Episode 8  Episode 9  Episode 10  Episode 11  Episode 12
A group of historians and archeologists work on a farm that was established during the Jacobean Period.   They make repairs around the farm, raise animals, and live the way farmers lived during the Jacobean Period.  They build a new barn as well as a new privy.  They work the farm during a calendar year, except they do not live on the farm.  At the end of the year, many of the buildings were restored.  *Highly recommend for both history and agricultural classroom.*

*Edwardian Farm: YouTube  Amazon Prime
Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, and Alex Langladas live as farmers during the Edwardian Period.  Goodman, Ginn, and Langladas plant market gardens, raise livestock and keep house using Edwardian methods.  They participate in daily Edwardian life and show how the Edwardian period brought changes to England.  *Recommend for a history classroom, highly recommend for an agricultural classroom.  Excellent series for an independent study student.*

*Victorian Farm: YouTube  Amazon Prime
Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, and Alex Langladas live as farmers during the Victorian Age.  They work on the Acton-Scott estate for this series.  The first restore a Victorian's farm workers cottage, prepare cider, and plant their fields.  They participate in daily Victorian life.  They celebrate the holidays Victorian Style.  Recommend for both history and agricultural classroom.  Highly recommend it for independent study students and clips in a lecture.*

*Tudor Monastery Farm: YouTube Amazon (Region 2 DVD)
Ruth Goodman, Tom Pinford, and Peter Ginn live life as farmers during the Tudor period for a full calendar year.  Monasteries were an important part of Tudor Life and they were the landlords during this period.  They plant a field, raise livestock, and keep house using Tudor methods.  Ruth manages the house and dairy while the boys' Tom and Peter manage the fields.  This playlist includes Tudor Feast at Christmas.  *Recommended for all ages as well as for both a history classroom and agricultural classroom.*

*Wartime Farm:  YouTube
Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, and Alex Langladas as well as new team member Henry live as farmers facing the conditions of World War II.  Goodman, Ginn, and Langladas startup with setting up the farm for war conditions, planting the fields, and trying their hand at recycling.  They deal with rationing.  They also take in war refugees, participate in home defense and welcome the Americans.  *Highly recommended for both middle school and high school history and agricultural classrooms.  Highly recommend it for independent study students and clips.*

The team works on the Cherry and potato harvest and plans a trip to the seaside.

Alex and Peter look for ladders for the cherry harvest and Ruth makes plans with what she can make with the cherries.  The team celebrates the cherry harvest with a festival and lots of cherry pies.  Then they take a trip to the seaside.  Ruth makes a new period swimsuit and tries it out.  At the seaside they are entertained by period performers.  They also take a dip in the sea in period swimsuits.

If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use.  You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts.  You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators.

For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom.  You can easily format these questions to your specifications.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.  This series is also available on Amazon Prime.

Questions:

1. What did the team harvest first?
2. What was the most valuable piece of equipment for the harvest?
3. How high can cherry trees grow?
4. How many fish were caught in the Tamar River?
5. What was made available during the Edwardian period?
6. What was new to the common person’s Edwardian diet?
7. How was the cherry harvest celebrated?
8. What did the boys have to do to stop blight on potatoes?
9. What were Edwardian swimsuits made from?
10. Who did the team use to pick potatoes?

Answers:

1. What did the team harvest first? - Cherries
2. What was the most valuable piece of equipment for the harvest? - Ladder
3. How high can cherry trees grow? - 70 feet tall
4. How many fish were caught in the Tamar River? - 2000
5. What was made available during the Edwardian period? - Glass Jars
6. What was new to the common person’s Edwardian diet? - Preserved fruit and vegetables
7. How was the cherry harvest celebrated? - Cherry Feasts
8. What did the boys have to do to stop blight on potatoes? - Cut the plant off
9. What were Edwardian swimsuits made from? - Wool Crepe
10. Who did the team use to pick potatoes? - Kids
    

The series concludes with the Oat harvest and it's a challenge to predict the weather!

Alex and Peter look to predict the weather in order to determine when to bring the oat harvest.  They have a weather vane made in the shape of one of their chickens.  They also find a quick method to determine barometric pressure.  Ruth works on the market gardens for one last time, putting seaweed fertilizer on them.

If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use.  You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts.  You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators.

For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom.  You can easily format these questions to your specifications.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.  This series is also available on Amazon Prime.

