What is morally? What sort of factors do we take into consideration when faced with difficult moral choices? How has our ethical or moral code been influenced? This outstanding resource has been tried and tested in the classroom over many years and aims to help students understand some of the ethical challenges faced by doctors when deciding who should be given a kidney transplant. This is a lesson designed to be done in groups or pairs before feeding back to a class discussion on the issue. This is a great lesson with which to kick start your philosophy and ethics course off with some great engaging debates. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a fully editable PowerPoint presentation which includes information slides, aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, links to relevant video clips, activities and resources to be photocopied and given out to students. The lesson begins by looking at what is morality and how how ethical codes are formed. You have a choice of starters or activities. The scene is then set for the medical ethical debate on who should recieve the kidney transplant. Each group or pair of students should be given a copy of the first table which includes the background information about each patient. They are expected to review this patient information and decide upon their rank order of priority. Their results can then be fed back to the class for discussion. The teacher then has the option of either giving out the second patient update information or displaying it upon the board. Students should then be given another opportunity to review their choices before feeding back to a class discussion and producing an extended piece of writing explaining their final decision. The final slides include a plenary which includes information and video links explaining why organ donation is so important in the USA. I’ve also included a selection of possible homeworks. The aims of this lesson / activity are: Theme: Moral Ethics and Philosophy Know: What is morality? Understand: What do we take into consideration before we make moral choices? Evaluate: Who should receive the life saving Kidney Transplant? WILF - What am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What is morality? Explain: What do we take into consideration before we make moral choices? Analyze: Who should receive the life saving Kidney Transplant? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more quality time with the people who matter. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

Should scientist be allowed to cone animals to help solve a variety of problems from food shortages, organ failure and infertility? This is a hotly debated topics which overlaps into several areas of the curriculum . Should scientists be allowed to play God? This outstanding resource has been tried and tested in the classroom over many years and aims to help students understand some of the ethical and religious arguments for and against cloning. It can be used as a starter, plenary or main activity to accompany any main stream text book or resource on this topic. The nature of the task means that it appeals to the full range of ability. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Word Document which contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards as well as sixteen fully editable statements that can sorted under them. I’ve also included a PowerPoint to help introduce and facilitate the card sort. It contains aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, templates, links to video clips, tasks and possible follow up activities. Both resources have also been uploaded in PDF format, just in case you do not have access to Mircosoft Office. Please see the preview for more information. The aims of this lesson / activity are: Theme: Value of life Know: What is cloning? Understand: What are the arguments for and against the use of cloning by scientists? Evaluate: Should scientist interfere with the laws of nature and natural conception through cloning? WILF - What am I Looking For? Can You Identify & describe - What is cloning and why are some people opposed to it? Can You Explain - the arguments for and against using cloning? Can You Analyze - Should scientist interfere with the laws of nature and natural conception through cloning? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

