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All lessons posted are full lessons, which include all necessary worksheets and sources. All lessons posted have been tried and tested in the classroom.
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This is a full Geography lesson investigating population pyramids. It was originally delivered to a year 8 class but could be adapted for other year levels and key stages. All print outs are included at the end of the powerpoint presentation. This is a full lesson which is ready to teach.
This lesson follow previous lessons on population which is also available
During the lesson pupils:
Use population data to investigate the demographics of Britain
Analyse the shape of population pyramids and what they suggest about a countries population
Develop a population pyramid showing demographic information about China.
Analyse and interpret Chinese population pyramid. Compare with Indian population pyramid and make inferences about the difference between the two countries.
This bundle contains five full lessons from a scheme of work investigating Medieval Castles.
These lessons are aimed towards KS3/year 7 but could easily be adapted for other year levels or key stages.
The bundle contains five lessons:
- Lesson One: Introduction to castles
- Lesson Two: The best place to build a castle.
- Lesson Three: Motte and Bailey Castles
- Lesson Four: Development of Castles over time
- Lesson Five: Attacking a Castle
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This is a lesson from a scheme of work covering the First World War. During this lesson, pupils will use a variety of different sources to investigate and make judgements about the conditions in the trenches.
This lesson was designed for a year 9/KS3 class but could be easily adapted for other classes or levels.
The lesson is ready to teach and the power point contains all the resources required.
During the lesson pupils will complete the following activities:
* Complete a source analysis on an image of the trenches during the First world War. Discuss usefulness and reliability of the sources.
* Investigate the reasons for the Battle of the Somme.
* Evaluate the plan behind the battle and compare it to what actually happened.
* Complete a card sort to identify the causes, events and consequences of the Battle of the Somme.
* Source analysis of two representations of the battle - eyewitness account and newspaper report.
* Evaluate the leadership of General Haig based on evidence from the lesson and card sort.
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This is a lesson evaluating the positive and negative points of the British Empire. Pupils will evaluate evidence and reach their own conclusion about whether we should be proud of the British Empire or not.
The lesson was designed for a year 8/Key Stage Three class but could be adapted for Ks1 or Ks2.
During this lesson pupils will:
*Complete a true or false activity to evaluate their prior knowledge about the British Empire
* Evaluate two contrasting sources about the British Empire to make an initial decision about the empire.
* Complete a card sort to identify the positive and negative aspects of the British Empire.
* Use information from the card sort to complete a mini writing frame to evaluate knowledge.
* Complete a case study about the impact of the British Empire in India using images and written sources during a gallery activities.
* Complete a writing task to evaluate the British impact on India. (Could also be debated in class)
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This is the first lesson of a scheme of work investigating Life in Medieval Times, the Medieval Church and the Black Death.
This lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and resources needed.
During the lesson pupils will:
- Identify what they already know about life in Medieval England.
- Complete a true or false activity to test their knowledge about life during the period.
- Complete an image analysis to understand the types of structures that might exist in a medieval village.
- Complete an emotive task to try and understand what it might be like to live in a medieval village.
- Complete a card sort to identify the key aspects of life during the period
- Compare modern homes to medieval huts.
There are quite a few activities in this lesson so it might be best to split it over two lessons.
This lesson is aimed towards year seven but could be easily adapted for key stage 1 or 2.
This lesson is ready to teach and includes all the resources needed.
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This bundle includes 6 lessons covering the Atlantic Slave Trade. The lessons are aimed towards KS3 classes although the sources could be used across all key stages.
These lessons are ready to teach or can be adapted as needed.
All lesson are self contained with resources and worksheets included in the power points. The pack includes the following lessons:
1. Introduction to Slavery
2. Africa before Slavery
3. The Triangular Trade
4. The Middle Passage
5. Life as a Slave
6. The Abolition of Slavery.
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This is a lesson from a scheme of work covering the First World War. During this lesson, pupils will use a variety of different sources to investigate and make judgements General Haig's ability as a leader.
This lesson was designed for a year 9/KS3 class but could be easily adapted for other classes or levels.
The lesson is ready to teach and the power point contains all the resources required.
During the lesson pupils will complete the following activities:
* Recall learning from last lesson about the Battle of the Somme
* Use an image of General Haig to form initial impressions of him.
* Evaluate two contrasting cartoons about Haig and identify the opinions people had about him during and after the War.
* Watch a short video giving background information about Haig
* Analyse a source from Haig about successes during the Battle of the Somme, evaluate reliability.
* Use statements about Haig as evidence for either his ability or incompetence as a leader.
* Quick investigate of the Pals Battalions and their impact on Britain.
* Write a short evaluation about Haig and judge his leadership.
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This is a full Geography lesson investigating ageing populations and their impacts. It was originally delivered to a year 8 class but could be adapted for other year levels and key stages. All print outs are included at the end of the PowerPoint presentation. This is a full lesson which is ready to teach.
This lesson follows previous lessons on population which is also available
During the lesson pupils:
Use skills developed in previous lessons (available on TES) to analyse a population pyramid.
Watch, interpret, analyse and discuss two videos about life expectancy and birth rate in Britain.
Analyse a graph about the increasing age of parents in Britain.
Analyse a British population pyramid in terms of life expectancy and age.
Analyse and discuss the problems with an aging population.
Compare and discuss the theories of Boserup and Malthus.
This is a full Geography lesson investigating push and pull factors of immigration and changing populations. It was originally delivered to a year 8 class but could be adapted for other year levels and key stages. All print outs are included at the end of the PowerPoint presentation. This is a full lesson which is ready to teach.
This lesson follows previous lessons on population which is also available
During the lesson pupils:
Analyse a graph showing immigration to Britain since the 1950s.
