UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types. This 20-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 3 Period Study exam for the USA: Home & Abroad and provides them with: Example questions Question walkthroughs Advice about exam technique Mark scheme reminders Model answers All past exam questions (2016-2023) Slide 1: Introduction title slide Slide 2: An overview of the Paper 3 USA: Home & Abroad question types Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘What can you infer’ source-based question type. Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘Explain why’ question type. Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How useful’ source-based question type. Slide 12-16: An outline of the two 4-mark interpretation questions. Slide 17-19: An outline of the final 20 mark ‘How far do you agree with the interpretation’ question. Slide 20: All past paper questions from 2016 Samples to 2023. Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam, as an introduction to the topic or as a way to remind students of the exam techniques as they practice their skills. Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com

This lesson allows students to examine the failed colonisation of Virginia. Students will first look at the planning and funding of the trip and then explain why it was a failure. All of the lessons for the Early Elizabethan England unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson covers the Indian Wars between 1862-68 including Little Crow’s War, the Sand Creek Massacre and Red Cloud’s War. All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson takes the students through an overview of the Wall Street Crash, then the students gain knowledge of how Hitler used this event to increase his support from a variety of social groups. All of the lessons for the Weimar and Nazi Germany topic contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

KEY QUESTIONS: What was the Truman Doctrine? What was the Marshall Plan? How did they affect US - Soviet relations by 1947? RECAP: A true or false quiz based on previous learning. Answers revealed through animations. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Covers the historical context of 1947 with the problem Truman had to contain communism. PROBLEM SOLVING: Students given 4 options to discuss about what they think Truman should do to stop the spread of communism in Europe. BACKGROUND INFORMATION; Specifically about the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan. DISCUSSION: Why was America able to offer these two solutions at this time? TASK OPTION 1: Write a letter from Truman to a leader of a country in Europe, to outline and explain the plans. Differentiated slide/handout for printing available. TASK OPTION 2: Comprehension task sheet. Printable for lower ability students or cover lessons if needed. Extention tasks given on the sheet. EXTENSION CARTOON: What can the student infer from the cartoon about the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan? Printable if needed or can be displayed on the board. EXAM QUESTION - A narrative account to analyse the development of US-Soviet relations. Some instructions given about this style of exam question. EXAM QUESTION TEMPLATE - To allow students to structure their answer. LESSON RECAPS: A choice of either anagrams or pictograms of the key terms from the lessons. UPDATE 2023: Please note that all images (clipart/vector/illustrations/photographs) are in the public domain and are therefore classed as Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you believe there are any errors, please email me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue.

For Edexcel GCSE History (1-9) British Depth Study – EARLY ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND Newly created for the most recent Specification changes 2023/4 This resource can either act as a revision booklet, a set of knowledge organisers or be easily adapted into a basic workbook to accompany students’ learning about Early Elizabethan England. It includes 27 pages and each A4 page includes: An outline of the topic area Information directly linked to the GCSE specification Key terms linked to the topic area Questions and activities I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the resource if you feel it has been effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues.

This lesson examines the different forms of education available for the young during Elizabeth’s reign. There is a significant emphasis on the differences between rich and poor. All of the lessons for the Early Elizabethan England unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson covers the work, findings and impact of Louis Pasteur’s Germ Theory on the understanding of the cause of disease. The lesson includes: Clear learning aims and achievements Recap task: Students have to think about and identify the past theories about the cause of disease. Starter activity: A source analysis from a sceptic of the Germ Theory with linked questions. Background information: 6 student friendly information slides about the work and findings of Louis Pasteur. Differentiated Task Sheet: Students taken through the process of completing a storyboard with additional extension questions. Task Sheet 1: A slightly more challenging task sheet with higher level questions. Exam focus: Linked questions about the Germ Theory Plenary/Learning Review: ‘Sentence Me’ - students have 8 key terms from the lesson which they then have to include in a factual sentence. FACT SHEET: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more… Please be kind enough to leave a review if you have found this resource effective. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and cartoon images have been attributed where appropriate and are, to the best of my knowledge, all in the public domain. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources. Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This is the full set of fact sheets that can be found in each of the lessons for the Paper 1 Medicine in Britain thematic study. There are 43 slides in total with 35 lesson’s worth of fact sheets. As you can imagine this has taken a long time to create and so I hope you do not mind the price. It can be used for home learning, catch up, revision or in class. With all slides, the images, vectors and clipart used are all in the public domain and Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section below each slide.

This lesson has a focus on the aims and building of Pentonville Prison. Resource 1: A4 Power Point Worksheet - Would Fry and Howard have agreed with Pentonville Prison? Students decide which factors about Pentonville Prison Reformers such as Fry and Howard would have agreed with or not. Resource 2: Lesson Power Point Slide 1: Title Slide - Case Study - Pentonville Prison Slide 2: Recap Task - What is the difference between prisons in c.1700s to prisons in c.1800? Illustrations and key terms to provide ideas. Slide 3: A map showing the location of Pentonville Prison in London Slide 4: Starter Task - What do the four illustrations teach you about Pentonville Prison? Slide 5-10: Backgrounf information about the aims of Pentonville Prison and the reasons it was built. Slide 11: Would Fry and Howard have approved of Pentonville Prison? This slide goes along with the other worksheet which comes with the lesson. Slide 12: A worksheet for students to make notes on about Pentonville Prison. Slide 13: Higher level challenge questions Slide 14: An alternative question sheet about Pentonville Prison Slide 15-17: A worksheet which allows students to examine how to structure a PEE paragraph (point, evidencem explain). Slide 18: An example answer for a 12 mark question. Slide 19: Lesson Fact Sheet 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.

This lesson will allow students to examine the fascinating story of Lady Jane Grey, ‘The nine day queen’. Starter: Fill in the missing words recap to firm up knowledge of the Tudors before Lady Jane Grey. Source Analysis: A painting showing the execution of Lady Jane Grey Background: Information about the childhood and family of Lady Jane Grey Task 1: Students complete their own storyboard of the events of the nine day queen. Task 2: A follow up task and question sheet asking students to explain the events. Challenge: How do you think history would have turned out if Edward had survived long enough to marry Lady Jane Grey? Exam Question/Assessment: Write a narrative account of the events surrounding Lady Jane Grey. UPDATE 2023: Please note that all images (clipart/vector/illustrations/photographs) are in the public domain and are therefore classed as Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you believe there are any errors, please email me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue.

This high quality lesson examines the problems faced by William, Duke of Normandy directly after his victory at the Battle of Hastings. Students are given a number of different scenarios as William and have to decide which best helps him achieve his aims. You are purchasing a main power point presentation which takes students through each part of the lesson as well as 2 printable A4 worksheets. Slide 1: Title slide - To evaluate William’s most significant problem after victory at the Battle of Hastings Slide 2: Background information which helps set the scene Slide 3: A background information slide with a map to show the location of William after the Battle of Hastings Slide 4: Starter Task - What challenges and problems would William have to face after victory at the Battle of Hastings Slide 5: An introduction to the problem solving task Slides 6-11: The main problems along with 3 alternative solutions for students to discuss and decide upon Slides 12-17: The answers of what actually happened are revealed for students to self evaluate their decisions Slide 18: Task - students match William’s problems with his solutions (answers reveled) Slide 19: Outline of the main activities, including source analysis, on the two worksheets Slide 20: Challenge questions for higher ability students. UPDATE 2023: Please note that all images (clipart/vector/illustrations/photographs) are in the public domain and are therefore classed as Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you believe there are any errors, please email me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue.

UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types. This 26-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 1 exam for Migration in Britain and provides them with: Example questions Question walkthroughs Advice about exam technique Mark scheme reminders Model answers All past exam questions (2020-2023) Slide 1: Introduction title slide Slide 2: An overview of Migration in Britain question types Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘Describe one feature of’ question. Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘How useful’ question type Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How would you follow up’ question type. Slide 12: A helpful print out of the type of sources which could be used for the ‘follow up’ question. Slide 13-15: An outline of the ‘similarity’ or ‘difference’ question. Slide 16-17: An outline of the ‘Explain why’ question. Slide 18-19: An outline of the ‘How far do you agree’ question. Slide 20-26: All past paper questions from 2020 to 2023. Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam. Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com

This lesson examines the newly defined crimes of the 20th century with the aim of explaining their creation. Slide 1: Title slide - To explain the changing definitions of crime between c.1900-Present Day Slide 2-3: A recap quiz which asks students to match the creation of a crime with the era it was created in. Answers revealed for self assessment. Slide 4: The wider historical context of the period c.1900 = Present. An activity sheet which students use to think about why aspects of crime have changed. Slide 5: Discussion Task - What are our modern attitudes towards crime? Slide 6: Discussion Task - Why do students think attitudes towards some crimes have changed in the modern era? Slide 7-8: Task Sheets to help students make notes on the various crimes and how they have changed. Slides 9-13 - Fact Sheets for each crime which can be printed and then swapped between students. Slide 14: Challenge Tasks Slide 15-16: Practice exam questions Slide 17-18: Two lesson fact sheets Slide 19-20: Learning Review with answers revealed. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.

This lesson is a great way for students to learn about the causes, key events and consequences of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Students will begin by discussing James I’s background and why there was tensions between the king and the Catholics at the start of his reign. Students will then discuss the idea of terrorism and how far they believe the Gunpowder Plot fits this definition. Students will be given various activities to order the events of the plot and then explain how King James I dealt with Catholics after its failure. Finally, students will be given an opportunity to write a historical account of the events. They will be guided through this with four levelled descriptions. The 20-slide lesson contains a variety of discussion tasks, activities, printable resources, starters and learning reviews as well as engaging background information about King James I. Please be kind enough to leave a review of this lesson if you have found it effective. Thank you. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will be able to understand the various reasons why there was a ‘witch craze’ in the mid-1600s in England. Students will discuss the meaning of the term ‘witchcraft’ before studying the various factors that led to the witch craze such as the role of Matthew Hopkins, attitudes towards women, the English Civil War, the influence of monarchs and the influence of the Church and religion. Students will then have an opportunity to evaluate the impact these factors had. The 23-slide lesson contains a variety of discussion tasks, warm up start activities, printable resources, and learning reviews as well as engaging background information and challenge questions for higher ability students. There is a choice of printable resources. The lesson is mainly aimed at KS3 students between the ages of 11-14 but can easily be adapted for younger or older students. Please be kind enough to leave a review of this lesson if you have found it effective. Thank you. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

This lesson examines the continuing reasons why lawlessness was a problem in the American West and specifically focuses on the actions of Billy the Kidd and Wyatt Earp. All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson is a follow on from lesson 22 about the youth movements in Nazi Germany and specifically looks at Nazi educational policy. All of the lessons for the Weimar and Nazi Germany topic contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

Key Questions: What and where were the Soviet Satellite States? What was the importance of the creation of the satellite states? What was the impact of Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech in 1946. STARTER: Students have 6 events from their previous learning which they should aim to organise in the correct chronological order. RECAP QUIZ: Another chance to recap key terms about the Cold War, conferences and telegrams. BACKGROUND: Clear background and images to help students learn about the location of the satellite states in eastern Europe. ACTIVITY 1: Students given a blank copy of a European map and must shade the countries which are part of the Soviet state and those in the west. The sheet is differentiated to help students locate countries quickly but can be easily modified. CLASS CLIP: Students watch a 6 minute clip from BBC Teach about the Iron Curtain speech to gain background information. ACTIVITY 2: Students think about and mark on their map where the idea of the ‘Iron Curtain’ would be. A clear map follows to show this. ACTIVITY 3: An A4 printable worksheet with comprehension style questions and extention tasks if needed. LESSON RECAP: Students to identify which countries are in front or behind the ‘Iron Curtain ‘West Side’ or ‘East Side’? **LESSON FACT SHEET **- All the information that students will need for the lesson to avoid having to use the books. This can be stuck into students’ books or kept as a handout. UPDATE 2023: Please note that all images (clipart/vector/illustrations/photographs) are in the public domain and are therefore classed as Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you believe there are any errors, please email me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue.

This lesson helps students explain the various reasons why there was growing opposition to the Vietnam war in the years 1969-75. There are a number of practice exam questions included in the lesson. The lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: President Nixon & Vietnamisation Recap activities Slide 3: Starter Task - Reasons for opposition to war discussion Slide 4: Reasons for opposition to the Vietnam War Slide 5-7: Source photographs showing showing Vietnam War demonstrations Slide 8-9: Fact Finder Task and instructions, including student print out. Slide 10: A diagram to help students make notes about the various reasons for opposition Slide 11: Challenge Task - Interpretation Difference (hard) Slide 12: Follow Up Challenge Tasks Slide 13-14: Practice Inference question and student print out Slide 15-16: Practice ‘Explain why’ question and helpful structure sheet Slide 17-18: Learning Review ‘Who am I?’ quiz with answers Slide 19-22: Lesson fact sheets based on the GCSE specification I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson. Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. A number of clipart images have also been purchased for commercial use from ‘Artsy Bee Kids’. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.