This is a GCSE psychology lesson, the lesson focuses on revising the sleeping and dreaming unit. The lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson and the power point consists of 15 slides. There is a worksheet to go with this lesson, students should complete the activities on the worksheet whilst the teacher goes through the power point. The GCSE Edexcel textbook will be needed to complete some tasks.
Included:
-Starter activity. Students to work out the missing words in the sentence. The statements are from the whole unit.
-Explanation of the features, functions and benefits of sleep.
-Explanation of internal and external influences on sleep, along with their strengths and weaknesses.
-Explanation of sleep disorders. Insomnia and Narcolepsy.
-Freud’s theory of dreaming- youtube clip. Students to complete the task on the worksheet after watching the clip.
-Key studies task. Students to use pages in the textbook to answer the questions on the worksheet. (Siffre and Freud, Little Hans).
-Independent revision task.
-Retrieval practice, question task. Students to answer as many questions as they can. These are differentiated (colour coded) in terms of difficulty. Answers also included.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on changes to the size of the family, whether the family is in decline and the emergence of the privatised nuclear family. There is a total of 12 slides and the lesson is designed to last 90 minutes.
Included:
-Starter activity- recap of theories of the family.
-Explanations of changes to family sizes. With reference to, the changes in the position of women, changes in religion and technological and financial factors. There are links to key statistics, and challenge questions provided throughout. Students to copy the table on the power point and fill in the key information whilst the teacher talks through it.
-Is the family in decline? arguments for and against this argument. With reference to key theories such as The New Right. Evaluation provided.
-The emergence of the privatised nuclear family. Reading activity -students to answer key questions using the reading. (reading provided on a separate document)
-Plenary- true or false.
This lesson is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC/ EDUQAS]- the lesson focuses on revising the family unit. The lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. There is a total of 13 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter activity. Students to work out the missing blanks to key statements.
Retrieval practice task- students are given a time limit to write down as many key concepts and key sociologists as they can remember. May want to offer a prize to whoever can write down the most.
Key concept task. Students to write down the definitions to key concepts and provide an example. Key concepts provided on the power point along with the answers.
Understanding key studies and theorists. Students to fill in their sheet whilst the teacher explains each sociologists. Information is included on the slides. Worksheet included on a separate document. Sociologists referred to: Murdock, Parsons, Delphy & Leonard, Willmott & Young, The Rapoports, Walby.
What other key sociologists are there? students to match up the sociologist with their ideas. Answers included.
Independent revision task. Students to use their notes or textbook pages to complete the overview mindmap. Included on a separate document.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC]. The lesson focuses on the role of older people in the family. The powerpoint consist of 11 slides in total and is designed to last a 90 minute lesson.
included:
Starter activity. Students to try and identify the key terms and key sociologists.
Title page, encouraging students to think about the role older people have played in their lives and within their family.
Explanation of what has happened to life expectancy. Graph interpretation. What impact will this have on families?
The result of increased life expectancy on the family and society. Students to create a list or mind map. Answers included on the power point.
Explanation of the modified extended family, how this links to increased life expectancy and how it benefits families.
Explanation of traditional extended families. With reference to Forester (1990s).
Explanation of how increased life expectancy has lead to an increase in beanpole families.
Is the ageing population in Britain a problem? this is a reading task for students to complete. Questions for students to answer on the powerpoint. The reading is provided on a separate document. This task starts to refer to some of the A-level content, this is therefore a ‘challenge’ higher ability task.
Evaluation, with reference to the sandwich generation and boomerang children.
Summary/ comparison worksheet. Students to summaries their knowledge on the role of children, role of men and role of older people in the family.
Plenary. Students to define as many key terms as they can from the slide.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC/ EDUQAS]. The lesson focuses on The changing role of men in society and in the family. The lesson power point consists of 10 slides and is designed to last a 90 minute lesson.
Included:
-starter activity. This is a retrieval practice task, whereby students should try to answer as many questions as possible. The questions are differentiated.
-task one encourages students to think about what it means ‘to be a man’.
