This is an A-Level sociology lesson which focuses on the research methods unit. The lesson is based on observations. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: -Starter activity- blankety blank. Students to work out the missing words in the statements. Methods recap. -Issues with conducting a participant observation such as: getting in, staying in and getting out. -Why use overt observation? strengths and weaknesses -Practical and ethical issues of using covert observation -Advantages and disadvantages of participant observation- student task. Students will need access to the AQA A-Level textbook (book one) to complete this task. Pages 140-142. The answers are then included on the power point (can just use the answers if students do not have access to the textbook)- worksheet is attached separately -Positivism, Interpretivism and observations -10 mark exam question practice. Power point includes examiners advice, an example paragraph and how students should answer this question.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on sampling techniques. The lesson has a total of 12 slides and is designed to last a 90 minute lesson. Included: Starter activity focuses on recapping the families and households unit. Key questions for students to answer- they are based on different difficulty lessons. Title page- encouraging students to think about what they think sampling means. Introduction to key terms such as: sampling frame, target population, samples. This includes key questions for students to have a go at. Whilst going through each of the sampling techniques, students have a worksheet to complete (attached as a separate document). The lesson also involves students having a small pack of Haribo each to test out some of the sampling methods. This task could be taken out if needed. Explanation of each sampling method: quote, random, stratified, systematic, snowballing and opportunities. Strengths and weaknesses also addressed. The power point explains what students should do with their pack of sweets when each technique is covered. Student task- which sampling method would be most effective? students to outline and explain which sampling method they would use to select their sample when investigating the following topics on the pp slide. Plenary involves answering some sort answer exam questions about methods. A 2 marker and 4 marker is provided so students can select which one they want to complete.

This lesson is part of the education unit (AQA sociology). This lesson focuses on explaining the idea of cultural capital and how this links to educational achievement (external factors). The lesson consists of 12 slides and is aimed to fill a 100 minute lesson. The starter activity is a true or false task which assesses students understanding of cultural and material deprivation. The lesson goes on to explain what cultural capital is, referring to Bourdieu. This lesson also includes a cultural capital quiz for students to complete. All worksheets are included. The lesson finishes with a 20 mark exam style question, both the item and question are included on the powerpoint, the question assesses students understanding of internal and external factors affecting achievement in school. The powerpoint goes through possible ways to use the item along with things students could include in their answers.

This is an A-level psychology lesson which focuses on biological explanations for criminality. This lesson only covers Eysneck personality, personality disorders and twin/ adoption studies. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 18 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, Social psychology recap, true or false. Homework recap- wider reading task. I have not attached this document, but please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk if you would like me to send it over. Eysenck key concepts- hand out sheet. Attached, students to fill in. Description of personality theory. Link to personality test which students can complete. Explanation of the biological basis of Eysenck’s theory. Examples- youtube clip- links to Charles Mason. Application, does he show PEN characteristics? Evaluation summarised. 4 mark exam question - with example answer. Explanation of other personality disorders & evaluation. Twin and adoption study - Sultsky et al and Mednick. 8 mark exam question - students to plan out as plenary task.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the criminal psychology unit. The lesson specifically goes through HCPC guidelines and ethics, finishing with a recap of research methods - case studies and experiments. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and has a total of 18 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity, recapping some key terms from social psychology. Answers on the slide. Criminal practical investigation, short answer exam questions. Mark schemes included. An outline and explanation of what the HCPC guidelines are. Includes a short video clip, link on the PP slide. Standards of proficiency worksheet. Examples of infringements. Explanation of the BPS and links to ethics/ code of conduct. Research methods mini quiz, answers included. Outline of experiments and case studies. Some basic Strengths and weaknesses included. Final slide- wider reading. I have not attached this, however if you would like it please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the biological explanations for criminality. This lesson specifically focuses on the amygdala and aggression. There are 14 slides on the power point and the lesson is made to last 90 minutes. Attached is also an information handout which covers the key points stated on the power point. Included: Starter, focusing on recapping key terms to do with research methods. Title page- encouraging students to think about some of the key terms that will be discussed as part of the lesson. 3 mark exam question- requires students to have learnt about brain injury. Outline of the main three biological explanations: brain injury, amygdala and XYY syndrome. Explanation of what the amygdala is- with a video clip. Link on the pp slide. Explanation of sham rage - Britton and Cannon. - Short video clip, link on the slide. Explanation of key studies including Raine (1997), Raine and Gao et al (2010), Pardini et al (2014). Raine interview- reading task. This article is not attached as it is not my own work. However, if you would like it please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk and I will send it over to you. Strengths and weaknesses of the explanation summarised. Plenary - guess the psychopath from the PET scans. Challenge task - links to issues and debates.

