These great resources looks at why people believed in witches and why there was an increase in the number of witch hunts in the 17th century? These resources are beautifully designed and differentiated and a must have anyone studying this controversial period of history. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a four page Microsoft Word Document and an accompanying seventeen slide PowerPoint which include information, sources, links to video clips, starters, plenaries, questions and differentiated tasks and activities. The lesson begins with a choice of starters including a snowballing activity of the key words, a buzz and go squares activity or a source analysis of witches selling their souls in return for magical powers. It then moves on to explain why peopled believed in witches and the social, political and economic reasons for an increase in suspicion and fear which helped to fuel am increase in witch hunts during this period. The lesson looks at how witches were identified and which groups of people were unfairly persecuted and used a scapegoat for problems at the time. Both resources include a range of different questions and activities which can be printed off and used with your students. The PowerPoint includes further differentiation and support for students. These tasks and activities source analysis questions as well as a thinking skills review activity to extend the more able which could be used in tandem with a heads and tails activity for the less able. The lesson rounds off with an optional extended question. If you like this lesson then you might be interested in buying the follow up lesson on how fair were which trials. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Know: Why did people believe in witches in the 16th and 17th Centuries? Understand: Why did people hunt for witches? Evaluate: Why were certain people persecuted? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: Why people believed in witches in the 16th and 17th Centuries. Can You Explain: Why there was an increase in the number of witch hunts? Can You Analyse: Why were certain people persecuted? If you like this lesson then why not check out our TES shop, where you can find similar resources that have been bundled to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy on Facebook and YouTube 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 resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. However, we do not compromise our values and pay all our contributors the living wage for their work. Kind Regards Roy

If you are looking for an outstanding lesson which ticks all the boxes on collaborative learning then this beautifully illustrated market place activity on the Titantic is a must have for those teachers looking for something engaging and different to add to their toolkit of great lessons. As you can see from the preview slides, the tasks and activities have been written to appeal to the full spectrum of ability and have been set up around the market place activity where the key slides in the PP are printed off and either pinned on the classroom walls or set out on the tables so that students move around and fill in their information on the summary sheet. This is a very proactive lesson designed to get students up, moving around, sharing and working collaboratively. I have provided additional differentiation by ‘ragging’ or grading the difficulty of the slides / sources so that the learners can chose their level of challenge. When you purchase this resource you will receive a twenty three slide presentations which includes a snowballing starter, information slides for the market place activity and a plenary. The sources for the market place activity looks at conditions on board the Titantic for the different classes as well as statistics on their survival rates. It is interesting to note that the myth of women and children first, only really applied to the first class passengers. I have also included a few links to relevant clips on the internet that have been carefully selected. The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows, but they can be easily tweaked for a number of different investigations on this topic: Know: What was life like on-board for the passengers on the Titanic? Understand: What can historians learn about British society from the Titanic? Evaluate: How fair was British society in 1900? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What was life like on-board the Titanic? Explain: What can historians learn about British society from the Titanic? Analyse: How fair was British society in 1900? 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 resource is suitable for a wide range of abilities and can easily be adapted to suit any text book or resource on this topic. It has been designed by experienced teachers and has been refined and tested in the classroom over many years. This style of activity will appeal to both visual and kinesthetic learners. If you are looking for a source investigation on the causes of the Great Fire of London, then please check out my other resources on this topic. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a full editable single page Microsoft Word document, which contains a learning objective, instructions and two tasks. Students can sort through the twelve cards and organise the events into their correct chronological order. This could be used as a starter exercise to see if they can work out before hand what happened and then used as a mini plenary to check their answers once they have watched a video or read a text book or resource on the Great Fire of London. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The reign of Charles II Know: What happened during the Great Fire of London? Understand: What factors helped to increase the damage caused by the fire? Analyse: Why was the fire eventually put out? WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and Describe: What happened? Explain: What factors helped to increase the damage caused by the fire? Evaluate: Why was the fire eventually put out? 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 card sort on the chronology of the Great Fire of London in 1666, is suitable for a wide range of abilities and can easily be adapted to suit any text book or resource on this topic. It has been designed by experienced teachers and has been refined and tested in the classroom over many years. This style of activity will appeal to both visual and kinesthetic learners. If you are looking for a source investigation on the causes of the Great Fire of London, then please check out my other resources on this topic. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a full editable single page Microsoft Word document, which contains a learning objective, instructions and two tasks. Students can sort through the twelve cards and organise the events into their correct chronological order. This could be used as a starter exercise to see if they can work out before hand what happened and then used as a mini plenary to check their answers once they have watched a video or read a text book or resource on the Great Fire of London. We have also included an consolidation or homework exercise that students can complete once they have finished the card sort. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The reign of Charles II Know: What happened during the Great Fire of London? Understand: What factors helped to increase the damage caused by the fire? Analyse: Why was the fire eventually put out? WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and Describe: What happened? Explain: What factors helped to increase the damage caused by the fire? Evaluate: Why was the fire eventually put out? 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 card sort activity has been designed to help students understand the ‘causes’ and ‘effects’ of the Bangladesh floods as well as well the ‘solutions’ that the government has tried to put in place to help manage them. It is designed to be used along side any main stream textbook or video and focuses mainly on the floods in 2004 and 2007. I have also built in some extension exercises which get student to classify the causes of the floods into ‘climate’, ‘human’ and ‘relief’ factors as well as to try and assess how successful the ‘solutions’ that have been put in place have been between 2004 and 2007. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a fully editable Microsoft document which includes a learning objective, instructions, three heading cards labelled ‘Causes’ , ‘Effects’ and ‘Solutions’ as well as thirty four information cards that can be sorted under them. The document is designed so that you can easily add or remove any of the information cards. This resource makes a great starter or plenary to be completed in pairs or groups. It can be cut up by the students or placed into envelopes for use with several classes or even set as a piece of homework. Alternatively, your students could draw a table with the three headings cards and copy out the information under them. The aims and objectives are: Theme: Flooding Know: What are the causes and effects of the Bangladesh Floods? Understand: Which causes are linked to climate, human and relief? Evaluate: Why have the solutions focused on managing the effects of the floods rather than their causes? WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: The causes and effects of the Bangladesh Floods? Explain: Which causes are linked to climate, human and relief? Analyse: Why have the solutions focused on managing the effects of the floods rather than their causes? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow us 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 straight forward resource is designed to be used as a consolidation exercise. Students match the beginning of the sentences with their correct endings or explanations. It should work with any main stream resource on this topic is suitable for low and middle ability students. The document is supplied in Microsoft Word and can be easily edited to suit the needs of your students or match the text book or resource that you are using. The learning objective for this lesson is: How does the immune system work?