Questions:

1. What was oat sold for?
2. What needed to be on the farmer’s side?
3.  When the wind is coming from what direction will the team know the weather will be dry?
4. What did the team commission to help with determining wind direction?
5. What was the name of the chicken they used for the model?
6. What did the farmers use for fertilizer?
7. What else did the farmers use to predict the weather?
8. What was cooked on a shovel?
9. What was the direction of the wind when the weather vane was put up?
10. What was invention used to record the harvest?

Answers:

1. What was oat sold for - Horse Feed
2. What needed to be on the farmer’s side? - Weather
3.  When the wind is coming from what direction will the team know the weather will be dry? - Northeast
4. What did the team commission to help with determining wind direction? - Weather vane
5. What was the name of the chicken they used for the model? - Sunny
6. What did the farmers use for fertilizer? - seaweed
7. What else did the farmers use to predict the weather? - Barometer
8. What was cooked on a shovel? - Fish
9. What was the direction of the wind when the weather vane was put up? - Southwest or “don’t harvest your oats yet.”
10. What was invention used to record the harvest? - Film Camera
    

Tourists come to the Tamar Valley, and the team comes up with ways to keep them fed and make money off them.

Ruth learns how to make clotted cream and Peter paints pictures of the valley for the tourists.   The strawberries are ready for picking and Alex is worried about an invasion of snails and slugs.  The government sent out dairying school to teach the women how to work with milk. 

Peter putting together the paints and pigments was pretty interesting and I never knew that they came separate.  The dairy school concept was interesting too. 

If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use.  You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts.  You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators.

For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom.  You can easily format these questions to your specifications.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.  This series is also available on Amazon Prime.

Episode 9 Questions:

1. Who is coming to the Tamar Valley?
2. What was crucial to the tourist trade?
3. When is Empire Day?
4. What was found in the strawberries?
5. What animal did Alex use to take care of the infestation?
6. What else did Alex use?
7. What did the government set up to teach women?
8. What was consider women’s work?
9. How Long did it take to make clotted cream?
10. What did Peter do for the tourists?

Episode 9 Answers:

1. Who is coming to the Tamar Valley? - Tourists
2. What was crucial to the tourist trade? - Paddle wheel steamers
3. When is Empire Day? - May 24
4. What was found in the strawberries? - Slugs and snails
5. What animal did Alex use to take care of the infestation? - Geese
6. What else did Alex use? - Caustic soda and lime
7. What did the government set up to teach women? - Dairy Schools
8. What was consider women’s work? - Dairying
9. How Long did it take to make clotted cream? - 3 days
10. What did Peter do for the tourists? - Draw pictures of beautiful places

The Boys are away sheering sheep while Ruth takes care of the potatoes.  The team also gets a visitor from an old friend.

The sheep are taken to Dartmoor and they sheer sheep.  Ruth takes care of the farm while the boys are on the moors. A visitor from their time on the Victorian Farm stops by and the team go out on a picnic with their visitor.

If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use.  You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts.  You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators.

For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom.  You can easily format these questions to your specifications.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.  This series is also available on Amazon Prime.

Episode 10 Questions:

1. What did the government recommend farmers do?
2. What did Peter and Alex build to make silage?
3. What were the farmers looking for on the potatoes?
4. What did Ruth put on the potatoes?
5. What did Ruth do to the fleeces?
6. What was called white gold?
7. What became accessible to tourists?
8. Who visited the farm?
9. What the activity the visitors participated in during their visit?
10. What did Ruth burn to cook her meal?

Episode 10 Answers:

1. What did the government recommend farmers do? - Make Silage
2. What did Peter and Alex build to make silage? - Clamp
3. What were the farmers looking for on the potatoes? - Blight
4. What did Ruth put on the potatoes? - Copper Sulfate and lime water
5. What did Ruth do to the fleeces? - Wash them
6. What was called white gold? - Lamb wool/fleece
7. What became accessible to tourists? - The Moors
8. Who visited the farm? - The Acton Family
9. What the activity the visitors participated in during their visit? - Picnic
10. What did Ruth burn to cook her meal? - Dried Peat

Springtime has come to the Farm and life is renewed.  A visitor comes for Mothering Sunday.

Spring is in full swing on the farm, and one of the first harvests is brought in: daffodils.  Eve, Ruth's daughter comes and visit the farm in time for Mothering Sunday, it is a similar holiday to Mother's Day.  She makes Ruth a cake for the celebration.  In the Edwardian period, many daughters worked in service and it was the onetime of year where they could get the day off to spend with their families.

Alex tries to expand his chicken concern by buying an incubator.  The sheep are also ready to give birth and the boys learn how to handle lambing.  The boys also purchase a new pony for the farm and hire an expert to tame it.

The episode concludes with the celebration of Easter, and Ruth makes eggs to celebrate.