This is an AQA A-Level sociology lesson. The lesson focuses on external reasons for class differences in education. This lesson particularly focuses on material deprivation. There are a total of 9 slides and the lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. -starter activity focuses on going through students homework from the previous lesson. This was to research compulsory education. The research instruction sheets are also included with this lesson. If students have access to the internet they could do it during this lesson instead. -definition of material deprivation. A short video clip where students should think about the different material and cultural factors that may be holding the child back in terms of her academic achievement. -explanation of how poverty is linked to educational achievement- with reference to sociological theorists. -explanation of how poor housing can lead to academic underachievement for working class pupils. -explanation of the link between diet/ health and academic achievement. -explanation of financial support and and the costs of education with reference to academic achievement. -fear of debt reading task. Students should use page 22 of the aqa textbook in order to complete this task. Worksheet included with reading questions to answer. -exam question practice (6 mark question)

This is an A-level Sociology lesson which focuses on the theory and methods unit. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 13 slides on the power point. The lesson specifically focuses on Social Action theory: Weber and Giddens. Included: Starter, education recap. Students to match up key terms to the theorists. Answers included. Social Action summary sheet, to be completed over a series of lessons. Attached as a word document. Explanation of Weber - youtube video explaining the types of Social Action. Link included on the pp slide. Explanation of Ritzer - McDonaldisation. Video included, clip on the pp slide. Evaluation of Weber. Explanation of Structuration - Giddens. Student activity, whereby students are encouraged to apply their knowledge of agency, structure and how they work together to a scenario. Example on the pp slide. Plenary - go back to the summary sheet and complete the relevant sections.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on class differences in educational achievement. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity- recap of methods. Title page- students to think about who performs better in education and the reasons for this. Explanation of how class is measured. Reasons for inequality- cultural and material factors. Introduction to cultural capital- quiz for students to have a go at. Attached as a separate document. Explanation of cultural capital. How is cultural capital different to cultural deprivation? Introduction to language codes. Restricted and elaborate language code. Student task- facebook statuses attached as a separate document. Language codes summary- fill in the blanks task. How does the nature of schools favour the middle class? Outline of material factors and class differences. Plenary- practice exam questions. 5 marker and 8 marker.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on authority and power. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, retrieval practice - education unit. Answers on pp. Title page- students to start to think about who has the most power in school. What is power? Feminist view on power in society. Explanation of social control. Links between social control and theory. Who has more power and authority why? images on board- discussion task. Do some people have more power than others? student task- worksheet provided. Explanation on power point. What is authority? Weber three types of authority. Student task- what type of authority do the people in the images have? Plenary- key question on pp slide.

