January 29th, 2017

Design a castle

 
History Project Specification
The brief: homework project to design a medieval castle. This can either be in a poster format or if you prefer you can create a model of a medieval castle. You must consider the following:

• The reasons why castles were built during the middle ages
• The structure of castles at the time
• The style of their castle, motte and baily, stone keep, concentric etc
• Location, location, location: where is your castle located and why?
• Offense or defense? What are the defensive/ offensive features of  your castle?

You can complete this project individually or as part of a group. The due date for this project is the 17th February giving you almost three weeks to complete the project. It is so important that children have the experience of taking the responsibility to follow through with a project over a period of time..  
Ideas for Castle Construction:
If you are choosing to build a model, try not to make your model too large as we have limited space to display them. The model can be quite simple using cardboard cereal boxes, toilet rolls etc. Here are some links to help you with the construction of a model castle.

Build a Medieval Castle

How to Build Castles for School Projects

How to Build Model Castles

Wiki-How:  How to Build a Model Castle

Make a Paper and Cardboard Medieval Castle