If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use.  You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts.  You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators.

For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom.  You can easily format these questions to your specifications.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.  This series is also available on Amazon Prime.

Episode 7 Questions:

1. What was harvested at the beginning of the episode?
   
2. Where were the daffodils sent?
3. Who came to visit Ruth?
4. What was the busiest month of the year on the farm?
5. What did Alex buy to increase his animals?
6. What did Alex and Peter plan on plant in addition to the oats?
7. What did Eve make for Mothering Sunday?
8. What was the name of the newest pony?
9. Food used to dye eggs:
   1. Red:
   2. Yellow:
10. What did Ruth use to create patterns on the eggs?

Episode 7 Answers:

1. What was harvested at the beginning of the episode? - Daffodils
2. Where were the daffodils sent? - London
3. Who came to visit Ruth? - Eve, her daughter
4. What was the busiest month of the year on the farm? - March
5. What did Alex buy to increase his animals? - Incubator
6. What did Alex and Peter plan on plant in addition to the oats? - Potatoes
7. What did Eve make for Mothering Sunday? - A sindle cake / or cake
8. What was the name of the newest pony? - Laddie
9. Food used to dye eggs:
   1. Red: Beetroot
   2. Yellow: Onion Skins
10. What did Ruth use to create patterns on the eggs? - Candle Wax
    

The team looks to the sea for their harvest.  The Tamar Valley is a place where the farmers had one foot on the land and one foot on the sea. 

The boys take a trawler out for it's first time sailing since it's restoration.  Ruth picks seaweed and shrimp.  She uses the seaweed for bread and makes little dishes with the shrimps to sell.

Alex makes a curricle for the small pond on the farm.  Peter has to try it out first because the baby fish escaped from the hatchery.  He promptly sinks it but then gets the hang of it.

If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use.  You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts.  You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators.

For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom.  You can easily format these questions to your specifications.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.  This series is also available on Amazon Prime.

Episode 8 Questions:

1. What did Ruth catch?
2. What was lava used for?
3. What was the type of boat that Alex had made?
4. What did Ruth make with the sheep’s fleece?
5. Who tested out the curricle?
6. How long is the rope walk?
7. How far is the longest rope walk in England?
8. What does tar do for ships?
9. What died while the boys were out trawling?
10. How long would it take to hand haul in a net?

Episode 8 Answers:

1. What did Ruth catch? - Shrimps
2. What was lava used for? - Bread
3. What was the type of boat that Alex had made? - Curricle
4. What did Ruth make with the sheep’s fleece? - Lanolin
5. Who tested out the curricle? - Peter Ginn
6. How long is the rope walk? - 20 yards
7. How far is the longest rope walk in England? - quarter of a mile
8. What does tar do for ships? - Preserve the wood
9. What died while the boys were out trawling? - wood
10. How long would it take to hand haul in a net? - three hours
    

The Boys and Ruth explore more ways to bring in an income on the farm.  It is January on the farm.  The boys try mining while Ruth tries lace making.

The boys try copper mining without much success, however try another method to extract copper by putting metal in copper infused water.  That method works and the team makes some money from copper.  Then they are taken to another mine in Cornwall where they use technology to live the lives of miners for the day.  Tin mining was where the money was at.  Ruth learns the craft of lace making (without much success) as well as how to make a Cornish pasty.  The boys take the pasties down the mine, but do not leave the crusts behind for the little people who dwell in the mine.

If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use.  You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts.  You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators.

For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom.  You can easily format these questions to your specifications.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.  This series is also available on Amazon Prime.

Episode 5 Questions:

1. What happens if it rains on Candlemas?
2. What was another way farmers made money?
3. Who did Alex invite to help in the cider orchard?
4. What did they do to help the trees?
5. What did the boys plant?
6. What did the boys use to help plant?
7. Where was the real money made in money?
8. What was mined in Cornwall?
9. What did the miners take down with them to eat?
10. What did Ruth try while the boys were mining?

Episode 5 Answers:

1. What happens if it rains on Candlemas? - Winter is over
2. What was another way farmers made money? - Copper mining
3. Who did Alex invite to help in the cider orchard? - Ronald Hutton
4. What did they do to help the trees? - Sing to them and dip bread in cider and put the bread in the trees
5. What did the boys plant? - Oats
6. What did the boys use to help plant? - Seed Drill
7. Where was the real money made in money? - Abroad or Cornwall
8. What was mined in Cornwall? - tin
9. What did the miners take down with them to eat? - Pasty
10. What did Ruth try while the boys were mining? - Lace Making

Ruth writes a letter home to her mum exploring the day in a life of an Edwardian Farmer.