Brainstorm reasons why people might want to leave their country of origin to immigrate to another country.
Define push a pull factors.
Complete a card sort to identify examples of push and pull factors.
Complete a case study looking at someone’s decision to either stay where they are or immigrate to another area. This involves identifying and discussing push and pull factors and prioritising them.
Extended writing task - Write a letter to advise someone to either stay where they are or immigrate to another area. Including peer assessment.
Knowledge check to check pupil understanding and link back to the start of the lesson.
This is the third lesson in a scheme of work about the Atlantic Slave Trade. In this lesson, pupils will investigate the triangular trade system and why it meant the slave trade was so difficult to abolish.
This lesson includes -
* Supply and demand of goods in Europe, Africa and the Americas.
* Activity to investigate how the triangle trade operated.
* Thinking activity and discussion about the impact of the triangle trade and why it meant that the slave trade was so difficult to abolish.
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This is the fourth lesson in a scheme of work about the Tudors.
The scheme of work is directed towards year 7 but could easily be adapted for KS1, KS2 or other year levels.
The focus of this lesson is on introducing Elizabeth and investigating the problems she had to deal with as Queen.
During the lesson pupils will:
- Complete a true or false activity to assess prior knowledge of Elizabeth.
- Create an image based on descriptions of Elizabeth and compare it to pictures of Elizabeth painted during her reign.
- Evaluate Elizabeth's problems and suggest possible solutions. Pupils will then compare their solutions to what Elizabeth actually did.
- Identify Elizabeth's most serious problem and explain if they agree with the solutions she used.
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This is the fourth lesson of a scheme of work covering the Roman Empire.
The aim of the lesson is to investigate and evaluate the main reasons for the Roman Invasion of Britain.
During the lesson pupils will:
- Brainstom reasons why the British might want to invade Britain.
- Complete a card sort to evaluate the main reasons why the Romans invaded Britain.
- Write a PEA paragraph prioritising the reasons for the invasion of Britain.
- Complete an empathy based task to suggest how the British might feel about the invasion.
This lesson is aimed towards year seven but could be easily adapted for key stage 1 or 2.
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This is the second lesson of a scheme of work covering Historical Skills and the Roman Empire.
The aim of the lesson is to introduce pupils to the types of evidence used by an Historian and the story of Romulus and Remus and the founding of Rome.
During the lesson pupils will:
- Start to consider the nature of sources that Historians use to investigate the past.
- Investigate and analyse the sculpture of the Capitoline Wolf and the story of Romulus and Remus.
- Complete a card sort to create the story of Romulus and Remus.
- Complete activities to start to consider the reliability of stories like Romulus and Remus and the differences between myths and a "true story".
This lesson is aimed towards year seven but could be easily adapted for key stage 1 or 2.
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This is the second lesson in a scheme of work about the Atlantic Slave Trade. In this lesson, pupils attempt to prove that "civilisation" existed in Africa before the start of the slave trade. In particular, pupils use evidence and sources to respond to a quote from David Hume.
This lesson includes -
*Attitudes of Europeans towards Africa during the slave trade.
* Examples of civilisation and technology in Africa before the slave trade.
* Investigation of the Mali Empire as an example of civilisation in Africa before the slave trade
* Homework task to get students to respond to European attitudes towards Africa based on the evidence they have considered during the lesson.
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This is the fourth lesson in a unit of work on forces which could be adapted for use at KS3 or GCSE. The lesson is a practical lesson to test Hooke’s law. There is also some work on elastic deformation which may be too high for KS3 but could be easily removed.
During this lesson pupils will:
Discuss the uses of springs.
Get some basic contextual information about Robert Hooke
Identify the IV and DV of the practical and write a hypothesis to test.
Use the method to identify hazards and write rules to minimize them.
Conduct the experiment to test Hooke’s law.
Calculate spring extension and graph results. Compare results with expected results for Hooke’s law.
Complete evaluation questions
Learn about Hooke’s law.
Learn about elastic deformation.
Complete consolidation task.
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This is the fourth lesson in a series of six covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic One: Establishing Communist Rule 1949 - 1957.
The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons.
During the lesson pupils will:
* Revise the problems Mao faced in 1949
* Use a source to evaluate Mao's attitude towards politics and violence.
* Complete a card sort to identify the new political structure put in place by Mao after 1949.
* Evalute the new political structure in light of the common program for China (studied during previous lesson in series.)
* Identify the roles of different groups within the new power structure.
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This is the fourth lesson in a scheme of work about the Battle of Hastings. The lessons are aimed towards year 7 but could easily be adapted for other year levels.
This lesson is ready to go and includes all resources.
During this lesson, pupils will:
- Complete a thinking activity to decide where Godwinson should place his men on the battlefield.
- Use the Bayuex Tapestry as a primary source to identify the key events of the Battle of Hastings.
- What a video to reinforce the work from the Bayuex Tapestry about the key events of the Battle of Hastings.
- Begin to suggest why William won the Battle of Hastings.
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Lesson on the impact of prohibition of American Society.
The worksheet referred to for the spider diagram are from the textbook "The USA 1919 - 1941" by Steve Waugh and John Wright.
During this lesson pupils will identity and evaluate reasons why the British wanted to build an develop an Empire. Pupils will prioritise the key reasons for Empire building and identify and explain what they think is the main reason.
This lesson is ready to go and the power point contains all resources required.
This is the first lesson in a series of six covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic One: Establishing Communist Rule 1949 - 1957.
The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons.
During the lesson pupils will:
* Identify what they already know about China, Mao and Communism
* Investigate the situation in China before the communist take over.
* Complete source analysis to identify and investigate the key events of Chinese History from the May the fourth movement to the creation of the communist state.
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