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Quiz quiz trade: Changing Landscapes of the UK
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Quiz quiz trade: Changing Landscapes of the UK

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This resource is a set of 30 different quiz-quiz-trade cards. Each card has a question and answer on the compulsory parts of Edexcel A’s “Changing Landscapes of the UK” (component 1, topic 1, key ideas 1.1 & 1.2). Content includes characteristics of different rock types, their UK distribution, the role of past tectonic processes, human landscape impacts and lots more. All the cards are attractively designed with clear text and marked scissor lines to assist with cutting up. This active and engaging Kagan cooperative learning activity is useful for reviewing and revising learning.
Quiz quiz trade: KS3 Rivers
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Quiz quiz trade: KS3 Rivers

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This resource is a set of 40 different quiz-quiz-trade cards. Each one has a question and answer on an aspect of KS3 Rivers, including erosion processes, waterfalls, meanders, river basin terminology and lots more. There are enough cards for a very large class, or for smaller classes pupils could have more than one card each. This active and engaging Kagan cooperative learning activity is useful for reviewing and revising pupil learning, and it could even be used at the start of a unit to identify or recap prior knowledge in KS4. There are so many cards that the activity could be used in more than one lesson with a class by changing which of the 40 cards are used or not used on each occasion. All the cards are attractively designed with clear text and marked scissor lines to assist with cutting up.
GCSE exam-style question on wind power
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GCSE exam-style question on wind power

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This resource features a photograph for stimulus, followed by a range of GCSE exam-style questions, including a calculation, a definition and some explain-type questions, ranging in value from 1 to 4 marks. They have been developed to meet the requirements of Edexcel Geography A, but may also be suitable for other specifications. It is suitable for use as homework, in class, as a practice timed question, as exam revision etc.
Quiz quiz trade: social action theories
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Quiz quiz trade: social action theories

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This resource is a set of 30 different quiz-quiz-trade cards. Each card has a question and answer on an aspect of social action theory, including labelling, Goffman’s dramaturgical theory, Mead, phenomenology, ethnomethodology and lots more. The content is designed for the AQA A Level Sociology Theory and Methods unit. There are enough cards for a class of 30, or for smaller classes students could have more than one card each. This active and engaging Kagan cooperative learning activity is useful for reviewing and revising learning. There are so many cards that the activity could be used in more than one lesson with a class by changing which of the 30 cards are used or not used on each occasion. All the cards are attractively designed with clear text and marked scissor lines to assist with cutting up.
Political Power Crossword no 1
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Political Power Crossword no 1

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This crossword focuses on 20 key terms for political power and processes within the Social Stratification unit of AQA’s GCSE Sociology (for Paper 2). Terms used include constituency, communism, pressure group, class alignment, charismatic authority and fascism. The crossword can be used in various ways, including as a revision activity and for homework. Interestingly, there are so many political key terms listed within the AQA specification that it has become necessary to create TWO crosswords in order to use all the terms! This is crossword number 1. Crossword number 2 is available separately, featuring another 20 different political key terms.
Quiz quiz trade: UK's evolving physical landscape
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Quiz quiz trade: UK's evolving physical landscape

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This resource is a set of 30 different quiz-quiz-trade cards. Each card has a question and answer on the compulsory parts of “The UK’s evolving physical landscape" in Edexcel’s B specification (component 2, topic 4, key ideas 4.1 & 4.2). Content includes characteristics of different rock types, their UK distribution, the role of past tectonic processes, human landscape impacts and lots more. All the cards are attractively designed with clear text and marked scissor lines to assist with cutting up. This active and engaging Kagan cooperative learning activity is useful for reviewing and revising learning.
Political Power Crossword no 2
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Political Power Crossword no 2

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This crossword focuses on 20 key terms for political power and processes within the Social Stratification unit of AQA’s GCSE Sociology (for Paper 2). Terms used include neoliberalism, interest groups, bureaucratic authority, direct action, liberal democratic values and proportional representation. The crossword can be used in various ways, including as a revision activity and for homework. Interestingly, there are so many political key terms listed within the AQA specification that it has become necessary to create TWO crosswords in order to use all the terms! This is crossword number 2. Crossword number 1 is available separately, featuring another 20 different political key terms.
UK Challenges: key word matching
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UK Challenges: key word matching

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This is a useful revision and knowledge-recall activity using key words and terms on UK Challenges from the Edexcel A GCSE Geography specification (component 3). Pupils can match the terms to their meanings by drawing lines in between. Nineteen key terms have been chosen, deliberately including some tricky terms from the specification such as bridging the gap, stakeholders and uncertainties. There is a separate answer sheet showing the correct matching. Understanding the meanings of these terms is vital for pupils to correctly interpret exam questions and resources on paper 3.
Crossword: Walby's Theorizing Patriarchy
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Crossword: Walby's Theorizing Patriarchy