This straight forward resource is designed to be used as a consolidation exercise. Students match the beginning of the sentences with their correct endings. It should work with any main stream resource on this topic is suitable for low and middle ability students. The video clip that I have linked to this resource is perfect to help low ability students understand this topic. The document is supplied in Microsoft Word and can be easily edited to suit the needs of your students or match the text book or resource that you are using. You should be able to print off two card sorts per A4 sheet.

Should scientist be allowed to swap genes from one species to another? Should they be allowed to play God with nature in order to solve the problems caused by climate change, disease and defective genes? 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

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

In late 1992, the UK government announced that it would begin a process to close its remaining 31 coal mines with the loss of 30,000 jobs. The government argued that Britain no longer needed British coal as it could import its energy sources such as a lot more cheaply from elsewhere. This led to a ‘Dash for Gas’ with Britain’s once mighty coal industry being shut down. There were many other benefits and downsides to closing the pits. This outstanding card sort is designed to help students understand and assess some of the arguments for and against closing the pits in 1992. 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 fully editable statements that can sorted under them. I have also linked in video clip from the parliamentary debate on this issue with a speech from Tony Ben, which are worthwhile watching with your students, depending on their ability. The aims of this lesson / activity are: Know: Why did the UK government decide to close its remaining coal mines in 1992? Understand: What were the arguments for and against pit closures? Evaluate: Should the British government have decided to close down the coal industry in 1992? WILF - What am I Looking For? Identify & describe: Why did the UK government decide to close its remaining coal mines in 1992? Explain: What were the arguments for and against pit closures? Analyse: Should the British government have decided to close down the coal industry in 1992? 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 beautifully designed and written lesson resource looks at the cultural changes that took place during Germany’s Golden Age in the 1920s and looks at how they were interpreted by different groups. The information is accessible to a range of abilities and can be used alongside a wide range of main stream text books or used as a stand alone resource. Depending upon the teaching and learning styles in your school, you could deliver the lesson or print off the relevant slides on art, cinema, nightlife, literature and design and get your students to complete their notes in a market place or gather and share activity. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a PowerPoint presentation entitled Germany’s golden age. The first few slides include, aims, objectives, differentiated out comes and two potential starters. The next few slides then set the scene and put the period into its historical context. This includes a beautifully illustrated and animated diagram on the Dawes Plan. This is followed up with information slides with images and relevant video links on cinema, nightlife, literature, art and design in Germany at this time. These could be used as described above as a gather and share exercise. Once complete the next two slides include tasks and information to help students construct a mind map. In order to extend the more able you could always give out text books to provide additional information that they could use for research. The next section of the PowerPoint looks at several different sources on how different groups in Germany reacted to this new explosion of culture and this is then followed up with an AQA GCSE History style questions with an AFL pupil mark scheme for the new syllabus. However, if you use a different exam board the mark schemes are fully editable and could be easily customised to suit your exam board. The Aims & Objectives are: Theme: Weimar Republic 1923 - 1929 Know: What were the key features of Germany’s Golden Age? Understand: What cultural changes took place and why did they happen? Evaluate: How did different people respond to these changes? Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: The key features of Germany’s Golden Age Explain: What cultural changes took place and why did they happen? Analyse: How did different people respond to these changes? 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 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 great resource is designed be used as seating planner for a typical history classroom, but can be easily customised to suit any subject or classroom arrangement. Simply pick the layout which matches your room and then customise the slide and then copy and paste it to create a set for your timetable. