An amazing selection of resources of Law and Religious Studies. Suitable for KS3, KS4 and KS5.
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An amazing selection of resources of Law and Religious Studies. Suitable for KS3, KS4 and KS5.
All our resources are created with love and care, we take pride in ensuring that they are beautiful to look at, because how are we expected to learn if things aren't pretty?
This mock exam is designed for students who have studied but have not finished the ethics unit of Religious Studies.
Paper: Paper 3
Exam Board: Eduqas
Paper Length: 2 Hours
Unit: Religion & Ethics
Students should be given 2 hours to complete this paper. They will also need lined paper/answer booklets to write their answers in.
In order to take this paper students will need to have studied some of ethics. You can see the topics for each question below to ensure they have covered it as part of your course.
Suitable for January mock exams for Year 13 & possibly summer exams for Year 13.
Students answer two questions.
Questions
Question 1 (50 Marks): Classical Utilitarianism
Question 2 (50 Marks): John Stuart Mill
Question 3 (50 Marks): Finnis
Question 4 (50 Marks): Situation Ethics
Question 5 (50 Marks): Naturalism
Total Marks = 100
This is a great way to end term one for students who are studying Religious Studies at A-Level.
The quiz presupposes knowledge of the first few topics from Christianity and Ethics but these can easily be changed to suit your scheme of work.
There are three fun rounds and three rounds based on what students have learned for their A-Level.
Quiz Format
Team quiz with students in small Teams
Each question is multiple choice and has a one minute timer bar on the slide
There are six rounds
Each round has ten questions (60 questions total)
It should take around an hour to complete (rounds can be removed or added to suit)
The Rounds
Round 1 - Divine Command Theory
Round 2 - Christmas
This round tests general knowledge of Christmas with some fun and slightly obscure questions!
Round 3 - Bible as a Source of Wisdom
Round 4 - Who’s that philosopher?
This is a picture round - students have to pick from four possible philosophers for each photo
Round 5 - Virtue Theory
Round 6 - The Holiday Season
Students are given a date and four possible festivals that are celebrated on that date. All the festivals are celebrated in the month of December
Answers are included at the end of each round
Lesson Title: What is philosophy?
Intended Unit: Philosophy
Age: Key Stage 3
This lesson gives a brief introduction to philosophy and philosophical questions. It is designed to start off a unit looking at philosophy and different philosophical questions.
It is designed for Key Stage 3 Religious Education
Activities
Starter: 60 Second Thoughts
Main Activities:
Copy definition of philosophy
List philosophical questions
‘A Dog’s Life’ Comprehension (link provided)
Challenge Tasks:
Other Greek words with same roots
Write an answer to questions
If we can never know the truth of the question, what is the point in philosophy?
Plenary: Outline what is meant by a philosophical question
This revision homework booklet is designed for students to complete each week.
Exam Board: Eduqas
Year: Second Year
Topics: Christianity, Ethics, Philosophy
Number of Activities: 40
This booklet is designed to provide structured revision activities for religious studies students in their second year of study.
Students should complete one page per week. These can be done in order or teachers can select specific activities if they want students to revise certain topics.
The revision booklet has the following activities:
Jesus Birth: Blooket
Two Views of Jesus: Essay Question
Bible as a Source of Authority: Glossary
Baptism: Choice of Essay Plans
Cosmological Argument: Knowledge Organiser
Faith and Works: Fill the gaps
Natural Law (Application): 10 Points
Trinity: Fill the gap & mark
Situation Ethics (Application): Arguments into essay plan
Science: Mark an answer
Key Moral Principles: Answer the questions
Natural Law: Bible verse map
Irenaean Type Theodicy: Read notes
John Finnis: Recording
Bernard Hoose: Re-write notes
Carl Jung: Flashcards
Miracles: Flashcards app
Nature of God: Quiz
Proportionalism (Application): Quiz
Intuitionism: Past paper question
Community of believers: Write your own question
John Stuart Mill: Create a resource
Challenges to Religious Experience: Cornell Note Page
Ontological Argument: Summary sheet
Influences of Religious Experience: Triple-sided flashcards
Ethical Egoism: Textbook notes
Hume: Article
Early Church: PowerPoint Presentation
Bible in Daily Life: Essay plan
Augustinian Type Theodicy: Visual essay plan
Developments of Ontological Argument: Essay plan
Divine Command Theory: Diagram
Festivals: Picture
Determinism: Poster
Religion, Equality & Discrimination: Sticky notes
Free will: Essay question
Pluralism & Diversity: Key thinkers & key words list
Situation Ethics: Key quotes & Bible verses list
Mystical Experience: Mind-map
Religious Experience: Spider diagram
Although this is designed for Eduqas A-Level Religious Studies it can be modified to suit other exam boards.
Lesson Topic: Atheism
Unit: Alternative Religions/Beliefs
Target Age: KS3
Lesson Length: Up to 1 Hour
This lesson on atheism is suitable for key stage three religious education. It helps students to distinguish between atheism and agnostism and the Dawkins scale
Starter: Write a definition of atheism
Main Activities: Comparison Table; Dawkins Scale Diagram; Make a Leaflet
Plenary: Mind-Map
It includes a choice homework activity with three different options. Students can pick which one they would like to do or you can choose one.