Should scientist be allowed to play God with nature in order to solve the problems caused by climate change, disease and defective genes? What are the dangers and benefits of swapping genes from one species to another? This outstanding resource has been tried and tested in the classroom over many years and aims to help students understand some of the ethical and religious arguments for and against Genetic Modification or GM. . It can be used as a starter, plenary or main activity to accompany any main stream text book or resource on this topic. The nature of the task means that it appeals to the full range of ability. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Word Document which contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards as well as sixteen fully editable statements that can sorted under them. I’ve also linked in two video clips to this page which are worthwhile watching with your students depending on their ability. The aims of this lesson / activity are: Theme: The Value of LIfe Know: What is Genetic Modification? Understand: What are the arguments for and against scientists being allowed to modify genes? Evaluate: Should scientist interfere with the laws of nature through genetic modification? WILF - What am I Looking For? Identify and describe - What is genetic modification and why are some people opposed to it? Explain - the arguments for and against using genetic modification? Analyze - Should scientist be allowed to use GM technologies to save or improve life? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more quality time with the people who matter. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding lesson has been designed by experienced teachers and exhaustively field tested to help students understand the debate over the abolition of the Slave Trade 1787 - 1807. It is suitable for the full ability range and designed to be a fun and engaging lesson that can used to launch into a number of different areas on Britain and the Slave Trade. The core task revolves around students sorting a series of statements or summaries of arguments put forward by both sides of the debate. The accompanying PowerPoint has been designed to provided to help facilitate the lesson, set the scene and provide a range of activities to help deepen and extend your students understanding of the debate. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download two documents. The first is a two page Word Document which includes aims, instructions, two heading cards and twenty two cards to be sorted under them. Normally when I teach this lesson, I give out the first page and depending upon the ability of the class or the progress that they making, I then give out the second page. to help extend the more able. The second resource is a thirteen slide PowerPoint presentation which has been designed to help facilitate the lesson. It includes starters, plenaries, information slides, links to appropriate video clips and additional activities that could be used to support your students including a source analysis question. For more information please see the detailed preview which includes screen shots of all the slides. The aims and objectives of the lesson are: Theme: Britain and the Slave Trade Know: What was an Abolitionist? Understand: What arguments were put forward by Abolitionists? Evaluate: Why were some people opposed to abolishing the Slave Trade? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What was an Abolitionist? Explain: What arguments were put forward by Abolitionists? Analyse: Why were some people opposed to abolishing the Slave Trade? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This fun and engaging lesson designed by experienced teachers and field tested over a number of years to help students understand why the Slave Trade was abolished in 1807? The core task revolves around students sorting a series of statements explaining why the slave trade was abolished revolving around economics, religion, slave resistance and the work of the abolitionists. The accompanying PowerPoint has been designed to provided to help facilitate the lesson, set the scene and provide a range of activities to help deepen and extend your students understanding of the debate. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download two documents. The first is a two page Word Document which includes aims, instructions, four heading cards and twenty two cards to be sorted under them. Normally when I teach this lesson, I give out the first page and depending upon the ability of the class or the progress that they making, I then give out the second page. to help extend the more able. The second resource is a thirteen slide PowerPoint presentation which has been designed to help facilitate the lesson. It includes starters, plenaries, information slides, and additional activities that could be used to support your students including a source analysis of the views of four historians/ For more information please see the detailed preview which includes screen shots of most of the slides. The aims and objectives of the lesson are: Theme: Britain and the Transatlantic Slave Trade Know: Why was the Slave Trade abolished? Understand: What different factors influenced Parliament in 1807? Evaluate: Which factor was the most influential in persuading MPs? Skills: Cause, Consequence, Significance & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: Why was the Slave Trade abolished? Explain: What different factories influenced Parliament’s decision in 1807? Analyse: Which factor was the most influential in persuading MPs? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This fun and engaging market place activity has been written to provide either an introduction or an overview to the consequences of the Break with Rome. If you are short for curriculum time, this great way to quickly cover the key events for Bloody Mary, The Spanish Armada, The Gun Powder Plot and the Pilgrim Fathers, whilst fitting them into the bigger picture of what was happening in the run up to the English Civil War. If you decide to use it in this way, it might be an idea to get your classes to chose one or two of the topics to do in detail. To this end, I have bundled this resource up with my matching resources on my TES shop where they can be purchased at a discount or purchased separately. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a sixteen slide PowerPoint Presentation, which contains everything you will need for the lesson. The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes as well as a starters, plenaries, information slides and historical sources on Bloody Mary, The Spanish Armada, The Gunpowder Plot and The Pilgrim Fathers, video clips. I have also included a template for summarising the information which can be printed off on either A4 or A3, depending upon how you wish to conduct your gather and share exercise. The lesson rounds off with a thinking skills review triangle and an extended writing exercise to help students decide which consequence was the most significant. For more information, please see the detailed preview. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The consequences of the Break with Rome. Know: What affect did Henry VIII’s break with Rome have on England? Understand: What long term religious problems did the break with Rome cause? Evaluate: Which consequence had the greatest impact? Skills: Cause and Consequence WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: The effects of the break with Rome on England. Explain: What long term religious problems did the break with Rome cause? Analyse: Which consequence had the greatest impact? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This fun and interactive lesson is designed to help KS4 students explore the pro and cons of Infant baptism for Christians. The PowerPoint explains the Biblical origins of Baptism and the difference between infant and adult Baptism. It then facilitates the card sort in the single page Word Document, which comes in two stages. The first involves sorting the information under the two headings, the second involves matching the sorted cards to the key words. The card sort is followed up with an optional speech writing exercise. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page resource which contains two heading cards and twelve statements that have been mixed up on either the ‘pros’ or the ‘cons’ of infant Baptism. It also contains a learning objective, instruction and a follow up task which can be set either in lesson or for homework. I have also included a 14 slide PowerPoint to help facilitate the card sort and follow up with a speech writing cosolidation task. Both documents and the answer sheet have also been uploaded as PDFs. Please see the preview for more details. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: Christianity Know: What is Baptism? Understand: What are the arguments for and against infant Baptism? Evaluate: Should Baptism be solely reserved for adults Skills: Compare & Contrast, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: What is Baptism? Can You Explain: What are the arguments for and against infant Baptism? Can You Evaluate: Should Baptism be reserved for adults? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This fun and interactive lesson is designed to get help students understand the problems facing Henry VIII in 1525 and the chain of events that led to him breaking with Rome in 1533. Everything has been carefully differentiated and can be easily adapted for the full range of ability. This is one of my favourite lessons and there is enough to last a class 2/3 lessons can be used to make you sparkle and shine for Ofsted or an observation lesson. The first lesson begins with an introduction to Henry VIII’s problems. Students classify them either using the card sort or a printed off version of the diagram under the heads of money, power, religion, heir and personal problems. This is then consolidated with a thinking skills triangle priority task which is designed to help students which was he most important problem facing Henry. The next task gets students to predict what will happen next by getting them to write a speech suggesting how Henry could solve his problems. This is fully supported with writing frames and tasks. The second starts by looking at the chain of events that led Henry’s decision to break with Rome. This is consolidated with a heads and tails activity and a fully supported extended writing task. When you purchase this lesson you will be able to download a 30 slide PowerPoint Presentation and a single page Word document. The PowerPoint contains aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters,plenaries, information slides, video links, historical sources, templates, diagrams , writing frames, tasks and activities. The Word document contains an optional card sort. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: Why did Henry VIII break from Rome? Know: What problems faced Henry VIII in 1525? Understand: Which were linked to money, religion, power & succession? Evaluate: Why did Henry VIII decide to break with Rome? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You describe: The problems facing Henry VIII in 1527? Can You Explain: Which were linked to money, religion, power & succession? Can Yoy Analyse: Why did Henry VIII break with Rome? If you like this resource, then why not check out our other resources on similar topics in our TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Instagram, X , YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy Kind Regards Roy

