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Quiz quiz trade: Marxism (AQA Sociology)
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Quiz quiz trade: Marxism (AQA Sociology)

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This resource is a set of 30 different quiz-quiz-trade cards. Each card has a question and answer on an aspect of Marxism, including false class consciousness, alienation, Gramsci’s humanistic Marxism, Althusser’s scientific Marxism, evaluation points and lots more. The content is designed for the AQA A Level Sociology Theory and Methods unit. There are enough cards for a class of 30, or for smaller classes students could have more than one card each. This active and engaging Kagan cooperative learning activity is useful for reviewing and revising learning. There are so many cards that the activity could be used in more than one lesson with a class by changing which of the 30 cards are used or not used on each occasion. All the cards are attractively designed with clear text and marked scissor lines to assist with cutting up.
Global development revision crossword
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Global development revision crossword

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With 20 clues, this crossword covers plenty of different aspects of the Global Development section of Edexcel’s specification A GCSE Geography (9-1). It can be used as homework or in class, and it is very useful for revision of key words and key ideas. The completed answer grid is provided in the second page of the document.
Global Development: key word matching
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Global Development: key word matching

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This is a useful revision and knowledge-recall activity using many of the key words on Global Development in the Edexcel A GCSE Geography specification. Pupils can match the terms to their meanings by drawing lines in between. Twenty key terms have been chosen, and they deliberately include some tricky terms from the specification such as global status, public investment and foreign policy. There is a separate answer sheet showing the correct matching.
UK Challenges revision question activity
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UK Challenges revision question activity

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This resource is created for the Edexcel A GCSE Geography specification. It is useful preparation for the Paper 3 “UK Challenges” section, which does include some short questions (1 to 4 marks) designed to test candidate knowledge. There are 11 questions in this activity sheet, all of which are original and not copied from a textbook or past exam paper. The questions cover a range of different topics from across the specification’s four different UK Challenges. Pupils have to match the questions to the answers. Then they have to mark the answers, giving reasons for their choices. As well as a pupil worksheet there is a teacher’s answer sheet which includes the marks and the reasons for the marks. To stretch more able pupils, they could be asked to create improved answers to the weaker responses.
Global Development: Industrialisation ppt
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Global Development: Industrialisation ppt

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This presentation is designed for the AQA A Level Sociology paper 2 option Global Development. It covers the role of industrialisation in the development process, including the impacts and challenges associated with it, as well as the opposing views of different perspectives and theorists over whether developing countries should attempt to industrialise. This presentation includes Ethiopia as an example, as well as possible exam questions on industrialisation (10 marks and 20 marks) and enough material to construct answers.
Heidensohn social control matching task
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Heidensohn social control matching task

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This matching task involves pairing up 19 split sentences which explain and evaluate Heidensohn’s use of social control theory to explain lower female crime statistics, as outlined in “Women and Crime” (1985), a key study for AQA GCSE Sociology, although it would also be suitable for the Eduqas GCSE. A separate answer sheet with correct matches is included. A range of different concepts are included such as separate spheres, sexual harassment at work and teenage daughters developing bedroom culture. This resource could be used in class or as homework.
Global atmospheric circulation crossword for AQA
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Global atmospheric circulation crossword for AQA

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With 18 clues, this crossword comprehensively covers many important ideas on the global circulation of the atmosphere and the redistribution of heat by the circulation cells, with clues about convection, wind belts, jet streams, high and low pressure, the effects of latitude on solar radiation and much more. It is designed for GCSE pupils, specifically those studying the AQA specification, as it covers the general atmospheric circulation model which forms part of the Weather Hazards unit. This crossword can be used as homework or in class, including as revision or for intervention. The completed answer grid is provided in the second page of the document.
Crossword on Heidensohn's Women & Crime
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Crossword on Heidensohn's Women & Crime