Ruth's day kicks off by getting dressed and cleaning the floor...one stone at a time.  The boys take care of the fields and look on the animals.  By mid morning Ruth gets breakfast on the table after that bathes for the first time after doing her cleaning. 

It is a fascinating episode and I really enjoyed looking at at the day in the the life of an Edwardian Farmer.  It was an excellent summary of what the team did during the course of the day.

If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use.  You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts.  You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators.

For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom.  You can easily format these questions to your specifications.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.  This series is also available on Amazon Prime.

Episode 6 Questions:

1. Who did Ruth write to?
2. What was the first chore Ruth did in the morning?
3. What did Peter use to brush his teeth?
4. What was the tooth brush made from?
5. What was the most valuable asset on the farm?
6. Who attacked the duck?
7. What did Ruth use to clean the pan?
8. How were shops different?
9. What did Peter buy from the salesman?
10. What sport did the boys participate in?

Episode 6 Answers:

1. Who did Ruth write to? - Her mother
2. What was the first chore Ruth did in the morning? - Getting the range ready
   
3. What did Peter use to brush his teeth? - Soot
4. What was the tooth brush made from? - Bone and Badger bristles
5. What was the most valuable asset on the farm? - Animals
6. Who attacked the duck? - Fox
7. What did Ruth use to clean the pan? - Sand
8. How were shops different? - The shopkeeper waited on you
9. What did Peter buy from the salesman? - Alarm clock
10. What sport did the boys participate in? - Rugby
    

Episode 3 work continues on the farm as Peter, Ruth and Alex explore more possibilities to make money on the Edwardian Farm.  It is November on the Edwardian Farm.

The team plants their potato crop and use the latest in Edwardian technology in order to plant it.  They also use the tractor to do some chores around the farm such as making feed for the animals.  We also learn how the Tamar Valley was home to a hatchery.  Peter explores that part of that part of the history of the Tamar Valley.  Ruth works on cleaning and prepping the privy.

The discussion on the fish hatchery would be appropriate in the agricultural science department, especially if the school offered a class on animal science.

If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use.  You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts.  You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators.

For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom.  You can easily format these questions to your specifications.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.  This series is also available on Amazon Prime.

Questions:

1. What was the tractor called?
2. What else did the tractor power on the farm?
3. What else was farmed in the Tamar Valley?
4. Who was a big supporter of fish farming?
5. What was found in the same building as the pigsties?
6. What does Ruth use to sanitize the privy?
7. What does Ruth use for toilet paper?
   
8. Why did Peter use glass tubes in his fish hatchery?
9. What was a new edition to the farm?
10. What does a hedge do for the farm?

Answers

1. What was the tractor called? - Ivel
2. What else did the tractor power on the farm? - A kibbler
3. What else was farmed in the Tamar Valley? - Fish
4. Who was a big supporter of fish farming? - Duke of Bedford
5. What was found in the same building as the pigsties? - Privy
   
6. What does Ruth use to sanitize the privy? - Caustic soda
   
7. What does Ruth use for toilet paper? - Newspapers
8. Why did Peter use glass tubes in his fish hatchery? - To tell apart bad eggs
9. What was a new edition to the farm? - Gramophone
10. What does a hedge do for the farm? - Boundary and a habitat for wild life
    

Episode 4: Ruth, Peter and Alex continue in their efforts to make money for the farm.  Peter and Alex focus their efforts on the sea while Ruth cleans a historic house.

Christmas is coming to the farm and the boys are trying their hand at fishing for crabs.  However the weather and waves keep them away.  In the mean time the boys have a cow butchered.  Ruth in the mean time is looking for extra income for the farm and cleans a historic house using Edwardian techniques and technology.  She gets a new bike to help her out with transportation.  While Ruth is away, the boys will play.  At the end of the episode, they participate in an Edwardian Christmas church service and celebrate Christmas Edwardian farm style.

This would be a good episode to show around Christmas time in the classroom.  A work sheet wouldn't need to be required, unless you have a sub in the room.

If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use.  You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts.  You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators.

For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom.  You can easily format these questions to your specifications.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.  This series is also available on Amazon Prime.

Episode 4 Questions:

1. What was Ruth’s new toy?
2. What did Alex hope to catch?
3. Where did Ruth work?
4. What type of staircase did the women servants use?
5. What was the sluice room used for?
6. What was an innovation Ruth used to clean the carpets?
7. While Ruth was away, what meal did Peter prepare for Alex?
8. How long did the butchered cow hang before it was cut?
9. What happened to the cow’s hide after it was butchered?
10. How many lobster pots were left out?