-traditional masculine roles. Students to create a mindmap, some ideas have been put on the slide to support students. Challenge question also included.
-explanation of how traditional masculine roles have changed and what they used to be.
-why men’s traditional gender roles are changing. Video slip- questions for students to answer.
-reasons for the changing masculine role.
-crisis of masculinity. Reading task, students to answer questions. The reading is provided on a separate document.
-the mask of masculinity- Video slip, students to answer questions on power point whilst watching the clip.
-poster task, students to consolidate everything they have learnt today. May need access to the GCSE textbook to support them.
-plenary 5,4,3,2,1 - students to think about what they have learnt today, any questions they have about the content, question other students. (all instructions are on the powerpoint)
This is a GCSE sociology lesson, which focuses on how far conjugal roles have changed. This is the second lesson on conjugal roles, lesson 1 explains what conjugal roles are. The lesson is designed to last a 90 minute lesson and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point. By the end of the lesson students will be able to explain whether conjugal roles have changed or not, by referring to decision making and money management, the dual burden, triple shift, the media and childcare patterns.
Included:
-starter activity. Students are shown some graphs which explain housework patters. Students to answer key questions using the data on the graph.
-students are encouraged to think about the problems women may face with the domestic division of labour.
-have families become more equal? pair activity. Students are given information packs, these contain information about conjugal roles (decision making, money management, dual burden etc). Students will then teach their partner.
-the power point then goes on to explain each point in more detail. For example, the hours spent on household tasks, Ann Oakely, Duncombe and Marsden, Pahl and Edgell. Challenge questions are also provided on the power point.
-male and female roles. Students are given a list of characteristics and they should decide whether they belong pre or post 1970s. Answers on power point.
-conjugal role quick quiz. This tests students on everything they have learnt about conjugal roles. The quiz is provided on a separate document.
-plenary. How well do students know their key concepts and sociologists? Students are provided with key terms and people, their task is to ensure they can explain each one. This is a differentiated task, each key concept is worth a different amount of points (colour coded).
This is a GCSE sociology lesson [Eduqas, WJEC]. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point consists of a total of 12 slides. This lesson focuses on changes in conjugal roles. By the end of the lesson students will be able to outline the main changes to conjugal roles, examine whether roles within the family are changing and refer to key studies such as Willmott and Young- Symmetrical family.
Included:
-starter activity encourages students to think about what roles are predominately completed by men and women in the household.
-explanation of what conjugal roles are. Referring to segregated and integrated conjugal roles.
-images from the good housekeeping guide, students to think about how women are portrayed in these images. Discussion task.
-two video clips, a guide to how women to behave/ act. Students to list all the ways women should behave according to the clips.
-explanation of the traditional domestic division of labour and how things are starting to change.
-worksheet activity. Students to tick which tasks are completed by the males and females in their household. Challenge questions included.
-explanation of the symmetrical family as explained by Willmott and Young.
-explanation of the new man. Students to think about whether they think this is true. Encourage them to think about celebrity examples.
-Willmott and Young reading. Worksheet provided. Questions for students to answer on the power point.
-Evaluation- referring to feminism (Oakley)
-plenary- how far do students think that families have become more symmetrical.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on divorce as part of the family unit. The lesson explains changes in patterns of divorce. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there is a total of 12 slides on the power point.
Included:
-starter activity. Introducing key statistics about divorce. Students to predict the missing statistics. (answers then included on the power point)
-key statistics, encouraging students to think about what they show about divorce.
-background of divorce in the UK. Dominoes match up task. Students to get a pack of dominoes which contain key dates and explanations, they should then match these up. Answers included on the power point. This shows how divorce laws have changed and encourages students to think about the impact they have had.
-key trends-graph. Briefly introduces the Family Law Act 1996
-legal changes to divorce timeline.
-changes to laws- more detailed explanation of the Divorce Reform Act 1996 and what it entailed. Links to The Family Law Act 1996 and Legal Aid (1949).
-explanation of the reasons for changes in divorce. Student task- to rank them in order of importance.