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This GCSE Sociology crossword contains all the main ideas on Frances Heidensohn’s use of social control theory to explain female conformity in “Women and Crime” (1985). Although designed for the AQA course, it is also suitable for Eduqas. The crossword has 16 different words to fill in, with the clues covering the relevant key terms and concepts such as separate spheres, sexual harassment at work, fewer opportunities to commit crime, fear of rape, fear of loss of good reputation etc. A separate teachers’ answer grid is included. This crossword can be used in many ways: to reinforce the learning of a vital key study, as a knowledge retrieval exercise, as a homework task, or for revision purposes.
Edexcel B rainforest & taiga adaptations
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Edexcel B rainforest & taiga adaptations

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This matching task involves pairing up 19 split explanations of how plants and animals are adapted to conditions in the rainforest and the taiga (boreal) forest for Edexcel B spec GCSE Geography. Also the worksheet has a key for pupils to colour-code which ideas relate to the rainforest and which are about the taiga. An answer sheet with correct matches and colour-coding is included. A range of different adaptations are explained including drip tips, camouflage by snowshoe hares, sloths (green algae), thin needle leaves, buttress roots and thick bark. This resource could be used in class or as homework.
Rainforest crossword puzzle for GCSE
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Rainforest crossword puzzle for GCSE

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With 19 clues, this crossword covers many important ideas on rainforests, with clues about structure, nutrient cycling, plant and animal adaptations, causes and effects of deforestation, ecotourism, climate change (drought) and more. It is designed for GCSE pupils (specifically Edexcel A and Edexcel B specifications) and can be used as homework or in class. The completed answer grid is provided in the second page of the document.
Quiz quiz trade: Functionalism (AQA Sociology)
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Quiz quiz trade: Functionalism (AQA Sociology)

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This resource is a set of 30 different quiz-quiz-trade cards. Each card has a question and answer on an aspect of Functionalism, including the organic analogy, Durkheim, latent functions, anomie, Parsons, functional prerequisites, Merton’s internal critique, evaluation points and lots more. The content is designed for the AQA A Level Sociology Theory and Methods unit. There are enough cards for a class of 30, or for smaller classes students could have more than one card each. Quiz-quiz-trade is an active and engaging Kagan cooperative learning activity which is useful for reviewing and revising learning. There are so many cards that the activity could be used in more than one lesson with a class by changing which of the 30 cards are used or not used on each occasion. All the cards are attractively designed with clear text and marked scissor lines to assist with cutting up.
Functionalism Crossword (Theory & Methods)
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Functionalism Crossword (Theory & Methods)

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This crossword is for AQA A Level Sociology, and covers key ideas on Functionalism for the Theory & Methods section of Paper 3. Concepts and theorists covered include Durkheim, functional prerequisites, Parsons, anomie, Merton, value consensus, organic analogy, evaluation points plus lots more. With 20 missing words, this crossword is great for many uses including knowledge retrieval, homework, a starter or plenary, independent study work, or as part of a revision lesson. The answers are included as a completed grid which is on the second page of the document.
River meanders in cockney rhyming slang
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River meanders in cockney rhyming slang

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This is designed for KS3 or KS4 Geography. There is an explanation of meander processes which has been written in cockney rhyming slang. Pupils can translate this using the glossary included. More able pupils could be asked to translate it without the glossary. Alternatively they could create their own rhymes for words that don’t have any cockney slang, or suggest alternative rhyme words for the existing ones. As well as being obviously geographical, this activity is a chance for some cultural education as well (SMSC!)
Heidensohn in cockney rhyming slang
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Heidensohn in cockney rhyming slang

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This is designed for KS4 Sociology. It has a 530-word cockney explanation and evaluation of Heidensohn’s ideas on social control and female conformity as outlined in “Women and Crime” (1985). Pupils can translate this using the glossary provided for the 22 cockney terms. Although designed for the AQA course, this resource is also suitable for Eduqas. A separate plain English translation is included. This task can be used to introduce or recap Heidensohn, as a homework task, or even for revision purposes. Additionally, this activity is a chance for some cultural education as well (SMSC!). If you fancy a challenge, you could ask pupils questions about Heidensohn and insist that they reply in cockney. (Still not convinced? Take a butcher’s at the preview, and you’ll see it ain’t a load of Brad Pitt!)
Heidensohn spelling error worksheet
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Heidensohn spelling error worksheet