Episode 4 Answers:

1. What was Ruth’s new toy? - bicycle
2. What did Alex hope to catch? - lobsters and crabs
3. Where did Ruth work? - Lahnhydrock
4. What type of staircase did the women servants use? - wooden staircase
5. What was the sluice room used for? - Getting rid of human waste
6. What was an innovation Ruth used to clean the carpets? - vacuum
7. While Ruth was away, what meal did Peter prepare for Alex? - Oysters and Steak / carpetbag steak
8. How long did the butchered cow hang before it was cut? - Four weeks
9. What happened to the cow’s hide after it was butchered?  - Sold to a tannery
10. How many lobster pots were left out? - 6

Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman, and Alex Langladas are working in the Tamar Valley on an Edwardian Farm.  The first episode is about the historians setting up the farm.

Ruth Goodman is a freelance historian who specializes in domestic history.  Peter Ginn and Alex Langladas are archeologists.  The series also features additional specialized historians and experts throughout the series.

Ruth sets up the house while Alex and Peter set up the animals as well as the fields.  They use Edwardian methods to clean the chimney as well as to make quicklime.  They have to lime the fields in order for crops to grow.  The boys go away to make the quicklime which turned out to be more challenging than they first thought.  If they fail in making quicklime, their farm will fail for the year.

In the mean time, Ruth continues to make the farmhouse a home as well cooking a gruesome dish for the boys in preparation of their return from making quicklime.

If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use.  You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts.  You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators.

For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom.  You can easily format these questions to your specifications.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.  The series is also available on Amazon Prime.

Episode 1 Questions:

1. Who are the presenters?
2. What is the name of the farm?
3. How much quicklime do Peter Ginn and Alex Langladas need to make?
4. What did Alex want to use to sweep the Chimney?  What was actually used?
5. What is used to make quicklime?
6. What was used to make a trough?
7. What did Ruth and Eve make for the kitchen?
8. How Long did it take to thatch the hay rick?
9.  How many layers of stone did the kiln hold?
10. What did Ruth cook up for the boys?

Episode 2 Answers:

1. Who are the presenters? - Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Alex Langladas
2. What is the name of the farm? - Morwellen Farm
3. How much quicklime do Peter Ginn and Alex Langladas need to make? - 10 Tons
4. What did Alex want to use to sweep the Chimney?  What was actually used? - Chicken and Holly Bush
5. What is used to make quicklime? - Lime and coal
6. What was used to make a trough? - Granite
7. What did Ruth and Eve make for the kitchen? - A Rag Rug
8. How Long did it take to thatch the hay rick?  - 40 minutes
9.  How many layers of stone did the kiln hold? - 15 Layers
10. What did Ruth cook up for the boys? - Sheepshead stew

Episode 2: More preparations on the farm are made for the future harvest and winter.  Ruth works on prepping the market gardens using goats to clear the weeds.  Then she and Alex prepare the gardens for strawberries.  The boys bring in a bull to the farm. 

Another important preparation for the harvest include making cider, although the farms orchards only produce a single apple.  They bring in additional cider apples and prep them to make cider for the harvest.  The art of barrel making is explored. 

Ruth works hard in the kitchen to preserve food for the winter, she pickles apples and preserves meat.  Alex also brings back chickens to the farm, which provides an immediate income to the farm.

If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use.  You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts.  You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators.

For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom.  You can easily format these questions to your specifications.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.  The series is also available on Amazon Prime.

Episode 2 Questions: 

1. What was the other animal brought in to provide milk?
2. What was planted in the Market Garden?
3. Who is the new resident on the farm?
4. What were the farm workers paid in?
5. How many varieties were there of cider apples?
6. What was the unique thing that was done to apples in the Tamar Valley?
7. What was used to preserve the leg of pork?
8. What was the salt mix called?
9. What was Alex’s project on the farm?
10. What was the quickest thing to harvest?

Episode 2 Answers:

1. What was the other animal brought in to provide milk? - Goats
   
2. What was planted in the Market Garden? - Strawberries
3. Who is the new resident on the farm? - A bull
4. What were the farm workers paid in? - Cider
5. How many varieties were there of cider apples? - 350
6. What was the unique thing that was done to apples in the Tamar Valley? - Pickling
7. What was used to preserve the leg of pork? - Salt
8. What was the salt mix called? - Pickle
9. What was Alex’s project on the farm? - Raising chickens
10. What was the quickest thing to harvest? - Eggs