Homework activities:
Poem/Song/Rap
400 Character Text Message
Storyboard
A storyboard template is also included if needed for homework.
Lesson Topic: Aladura
Unit: Alternative Religions/Beliefs
Target Age: KS3
Lesson Length: Up to 1 Hour
This lesson on Aladura is suitable for key stage three religious education. It is a computer room lesson so will require students to have access to devices (in class or outside). This looks at the church of Aladura from Nigeria.
Starter: Trigger Image
Main Activities: Create a guide to the Aladura church
Plenary: Definition
It includes a homework task to finish the guide.
Topic: Chanukah
Level: Key Stage Three
Unit: Judaism
This is a great end of term lesson for the Autumn term. It focuses on the topic of Chanukah and is designed to fit into a Judaism scheme of work.
Students are expected to have some prior knowledge of Judaism although this can only be a few lessons.
The lesson goes through the history of Chanukah as well as some of the traditions. It then allows students to spend time making Chanukah cards.
Lesson Activities
**Starter: **Guess Who?
Activity One: Watch video and write summary of the story of Chanukah
Activity Two: Pick two things Jews do during Chanukah and explain why they do them
Main Activity: Make Chanukah cards
Plenary: Blooket (link provided)
Exam Board: AQA
Paper: Paper 2A Non-Textual Studies
Themes:** A, B, D and E**
This is a short revision lesson for GCSE Religious Studies designed to briefly cover content for the Themes Paper.
There is a short starter with questions about each theme.
There is then one activity for each theme.
Theme A: 4 Mark Question
Theme B: Research task
Theme D: 5 Mark Question
Theme E: 12 Mark Planning
There is also a quick plenary to finish.
This is designed to fit within a single lesson (although some activities may need to be cut out or shortened depending on the class) as last minute revision.
Planning sheet for 12 marker is included
Topic: Islam Beliefs
Unit: Study of Religion: Islam
Exam Board: AQA
This is a revision lesson for Islam beliefs. This can be used for revision in either Year 10 or Year 11 of the GCSE course.
The lesson focuses on Islam Beliefs only. This is designed for the AQA GCSE but is general enough that it could suit other exam boards as well.
Activities
Starter: Making connections
Activity 1: Key word definitions
Activity 2: Learn the quote
Activity 3: Arguments for and against table (12 mark question)
Plenary: Scavenger hunt
Making connections and scavenger hunt activities are included.
Topic: Atheism
Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of atheism. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Homework tasks are included.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 10
Small Activities: 4
Knowledge Checks: 3
Challenge Points: 5
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Irenaean-type Theodicy
Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of Irenaean-type theodicies. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
No homework tasks are included in this lesson as I teach Augustinian-type theodicies in the same week
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 8
Small Activities: 3
Knowledge Checks: 2
Challenge Points: 3
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Ontological Arguments (inc. developments)
Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the ontological argument. This includes Anselm’s argument as well as the developments of Descartes and Malcolm. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Homework tasks are included.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 15
Small Activities: 6
Knowledge Checks: 3
Challenge Points: 2
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: The Problem of Evil
Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the problem of evil. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Homework tasks are included.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 8
Small Activities: 5
Knowledge Checks: 4
Challenge Points: 6
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Poverty and Injustice
Unit: Unit 1A: A Study of Religion: Christianity
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of Christian responses to poverty and injustice. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 1A: A Study of Religion: Christianity.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Homework tasks are included.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 8
Small Activities: 5
Knowledge Checks: 3
Challenge Points: 8
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Challenges to Inductive Arguments
Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the challenges to inductive arguments. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Homework tasks are included.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 11
Small Activities: 3
Knowledge Checks: 3
Challenge Points: 0
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Teleological Argument
Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the teleological argument. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Homework tasks are included.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 5
Small Activities: 2
Knowledge Checks: 2
Challenge Points: 1
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Cosmological Argument
Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the cosmological argument. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Homework tasks are included (these presuppose that students have studied ethics & then philosophy & can be amended as needed to suit your scheme of work)
As this would likely be the first topic taught as part of philosophy there is also a section on how to answer 20 mark questions, this can easily be skipped if necessary!
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 6
Small Activities: 11
Knowledge Checks: 4
Challenge Points: 5
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Sigmund Freud
Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of Sigmund Freud. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Homework tasks are included.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 11
Small Activities: 5
Knowledge Checks: 5
Challenge Points: 7
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Challenges to the Ontological Argument
Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of challenges to the ontological argument. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons.
I personally choose to teach this the same week as the ontological argument as it is quite a short topic
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 3
Small Activities: 1
Knowledge Checks: 1
Challenge Points: 1
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Carl Jung
Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of Carl Jung. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Homework tasks are included.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 5
Small Activities: 3
Knowledge Checks: 4
Challenge Points: 1
Practice Essays: 1