Unit 2 Student Study Guide
Contains detailed top level Grade 9 knowledge on all aspects of the course, covering the specification from Edexcel
Easily accessible for all levels
Includes a wide range of exam questions with a ‘how to’ guide for each question aw well as tips and literacy support
Exam questions broken down (easily accessible for all levels)
Self-assessment tasks for each unit
Key term documents for each unit
High-quality, well presented and student friendly, differentiated resources
The entire specification covered
Can be used for revision, homework, exam preparation, flipped learning, or simply used as a point of reference within class teaching
6 fully resourced lessons, which include student-led and engaging activities, exam questions with hints and tip and mark schemes to cover the entire specification. No textbook required.
The final lesson in Unit 3. Students learn about the collapse of communism in the satellite states, 1988-91 through a range of student led activities which feed in to an exam question (mark scheme included). The lesson concludes with an overall Cold War tension graph activity and a self-assessment task… Clear step by step instructions included.
A 35 page revision guide and workbook for the GCSE Cold War course. This booklet contains detailed grade 9 knowledge and information on all aspects of Unit 3. There are a wide range of exam questions with a how to guide for each question type, example responses and hints and tips. There are a range of worksheets and revision activities for each key area in unit 3. Mutiple choice quizzes, self assessment tasks, key term quizzes and the opportunity to practice exam style questions throughout. This booklet can be used to teach the entire unit during lessons or set as homework tasks or for flipped learning. If you are short of time this booklet can be used to ensure that your students cover the required knowledge, skills and are exam ready. This booklet amounts to around 10 lessons or is ideal for cover too. These resources take a very long time to plan and prepare, so please leave a review if you have the time. I hope that you find these resources helpful. In addition to these Cold War study guides, I have also uploaded a complete Edexcel 9-1 Nazi Germany Study Book, which can be found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-9-1-gcse-weimar-and-nazi-germany-student-revision-guide-11784034
A lesson focused on the changes that took place in the Soviet Union under the rule of Gorbachev… Students learn about the problems that existed by 1985 and the solutions to these problems. They use their knowledge to complete a series of tasks which include a narrative account question (exam tips and support included). Clear step by step instructions and differentiated tasks included.
Students analyse a range of Reagan’s actions between the years 1980-89 and complete a range of decision making tasks liked to these actions. Once they have collected sufficient data they begin to create a tension graph based on Reagan’s actions to determine how much influence he had on the Cold War. A range of open-ended follow up questions can be used as discussion pointsand mini-plenaries or written activities to extend and develop your student’s knowledge and engage them in some interesting discussions about Reagan’s actions and whetehr or not they increased or decreased Cold War tensions. An exam style question concludes the lesson (structre strips included). Clear step by step instructions included.
students learn about the causes and consequences of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by working their way through a card sort (various activities included e.g. ranking, categorising, etc.) and responding to a series of mini-plenary activities. These activities set them up for an exam style question (structure strips and tips included).
A 28 page revision guide and workbook for the Superpower relations and Cold War GCSE course. This booklet contains detailed grade 9 knowledge and information on all aspects of Unit 2 Cold War Crisis 1958-70. There are a wide range of exam questions with a how to guide for each question type, example responses and hints and tips. There are a range of worksheets and revision activities for each key area in unit 2. Mutiple choice quizzes, self assessment tasks, key term quizzes and the opportunity to practice exam style questions throughout. This booklet can be used to teach the entire unit during lessons or set as homework tasks or for flipped learning. If you are short of time this booklet can be used to ensure that your students cover the required knowledge, skills and are exam ready. This booklet amounts to around 10 lessons or is ideal for cover too. These resources take a very long time to plan and prepare, so please leave a review if you have the time. I hope that you find these resources helpful. Unit 3 IS NOW AVAILABLE.
In addition to these study guides a complete study guide for Edexcel 9-1 Nazi Germany can be found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-9-1-gcse-weimar-and-nazi-germany-student-revision-guide-11784034
Students learn about the one of the key flash points from the Cold War. There are a range of activities, such as a fact file task, plotting the ‘13 days’ on a crisis graph and the main task is a newspaper article (success criteria, literacy support and differentiated). To end they need to determine who was the victor in the crisis by writing a tweet setting out either the USA or Soviet’s view on the outcome of the crisis. These resources take many hours to create so please be kind enough to leave a review. Thank you.