-explanation of how expectations of marriage have changed- reference to Giddens.
-plenary- true or false activity.
This is an A-Level Sociology lesson [AQA]. The lesson focuses on finishing external factors affecting ethnic differences in achievement with a focus on material deprivation. The lesson then starts to move on to internal factors including labelling and streaming. The power point consists of 10 slides and it is designed to last a 90 minute lesson.
Included:
-starter activity. Students use the scrabble board to come up with the highest scoring sociological key concept from the education unit.
-explanation of material deprivation and how this links to ethnic differences in schools.
-explanation of racism in wider society. Explanations by Rex (1986).
-differences in parental attitudes. Video clip, link provided on the power point. This focuses on explaining how Asian parental attitudes may be different and how this affects their educational achievement. Questions for students to answer also included.
-the lesson then moves on to internal factors. Key information provided from Gillborn and Mirza (2000) along with Strand (2010).
-explanation of labelling and teacher racism with reference to Gillborn and Youdell 2000.
-explanation of streaming and which ethnic groups are more likely to be streamed.
-explanation of Asian pupils and labelling with reference to Cecile Wright (1992). -plenary = knowledge check. Students to answer a series of questions which refer to cultural deprivation and material deprivation.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the rise in singlehood and changes in marriage patterns. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point consists of 10 slides.
included:
-starter activity. Students to make the highest scoring sociological key concept using the scrabble board.
-explanation of what singlehood is. Key statistics to add context.
-explanation of the reasons for the growth in singlehood. Student task- to rank them in order of which reasons they think have made the biggest impact.
-links to theory. - Feminism and Post modernism,
-changing marriage patterns. Key question to students- do you think marriage is important?
-changing marriage patterns in the UK. Key statistics.
-why are less people getting married?. Student task to create a mindmap, then model the answers (these are included on the power point).
-reading task. The reading provides more detail on marriage patterns and reasons for why they are changing. Students to answer some key questions which are included on the power point using the reading.
-Challenge/ extension questions included throughout.
-plenary- question task. Students to pick which questions they wish to answer, colour coded based on difficulty level.
This is GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC] which focuses on the increase in lone parent families. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 14 slides on the power point.
Included:
-starter ‘the odd one out’. Students should look at the key concepts and identify/ explain the odd one out. Answers are in the notes section on the power point.
-key information and statistics about lone-parent families. Students should try and work out the missing statistics before giving them the answers.
-reasons for changes in the law and norms explained with examples.
-video clip. Watch up to five minutes. Students should identify the reasons for why the woman thinks lone-parent families are bad for society. Link on the power point slide.
-explanation of how the changing position of women has led to an increase in lone-parent families.
-explanation of The New Right view of the family with reference to Charles Murray. Feminism used as evaluation.
-15 mark exam question practice. This question requires students to use their knowledge about sociological theory to asses whether the nuclear family is the best type of family . The power point includes the key question and explains how students should answer the question. There is an example paragraph to support students. Mark scheme also included.
This is a A-Level sociology (AQA) lesson which focuses on revising class differences in educational achievement. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point consists of 14 slides.
Included:
-starter activity- sociology bingo. Prizes may be needed for the winning students.
-A3 mindmap for students to summarise information through the lesson.
-7 slides outlining the key information of each explanation for class differences in education. This covers both internal and external factors : context of who does better in education, cultural deprivation, cultural capital, material deprivation, labelling, streaming and pupil subcultures. With reference to key sociologists/ studies throughout.
-20 mark exam question practice. Applying material from Item A and your own knowledge, evaluate the view that middle class pupil’s higher levels of achievement are the product of factors outside school. (20 marks) - students could either start or plan this essay during the lesson. The power point goes through what students could take out of the item, along with what they could include in each paragraph when writing their answers.
-included is a key studies/ concepts sheet which students could either fill in for homework or if they have time at the end of the lesson. They may need the AQA sociology textbook 1 to support them with this activity.