This lesson is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC/ EDUQAS]- the lesson focuses on revising the family unit. The lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. There is a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity. Students to work out the missing blanks to key statements. Retrieval practice task- students are given a time limit to write down as many key concepts and key sociologists as they can remember. May want to offer a prize to whoever can write down the most. Key concept task. Students to write down the definitions to key concepts and provide an example. Key concepts provided on the power point along with the answers. Understanding key studies and theorists. Students to fill in their sheet whilst the teacher explains each sociologists. Information is included on the slides. Worksheet included on a separate document. Sociologists referred to: Murdock, Parsons, Delphy & Leonard, Willmott & Young, The Rapoports, Walby. What other key sociologists are there? students to match up the sociologist with their ideas. Answers included. Independent revision task. Students to use their notes or textbook pages to complete the overview mindmap. Included on a separate document.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson (EDUQAS/ WJEC) which focuses on the Feminist view of the family. The lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. This is a full lesson which includes 14 powerpoint slides and two worksheets. included: -starter activity, ‘give me 5’- recap of Functionalism and Marxism. -introduction to Feminism, encouraging students to think about what they already know about Feminism in general. -explanation of the ‘braches’ of Feminism. - Brief explanation of radical, liberal and marxist feminism with application to the family. -brief explanation of feminism as a conflict theory. -in what ways are women oppressed in the home?- students to discuss this question, images on the powerpoint to encourage ideas. - explanation is then on the power point. -‘The family as a patriarchal institution’- explanation of Delphy and Leonard. -explanation of Ann Oakley -knowledge check- assessment of what students have understood so far. -‘social control of females’- explanation of how women are controlled at a young age which then transfers to adulthood. Referring to key concepts such as; ‘double standards’. -reading activity. Students to complete the reading about domestic abuse, answer the questions which are included on the powerpoint. Reading is on a separate worksheet attached. Extension activity provided. -one powerpoint slide on key statistics. -evaluation of the Feminist view of the family. -an extract from the ‘good housing keeping guide’- students to read through the extract and decide whether an article like this would be published today. Activity on a separate worksheet included. -homework task (could be completed during the lesson if time allows). To create a poster on the Feminist perspective. Students may need access to pages 74-77 in the eduqas gcse sociology textbook to support them.

GCSE sociology Eduqas/ WJEC. This lesson focuses on roles and status, with reference to identities. The lesson is designed to fill 90 minutes and has a total of 10 slides. Included: -students should try to work out the missing words (recap activity)- includes key concepts such as, sanctions, primary and secondary socialisation. -students to look at some images of celebrities and discuss what roles they think they have. -student task - draw an image of themselves and write down what roles they play. -explanation of roles and role conflict -explanation of status, ascribed and achieved -student task- have a look at the images and decide whether they have an ascribed or achieved status. Students should then rank these images in order of importance in society. -explanation of status and identity, referring to Howard Becker. -fact file task- encouraging students to use key terms in order to describe a celebrity -game of guess who (instructions on the powerpoint)

This is a GCSE sociology lesson, Eduqas WJEC. The lesson focuses on the Functionalist view of the family. There is a total of 11 slides and the lesson is designed to last 90 minutes. Included: -starter activity. Statements about the family, students need to explain whether they agree or disagree with the statement. worksheets included. -encouraging students to think about what they already know about Functionalism. What do they say about society in general? -explanation of the organic analogy. Students to summaries the information in their books using key concepts. -brief explanation of Functionalism as a consensus theory and why Feminists and Marxists would disagree. -explanation of Murdock’s four functions of the family. -explanation of Parsons two functions of the family. Challenge/ extension questions provided throughout. -student activity. Draw a spider diagram to demonstrate the issues that the family can help to deal with- applying knowledge about the ‘warm bath’. Answers included on the power point. -task encouraging critical thinking. Students to answer questions based on how they think they could improve the Functionalist theory. -criticisms of the Functionalist view of the family. -poster task, consolidating knowledge on Functionalism. May wish to use the textbook to support students. -plenary- true or false activity. Answers on the power point.