This card sort is designed to help students identify and describe the key features of a church. Higher ability students will begin to able to describe the differences between a Catholic and Protestant church. These resources can be used with a range of abilities and can easily be edited to customized to suit the needs of your own students. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a two page card sort written in Microsoft Word and an accompanying PowerPoint presentation. The card sort in includes matching key words, descriptions and pictures that can be cut out and sorted to help identify the key features of a church. The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, tasks, activities as well as links to relevant video clip on YouTube. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: Christianity •Know: What are the features of a church? •Understand: How are the different areas used during a church service? •Evaluate: What are the differences between a Catholic and Protestant church? WILF – What Am I Looking For? •Identify & describe: The key features of a church •Explain: How are the different areas used during a church service? •Analyse: What are the differemces between a Catholic and Protestant church? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

We live in an age of government cut backs and competing claims for tax payer funding for social and health care. This outstanding resources has been tried and tested in the classroom over many years and aims to help students understand some of the arguments for and against government funding for the arts. It can be used as a starter, plenary or main activity to accompany any main stream text book or resource on this topic. The nature of the task means that it appeals to the full range of ability. The main activity involves getting students to cut out the cards in lesson, organize them into their most persuasive order and then sick into their books before they have a go at the extended writing activity / discussion. Alternatively, they can create a key and then sort through the cards and then stick the sheet into their book or you could cut out the cards and place them into an envelope for them to sort prior to a discussion on the topic. This is a great resource that can be easily adapted to suit your classroom and expectations. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Word Document which contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards as well as fourteen statements that can sorted under them. The aims of this lesson / activity are: Theme: Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Education Know: How does the government fund the arts? Understand: What are the arguments for and against government funding of the arts? Evaluate: How far should the government fund the arts? WILF - What am I Looking For? Identify and describe - How does the government fund the arts? Explain - the arguments for and against government funding of the arts? Analyse - How far should the government fund the arts? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more quality time with the people who matter. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

We live in an age of government cut backs and competing claims for tax payer funding for social and health care. This outstanding resources has been tried and tested in the classroom over many years and aims to help students understand some of the arguments for and against government funding for the arts. It can be used as a starter, plenary or main activity to accompany any main stream text book or resource on this topic. The nature of the task means that it appeals to the full range of ability. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Word Document which contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards as well as fourteen statements that can sorted under them. The aims of this lesson / activity are: Theme: Government and Politics Know: How does the government fund the arts? Understand: What are the arguments for and against government funding of the arts? Evaluate: How far should the government fund the arts? WILF - What am I Looking For? Identify and describe - How does the government fund the arts? Explain - the arguments for and against government funding of the arts? Analyze - How far should the government fund the arts? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more quality time with the people who matter. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy