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.

Seating plans are great tool to help you learn the names of your students and sit them according to the data you’ve been given for your students. This great resource is designed to be used as a seating planner for a typical science classroom. Simply pick the layout which best matches your room and then customise the slide. You can then then copy and paste the slide to create a set for your timetable. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a Mircosoft PowerPoint which includes eight slides and a title page. Each slide has a standard science classroom layout. 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

This beautifully illustrated resource is a must have for anyone teaching this topic. 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 summary sheet. This is a very proactive lesson designed to get students up, moving around, sharing and working collaboratively. The information covered looks at the development of the iron and steel industry from its early begins usual charcoal to the improvements made by key inventors from Abraham Darby, Henry Cort, James Neilson, James Nasmyth and Henry Bessemer. Each new method of production is explained with beautiful illustrations and appropriate links to flash animation and video clips to use after you have fed back from the market place activity. The aims and objectives for these resources are: Theme: Why did Britain have an Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1900? Know: Why did Britain's iron and steel industry change 1700 - 1900? Understand: How did each new method contribute to the changes in the iron and steel industry? Evaluate: What part did the industry play in the Industrial Revolution? WILF: What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: Why did the iron and steel industry change? Explain: How did each new method contribute to the changes in the iron and steel industry? Analyse: What part did the iron and steel industry play in Britain's Industrial Revolution? 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 lesson resource has been designed to help students studying the changes to the iron and steel industry. It can be used with the full spectrum of ability. If you like this resource, I have also produced a worksheet and a card sort on this topic. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a 22 slide presentation. This beautifully illustrated resource includes information slides, starters, plenaries, video links, diagrams, flash animation and a variety of different tasks and activities. The PP begins with an introduction, which explains why there was an increased demand for iron and steel in this period. The rest of the PP looks in turn at the introduction of each new method of iron and steel production and its impact on the Industrial Revolution. In terms of tasks and activities, I have created a variety for you to choose from. The PP includes two alternative starters. The section on Abraham Darby is followed up with a labelling activity as well as two source based questions on the significance of Iron Bridge. I have also included a table summary exercise, which focuses on each of the new methods of iron and steel production and gets students to draw out the key information. This can be done together as a class as you study each section or individually. Alternatively, I have also included a quiz section which could be used as a plenary or for a question and answer session. The last activity is a source based question on the importance of the iron and steel industry to the growth of Britain's Industrial Revolution. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: Why did Britain have an industrial revolution 1750 - 1900? Know: Why did Britain's iron and steel industry change 1700 - 1900? Understand: How did each new method contribute to the changes in the iron and steel industry? Evaluate: What part did the iron and steel industry play in Britain's Industrial Revolution? WILF: What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: Why did Britain's iron and steel industry change 1700 - 1900 Explain: How did each new method contribute to the changes in the iron and steel industry? Analyse: What part did the iron and steel industry play in Britain's Industrial Revolution? 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. Kind Regards Roy