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This GCSE Sociology crossword contains all the main ideas on Sylvia Walby’s view of patriarchy as expressed in “Theorizing Patriarchy” (1990). Although designed for the AQA course, it is also suitable for Eduqas. The crossword has 16 different words to fill in, with the clues covering the relevant key terms and concepts such as patriarchal structures, slut-shaming, housework, male violence, public and private patriarchy etc. This resource can be used in class or as homework. It is a good way to revise and review Walby’s work.
Crossword: Davis and Moore (1945)
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Crossword: Davis and Moore (1945)

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This GCSE Sociology crossword contains all the main ideas on Davis and Moore’s (1945) functionalist explanation of social stratification through unequal reward for role allocation, as expressed in “Some principles of stratification”. Although designed for the AQA course, it is also suitable for Eduqas. The crossword has 19 different words to fill in, with the clues covering the relevant key terms and concepts such as meritocracy, functionally important roles, role allocation and deferred gratification. Some criticisms of Davis and Moore are included e.g. Marxist views, feminist views and criticism by M.W. Tumin. This resource can be used in class or as homework. It is a good way to revise and review Davis and Moore’s work. A correct answer grid is included in the second page of the document.
Crossword on Social Action Theories (Theory & Methods)
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Crossword on Social Action Theories (Theory & Methods)

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This crossword is for AQA A Level Sociology, and covers key ideas on Social Action Theories for the Theory & Methods section of Paper 3. Concepts and theorists covered include Mead, ethnomethodology, Goffman, phenomenology, Cooley, the dramaturgical model, labelling, the looking-glass self, breaching experiments, Weber’s ideal types of social action, evaluation points plus lots more. With 19 missing words, this crossword is great for many uses including knowledge retrieval, homework, a starter or plenary, independent study work, or as part of a revision lesson. The answers are included as a completed grid which is on the second page of the document.
Desert survival groupwork simulation lesson
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Desert survival groupwork simulation lesson

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This lesson involves pupils working in groups to survive after a plane crash in the desert. They decide their group roles, then make a sequence of survival decisions, earning points depending on their choices. The following good quality original resources are included: 17-slide powerpoint; map of the desert area; decision-making record sheet for pupils to fill in and calculate their points; and teacher’s notes including ideas for questioning and additional information. The ppt ends with a debrief and reflection slide for evaluating the groupwork and decision-making processes. All of the materials are original and have been used successfully with classes at KS3, including on Year 6 transition days. This lesson would easily fit into a unit of work on deserts, hostile environments, survival geography etc. As well as the survival aspects, there is plenty of geography too, including desert landforms on the map (e.g. wadi and playa).
GCSE Climate change activities
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GCSE Climate change activities

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Three good quality resources on climate change for GCSE Geography (1-9): (1) Climate change causes gap-fill worksheet. Includes some questions on impacts. (2) Climate change crossword puzzle. The 28 clues cover causes & impacts of climate change. Answer grid included. (3) Exam-style GCSE question on climate change. Contains 1 to 4 mark questions (some are mathematical) & mark scheme. It’s designed for Edexcel A & B, but may be ok for other boards too.
Heidensohn GCSE Sociology bundle
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Heidensohn GCSE Sociology bundle

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This bundle contains four useful high quality resources for teaching Heidensohn’s social control view of women’s lower crime statistics, as outlined in “Women and Crime” (1985). There is a crossword, a worksheet for translating her ideas from Cockney rhyming slang, a matching task with sentence starters and endings, plus a worksheet for spotting spelling errors in a version of her theory. Correct sets of answers are included with all the items. The materials are designed for AQA GCSE Sociology, but would also be fine for Eduqas as well.
Pop-up rock pedestal - worksheet & demo
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Pop-up rock pedestal - worksheet & demo

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This pop-up rock pedestal can be used in class but it’s also great as a homework task. The powerpoint slides explain how to make it, and the separate pupil worksheet also has its own clear instructions. This activity is useful for bringing desert landforms to life at KS3. The instruction sheet includes a challenge task for more able pupils, which involves adding their own features to the pop-up, e.g. cactus.
"Examine" 8-mark question tasks: pack of seven
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"Examine" 8-mark question tasks: pack of seven

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This bundle has SEVEN 8-mark “examine” GCSE-style questions which are modelled on the requirements of Edexcel’s specification A GCSE Geography (paper 1). There are three coastal questions, three river questions and a glaciation one too for good measure. Each of the seven resources has an exam-style question (including a source such as a photograph), plus tips for pupils to answer it, and a model answer that would reach the top band of the mark scheme.