This lessons looks at the reasons for the refugee crisis, the Soviets response and how the events between 1958-61 affected superpower relations. Students learn about living standards in Germany before working out where various people lived based on their knowledge. This activity is reinforced by some open ended questioning to challenge the more able. Students then study the key events in the years and plot these on a tension graph. They annotate their decisions. They end the lesson by completing an 8 mark narrative question (support included for less able as well as a student friendly mark scheme). As always there are clear instructions and high-quality resources.
A 28 page revision guide and workbook for Unit 1 of the Superpower relations and Cold War GCSE course. This booklet contains detailed grade 9 knowledge and information on all aspects of Unit 1 The origins of the Cold War, 1941-58. There are a wide range of exam questions with a how to guide for each question type, example responses and hints and tips. There are a range of worksheets and revision activities for each key area in unit 1. Mutiple choice quizzes, self assessment tasks, key term glossary and the opportunity to practice exam style questions throughout. This booklet can be used to teach the entire unit during lessons or set as homework tasks or for flipped learning. If you are short of time this booklet can be used to ensure that your students cover the required knowledge, skills and are exam ready. This booklet amounts to around 10 lessons or is ideal for cover too. These resources take a very long time to plan and prepare, so please leave a review if you have the time. Units 2 and 3 are now available from my TES shop. In addition, I have compiled a single workbook for the Nazi Germany course which covers the entire unit. It can be found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-9-1-gcse-weimar-and-nazi-germany-student-revision-guide-11784034
A comprehensive lesson on the period of detente. This lesson covers all of the agreements (SALT 1, Helsinki Accords and SALT 2). Students begin by creating a fact file which gives them an overview of the key treaties. The main activity is an active and engaging student-led activity where they meet a range of Cold War spectators who give their opinion on the agreements. Students move around the room and listen to the different points of view whilst completing a matrix (differentiated and directed). This is followed up by a series of questions before an exam style question is introduced. Structure strips and tips included. As always clear step by step instructions are included along with high quality resources. These lessons take many hours to plan and resource so feedback and reviews are greatly appreciated.
The first lesson from unit 3 ‘The end of the Cold War, 1970-91’. In this lesson students explore the key events and factors that led the two superpowers to follow a policy of detente. A range of student-led tasks, such as creating a star chart linked to 4 key events and exam preparartion tasks are included in the lesson. As always there are clear step by step instructions, differentiated resources, literacy support and structure strips for the exam question.
A lesson that focuses on change and continuity in 20th century policing methods and resources. This is achieved through matching/ identifying problems pre 1900 with changes since this date (teacher crib sheet included) . There is a card sort and ranking activity linked to new methods of policing and a Neighbourhood watch activity with provides the knowledge for an exam question.
The first lesson in our KS3 Cold War unit. This enquiry acts as an introductory overview to the Cold War unit. which allows your students to work out what the Cold War was and where it happened. It is always important to see the big picture before exploring the content. A classic introductory overview your students will look at a number images from events across the period. They will match captions to the images to work out what was going on.This will help define what the Cold War was and plot on a map where the main flash points happened and work out what they can learn from each caption/image. A report task with a literacy focus concludes the lesson. A never heard the word document is included too. As always there are clear step by step instructions and differentiated resources.
Students learn about the Berlin crisis through a range of activities, such as matching images to captions, categorising impacts, writing a diary account and creating a Berlin blockade fact file. AS always there are step by step instructions and differentiated activities and resources.
This lesson looks at the key factors that enabled the Vietcong to succeed against the US army. Students work through a range of activities, such as categorising and prioritising evidence through a card sort, before creating a newspaper article that outlines the reasons for the USA's withdrawal from Vietnam. Differentiated resources and literacy support included as well as clear step by step instructions.
Students learn about the key differences between capitalism and communism through a debate style activity. They then plot the key countries that followed each system on a world map before recapping their knowledge in a plenary. As always there are clear instructions and high-quality resources.
Six lessons which cover Unit 2 (Cold War crisis 1958-70) from the Berlin Crisis to the Prague Spring. Each lesson includes a powerpoint with step by step instructions and activities. There are a range of accompanying worksheets with engaging student-led activities (differentiated), exam style questions (with support e.g. structure strips and hint and tips). The lessons cover the specification and no textbook is required. These lessons and units of work take many hours to plan and create, so please be kind enough to provide feedback or a review .
The last lesson in Unit 2. Students determine how the Prague Spring impacted the Cold War and the reputations of USA and the Soviet Union. Students work through a range of activities, such as a card sort, categorising and prioritising activities before producing a newspaper article from either a Soviet or USA point of view (differentiated template included). This sets up the students for an exam style question (structure strips and support included).