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This worksheet is designed for teaching Heidensohn’s ideas on the social control of women as an explanation for lower female crime statistics, as required for AQA’s GCSE Sociology (Paper 2). The main task is to identify ten spelling errors hidden within the text, plus there are a couple of short questions to develop understanding and application. There is a teacher’s answer sheet showing correct spellings for the ten errors and possible answers to the other questions. This worksheet can be used in class, as well as for homework.
Crossword on Marxism (Theory & Methods)
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Crossword on Marxism (Theory & Methods)

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This crossword is for AQA A Level Sociology, and covers key ideas on Marxism for the Theory & Methods section of Paper 3. With 18 missing words, this crossword is great for many uses including knowledge retrieval, homework, a starter or plenary, part of a revision lesson and lots more. The answers are included as well in a grid on the second page of the document. Concepts covered include humanistic and scientific Marxism, ideological state apparatus, false class consciousness, hegemony, superstructure and infrastructure, evaluation points plus lots more.
Crossword: Cohen's Delinquent Boys, 1955
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Crossword: Cohen's Delinquent Boys, 1955

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This GCSE Sociology crossword contains all the main ideas on Albert K Cohen’s subcultural explanation of crime by young working class males, as expressed in his 1955 work “Delinquent Boys”. Although designed for the AQA course, it is also suitable for Eduqas. The crossword has 17 different words to fill in, with the clues covering the relevant key terms and concepts such as status frustration, criminal subculture, peer group and cultural deprivation. This resource can be used in class or as homework. It is a good way to revise and review Cohen’s work. A correct answer grid is included in the second page of the document.
Global atmospheric circulation crossword for Edexcel
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Global atmospheric circulation crossword for Edexcel

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With 22 clues, this crossword comprehensively covers many important ideas on the global circulation of the atmosphere and the redistribution of heat by the circulation cells and ocean currents, with clues about the cells, convection, wind belts, jet streams, high and low pressure, warm and cold ocean currents, the thermohaline circulation, the effects of latitude on solar radiation and much more. It is designed for GCSE pupils, specifically those studying Edexcel specifications, as it covers key ideas 2.1a and 2.1b from the Edexcel A spec and key idea 1.1a from the Edexcel B spec. This crossword can be used as homework or in class, including as revision or for intervention. The completed answer grid is provided in the second page of the document.
Quiz quiz trade: KS3 Weather & Climate
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Quiz quiz trade: KS3 Weather & Climate

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This resource is a set of 40 different quiz-quiz-trade cards. Each one has a question and answer on an aspect of KS3 Weather & Climate, including rainfall types, weather instruments, depressions and lots more. There are enough cards for a very large class, or for smaller classes pupils could have more than one card each. This active and engaging Kagan cooperative learning activity is useful for reviewing and revising pupil learning, and it could even be used at the start of a unit to identify prior knowledge. There are so many cards that the activity could be used in more than one lesson with a class by changing which of the 40 cards are used or not used on each occasion. All the cards are attractively designed with clear text and marked scissor lines to assist with cutting up.
Personal life approach linking activity
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Personal life approach linking activity

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This worksheet is designed to help students see how the personal life approach could be used when answering questions about other topics within the Families and Households unit of AQA’s A Level Sociology. There is a list of 11 ideas from the personal life approach and a list of other topics within the unit for students to make links to. An example has been done to illustrate a possible link. (The example shows how people viewing pets as part of their family could be related to changing patterns of childbearing. This activity could prove helpful for revision purposes to show how the personal life perspective could be used in ten mark questions on almost anything, or to evaluate/explain aspects of other topics.