By the end of the lesson students will have a A3 mindmap which summarises all of the key concepts/ studies from the topic. Students will also be aware of how to answer a 20 mark question and will feel confident when doing this.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson (eduqas/ WJEC) which focuses on family diversity and the reasons for this change in family types. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and has a total of 12 slides.
Included:
-starter activity. Sociology bingo. Students to pick nine words from the list, teacher reads out a definition, students cross off the key term if they have it on their grid. Prizes may be needed to reward winners.
-explanation of different types of family today. Particular reference to extended families (horizontal, vertical and modified)
-explanation of the Rapoports and their view on the family.
-explanation of Chester- view of the family. Evaluation of the Rapoports theory.
-statistics to demonstrate what Chester suggests about the family.
-links to theory- Postmodernism. Introduce the theory and explain what they say about the family.
-explanation of ethnic minority families, link to The Rapoports.
-reasons for the change in family types explained. Links to; changes in the law, social changes, changes in the position of women and secularisation. Student activity: draw a grid- add the statements off the power point slide under the correct heading (reasons for the change). Answers included on the power point.
-key legal changes: The divorce reform Act, Equal pay Act and Marriage (same sex couple) Act. Encouraging students to think about how these changes in legislation may have influenced the changes in family structures.
-plenary- true or false. Answers on the power point.
Challenge/ extension questions throughout to support higher ability students.
This is an AQA A-level sociology lesson which focuses on streaming, with reference to labelling. The lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson, the power point consists of 12 slides.
Included:
-starter, fill in the blanks activity. This recaps students knowledge on the labelling theory. Task included on a work documents.
-explanation of streaming with links to labelling and the self-fulfilling prophecy.
-explanation of Gillborn and Youdell 2001, the educational triage (A-C economy)
-quick knowledge check- questioning activity.
-explanation of pupil subcultures. With reference to Lacey (1970) concepts of polarisation and differentiation.
-explanations of pro and anti-school subcultures with reference to key sociologists such as Hargreaves.
-Stephen Ball abolishing streaming
-Woods (1979)- other student responses to streaming and labelling.
-criticisms of the labelling theory
-finish the lesson with a Kahoot. One is already made on Kahoot: titled ‘class differences in achievement’ by AFitch7.
This lesson is designed to be a mock preparation lesson for year 11 students. However, the lesson focuses on revising the social influence unit, therefore it could be used as a revision lesson for year 10 students. The lesson includes:
-a bingo starter activity which includes key concepts from psychology units: social influence, memory, brain, development. Definitions to key concepts are included on a separate document.
-key concept match up task from the social influence unit.
-an outline of what topics will be in the mock exam.
-main activity. This lesson focuses around students completing a large mind map which will contain key concepts and key studies from the social influence unit. A template for the mind map is included, students should be encouraged to write down as much as they can remember (they may need to use the Edexcel psychology textbook to support them).
-after students have written down everything they can remember, the rest of the power point focuses on going through the definitions to key concepts and outlining the details of the key studies: Piliavin et al and Zimbardo et al. Challenge questions are included throughout to push higher ability students.
-the final activity focuses on students starting to complete a mind map for the memory unit- a template is included. The textbook may be needed to support students.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on Global families. The lesson is designed to fill 90 minutes and the power point contains 12 slides.
**Included: **
-starter activity- recap/ quiz of the theories of the family.
-explanation of key concepts such as; polygamy, polandry, polygyny. Two video clips to demonstrate these ideas. Links included on the powerpoint. Encouraging students to think about the advantages and disadvantages of these types of family.
-explanation of monogamy and serial monogamy.
-explanation of arranged marriages with comparisons to the UK.
-video clip. Maasai tribe- views on arranged marriages. Link included on power point.
-explanation of the one child policy in China.
-‘life on a Kibbutz’. Video clip to show a unique way of living in Isreal, questions for students to answer whilst watching the clip. Link included.
-‘inside China’s last Matriarchy’. Explanation of what a matriarchy is, video clip- students to answer questions whilst watching the clip.
Throughout, students are encouraged to compare different family structures to that of the UK.
-plenary. Students should use the scrabble board to try and score the highest sociological key concept.