This is a GCSE Sociology lesson [WJEC/ EDUQAS]. This is the first lesson of the education unit, the lesson focuses on introducing the different types of school. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and has a total of 9 slides. There are also 4 worksheets included as separate documents. Included: Starter activity- recap of research methods, focusing on interviews. Title page. Encouraging students to think about the type of school they go to, and the purpose of school. Key studies, key concepts and ‘know it well’ checklist included on separate word documents. Students keep these and fill them in as the unit is taught. Outline of the history of education in Britain. Timeline starts from 1940s- 2000s. Educational policies also mentioned here. Introduction to different types of school- state and private. Students start to think about which theory would dislike private schools. The price is right game. Students to guess how much it costs to attend a private school. Key question- is it fair that some people can pay for their education? What is a public school? explanation and example provided. Documentary about Harrow. Students to answer questions on the worksheet provided whilst watching the documentary. Youtube link provided on the power point. Plenary- discussion task. Students discuss some key questions, including how a public school differs to other types of schools.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on gender differences in education. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and has a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, methods recap, true or false. Title page- encouraging students to think about who performs better in education and why this is the case. Key statistics, graph. Articles on gender differences in attainment, links to the articles are in the ‘notes’ section on the pp. Outline of the internal and external factors affecting achievement. Student task- information pack which goes through the reasons for gender differences. Including; changes in norms and law, feminisation of education, laddish subcultures, crisis of masculinity. Key studies including: Sharpe and Jackson are also included. Students read through the information and complete the grid. The information pack and grid are provided on separate documents. Answers also provided on the power point. Plenary- retrieval practice, questions from the education unit. Homework- 8 marker. Mark scheme provided.

This is an A-Level sociology lesson - AQA, which focuses on revising educational policy and completing a 30 marker. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point has a total of 10 slides. Included: Starter, quiz recapping globalisation and policy. Mind- map overview of educational policy - from tripartite system to academies. Includes key governments and policies. Policy 30 marker- from June 2022 paper. - question is on the pp slide. Overview of how to structure the question - example. Breakdown of AOs. Indicative content, examiners report, mark scheme. How to use the item - pulling parts out. Help sheet to support students when answering the question.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the education unit. This is the first lesson on Ethnic differences. The lesson focuses on Material and cultural factors (external factors) affecting academic underachievement of some ethnic minority groups. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. Challenge questions and extension tasks provided throughout. Included: Starter- research methods recap. Title page. Encouraging students to think about why some ethnic minority groups do not perform so well in education. Background information- key statistics. External factors - how language can lead to underachievement. External factors- parental aspirations, video clip (link on power point). More detailed explanation of how parental aspirations may benefit some ethnic groups. Male subcultures- with reference to Tony Sewell. Evaluation of cultural factors. Material factors. Application question for students. Plenary- true or false activity. Worksheet provided on a separate document. Answers on the pp slide.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the social stratification and differentiation unit. This lesson focuses on the Marxist view of stratification. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, theories of education recap. Title page, students to start to think about what Marxists would say about stratification. Quick quiz on stratification/ differentiation basics. Answers provided on the pp. Marxism overview. Marxist history- links to Ancient society and medieval times. Stratification in the Victorian era- Marx times. Connections between the industrial revolution and capitalism/ class divide. Communism and capitalism- questions for students to think about. Capitalism and exploitation- tasks for students to complete on pp slides. Summarising Marxist views- student task. Write a snapchat message. Template provided on a separate document. Plenary- Marxism reading. Provided on a separate document, key questions for students to answer using the reading.

This lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson, there is a total of 13 slides. The lesson focuses on discussing feral children, socialisation, agents of secondary socialisation. This is aimed at GCSE sociology eduqas. Included: Starter activity- match up the key concepts. Answers provided. Title page- encouraging students to start thinking about what feral children are. Explanation of socialisation and the different types. Introduction to secondary socialisation. Worksheet provided. Students add key details to their worksheets whilst teacher talks through each agent of secondary socialisation. Introduction to feral children. Short video clips to watch with questions for students to think about. Video links provided on the power point. Short answer exam question- 4 marks. Encouraging self assessment. Homework task- instructions on pp. To make a revision resource.