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a Mircosoft PowerPoint which includes seven slides and a title page. Each slide has a standard classroom layout including groups, rows and horseshoe. On each table there are two name boxes. Simply delete the text and add your pupils names. Please see previews for more information. The last two slides offer advice on where to sit students based upon research on ‘attention zones’ and the amount of information students retain. When moving the tables around your template, it sometimes easier to group them together. Once complete you can beam your new seating plan on your IWB to help you learn their names and so that everyone knows where they are sitting. 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 beautifully illustrated lesson has been carefully written to help students understand the key features of the Weimar Constitution and assess both its strengths and weaknesses. After Germany lost the First World War, the Kaiser fled and a new democratic government of Germany was declared in February 1919, at the small town of Weimar. The constitution that was drawn was amongst the most liberal in Europe, However, it contained a number of strengths and weaknesses that played a key part in the instability which helped the Nazis into power. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single page Word Document and an accompanying eleven slide PowerPoint. The Word document contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards labeled ‘Strengths’ and ‘Weaknesses’, as well as fourteen cards which describe features of the Weimar Constitution. Once students have assessed which cards are ‘Strengths’ or ‘Weaknesses’ they can then pair them up to the sub headings: President, Chancellor, Reichstag, Proportional Representations, The Voters, Article 48 and the Bill of Rights. The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, templates, writing frames, animated diagrams to show the divisions of power, appropriate video clips and activities to help facilitate the lesson. For more information, please see the detailed preview. If used as a stand alone resource, the card sort makes a great starter or plenary to completed in pairs or groups. It can be cut up the students or placed into envelopes for use with several classes or even set as a piece of homework. Once completed, students will have a detailed summary diagram of the strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution. The aims and objectives of this less are: Theme: Weimar Republic 1919 - 1923 Know: What were the key features of the Weimar Constitution? Understand: What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution? Evaluate: Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the beginning? Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: The key features of the Weimar Constitution? Explain: What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution? Analyse: Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the beginning? 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

The Renaissance played an important role in challenging the old ideas of the past. New scientific discoveries challenged old ideas, there was a new spirit of enquiry and individuals like Thomas Sydenham and William Harvey played key roles in pushing back the frontiers of knowledge. Meanwhile, respect for tradition, the Church and the ideas of Galen still influenced the everyday lives of the vast majority of the population. This innovative and creative activity has been carefully designed to help students understand how far Renaissance influenced ideas on medicine and the causes of disease through a simple card sort. It is designed to work alongside any main stream resource on this topic, whilst the nature of these resource will appeal to the full spectrum of ability. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single page Word Document which contains an learning objective, instructions, six heading cards labelled ‘Government’, ‘The Church’, ‘Science & Technology’, ‘Individuals’, ‘Respect for Tradition’ and ‘New Spirit of Enquiry’ as well as sixteen cards which describe the key factors influencing medical ideas during this period. Students can cut out the cards and sort them under the headings and then have a go at an extended question on this topic. This activity makes a great starter, plenary, revision or consolidation exercise. The aims and objectives of this less are: Theme: Change and Continuity in Medicine in Britain Know: What changed and stayed the same in Renaissance medicine? Understand: What fact factors influenced medicine and the causes of disease during the Renaissance? Evaluate: Form a judgement on how far did the Renaissance change ideas and attitudes towards medicine? WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: What changed and stayed the same in Renaissance medicine? Explain: What factors influenced medicine and the understanding of the causes of disease during the Renaissance? Analyse: Form a judgement on how far did the Renaissance change ideas and attitudes towards medicine? 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