This lesson is a GCSE psychology lesson which focuses on revising areas of 'the brain unit. The lesson includes 8 slides and is designed to fill a 60 minute lesson.
Included:
the role of the left and right hemisphere- student activity. Add the correct statements under the correct side of the brain- worksheet provided. Answers are also on the power point.
sex differences in brain lateralisation- student activity. Fill in the blanks exercise- worksheet included.
Explanation of the impact of neurological damage. Referring to visual agnosia and prosopagnosia.
Revising Damasio et al (1994) research focusing on Phineas Gage. Encouraging students to think about the aims, procedure, findings and conclusion of their research. Answers also included on the power point.
true or false exercise- key statements and answers on the power point.
independent revision task. Students are provided with a ‘key concepts worksheet’, this includes all key terms from the brain unit. Students should use their notes and the textbooks to fill in the definitions for each key term.
This is a GCSE psychology lesson which focuses on Damasio et al’s research about Phineas Gage. This lesson is part of ‘the brain’ unit. This lesson is designed to fill 90 minutes and the power point consists of 12 slides.
Included:
starter- recap structure of the brain. - brain outline’s included on a separate worksheet.
who was Phineas Gage? - Short video clip, link included on the power point. Key questions for students to answer after watching the clip.
key details of Damasio’s research, including- aims, procedure, results, conclusion and evaluation. Worksheet for students to complete. (four slides giving details of each area)
knowledge check. ‘Blankety blank’ activity.
Evaluation of the research. - worksheet for students to complete.
4 mark exam question practice
by the end of the lesson all students will be able to explain the case of Phineas Gage and will be able to explain the changes in human behaviour by referring to Damasio et al’s research findings.
This is a A-Level sociology (AQA) lesson based on explaining class differences in education with a particular focus on labelling theory (internal factors). This is a power point lesson which includes a total of 10 slides. The lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson.
Included:
-starter activity- unscramble the key concepts. (answers included)
-explanation of labelling, referring to Interactionism and Becker.
-labelling in secondary schools (Dunne & Gazeley 2008)
-labelling in primary schools (Rist’s 1970)
-student activity- encouraging them to think about how teacher’s label students, where they get these ideas from. - Answer’s/ ideas included on the power point.
-explanation of the self-fulfilling prophecy.
-teacher expectations reading activity. Students will need access to the AQA book 1, textbook. Pages, 28-29. This activity will allow students to understand and explain Rosenthal & Jacobson 1968. Question worksheet included.
-questions to assess students understanding from this lesson. 5 questions, they should be able to complete these using their notes from this lesson and prior knowledge.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson (EDUQAS/ WJEC) which focuses on the Feminist view of the family. The lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. This is a full lesson which includes 14 powerpoint slides and two worksheets.
included:
-starter activity, ‘give me 5’- recap of Functionalism and Marxism.
-introduction to Feminism, encouraging students to think about what they already know about Feminism in general.
-explanation of the ‘braches’ of Feminism. - Brief explanation of radical, liberal and marxist feminism with application to the family.
-brief explanation of feminism as a conflict theory.
-in what ways are women oppressed in the home?- students to discuss this question, images on the powerpoint to encourage ideas. - explanation is then on the power point.
-‘The family as a patriarchal institution’- explanation of Delphy and Leonard.
-explanation of Ann Oakley
-knowledge check- assessment of what students have understood so far.
-‘social control of females’- explanation of how women are controlled at a young age which then transfers to adulthood. Referring to key concepts such as; ‘double standards’.
-reading activity. Students to complete the reading about domestic abuse, answer the questions which are included on the powerpoint. Reading is on a separate worksheet attached. Extension activity provided.
-one powerpoint slide on key statistics.
-evaluation of the Feminist view of the family.
-an extract from the ‘good housing keeping guide’- students to read through the extract and decide whether an article like this would be published today. Activity on a separate worksheet included.
-homework task (could be completed during the lesson if time allows). To create a poster on the Feminist perspective. Students may need access to pages 74-77 in the eduqas gcse sociology textbook to support them.