Victorian Farm - Episode 6

Ruth, Peter, and Alex finish their year on the Victorian Farm.  With the failed hay harvest, the team looks to recover with the wheat harvest.  They finish off their year celebrating the harvest with a feast.

Peter and Alex get to grips with Victorian technology in preparation of the wheat harvest.  The harvester that was used had a device that helped tie wheat bundles and was invented by a Wisconsin farm hand.  Ruth learns the art of plaiting straw stalks and discovers how addicting it can be.  It was a simple skill that could make a farmer money.

Ruth also explores the impact of the Empire on the Victorian Kitchen.  She uses curry mix to prepare the boys a meal.  Peter arranges to have the cart they plan to use to haul the wheat in repaired since it was not used in decades.

They celebrate the end of the time on the Victorian Farm with a party.

You can use this episode of the series in the classroom when there is a sub in the room.  Unless you want to use it as a supplement for a lecture in a history classroom.

You can highlight, copy, and paste the questions into a Word, GoogleDoc or Google Classroom document for use in school or home school.  Format it the way you want to.  All questions after formatting should fit onto one page.

You can find the link to the YouTube video here. 

Victorian Farm Episode 6 Questions:

1. What crop failed?
2. What crop did they want to succeed?
3. How long does it take to harvest what by hand?
4. What new skill did Ruth learn?
5. What did Ruth try in the kitchen?
6. When was the first curry house opened in London?
7. What did the boys make to bring in good workers?
8. What did the boys want to put on the poster?
9. What type of berries did Ruth pick?  What are they known in America as?
10. How did the team celebrate the harvest?

Victorian Farm Episode 6 Answers:

1. What crop failed? - hay
2. What crop did they want to succeed? - wheat
3. How long does it take to harvest what by hand? - One week
4. What new skill did Ruth learn? - Straw platting
5. What did Ruth try in the kitchen? - curry
   
6. When was the first curry house opened in London? - 1811
7. What did the boys make to bring in good workers? - beer
8. What did the boys want to put on the poster? - “Best beer around.”
9. What type of berries did Ruth pick?  What are they known in America as? - Windberries/bilberries, Blue Berries
10. How did the team celebrate the harvest? - Harvest fest