This is a Power Point explaining what an ecosystem is and examining the components of an ecosystem. I also developed a fun, formative assessment task for students to do following the lesson. It really got students thinking like ecologists and they had lots of fun! Developed for Y9 but can easily be adapted for older or younger students

Speaking and Listening Task based on the TV show “the Dragon’s Den.” Students have to work in groups to come up with their own business pitches. My class really enjoyed it and came up with some fascinating pitches including ‘winged shoes’ Included: -Powerpoint introducing the TV show and detailing their task -Task sheet -simple evaluation sheet for teacher to fill out and give back to student

Two very nice tasks to get students thinking about how particles move and interact during Diffusion. The first involves the teacher spraying air freshener and students drawing how the particles spread out. Task 2 involves leaving a gummy bear in water overnight and observing and recording any changes.

I found many speaking task evaluation sheets on the web were too specific or difficult to format. Thus, I developed this general evaluation sheet. It is designed to give the student meaningful feedback that they can use to improve their speaking skills. It is also easy to modify to any task or theme. I hope you find it useful!

Activities and a short worksheet/assessment I used for my Cambridge Stage 7 Science class

My full unit of work for Part 2 and 3 of Trevor Noah’s book: Born a Crime (Part 1 uploaded previously). I did this unit with my mixed Stage 8/9 class but it can easily be adapted for older learners. Again, there are activities for each chapter but less explanation as some of the activities require them to use skills already covered in the Part 1 Powerpoint. This unit includes an assessment comprehension task and a final, discursive essay task with 3 essays to choose from. I did not include notes on Discursive essay writing but there are lots of great resources on this already on TES. Hope you find this useful! My class really loved this book from start to finish and it opened up so many interesting conversations.

This is a great activity to aid students in thinking like paleobiologists. It involves investigating human history through looking at where Australopithecus sediba fits into the human family tree. Mark Scheme included. The task has two parts Part A: Investigating and comparing two biomes in terms of organism adaptations Part B: Constructing a Timeline of hominin history Investigating and designing a poster explaining the importance of Australopithecus sediba in human evolution (Online article resources included) Originally designed for a South African Grade 12 class but ca be used with any secondary phase, with the right assistance and scaffolding.

This is a half term project designed to run simultaneously with a unit on Weather and Climate. Students have to collect data from a school weather station (or alternative) as well as track and make notes of major weather events in their local environment and happening in the news. After a 5 week data collection period, there is a series of straightforward tasks that need to be completed. The task was designed to be used in Krabi, Thailand but can be adapted for any location with minimal effort.

Used to review and consolidate learning of KS3 Science Year 8 outcomes on the heart. Contains embedded link to an excellent interactive heart simulation.

This is a study guidance poster I made for my students who struggle with organizing their thoughts sufficiently to construct a clear study plan. It includes a step by step process for getting ready for a test as well as a range of study method ideas.

6 Speaking and Listening tasks designed to be spread out over the course of a term. I designed this for my Stage 8 English class in Thailand where abilities ranged from a few words to almost fluent. Its a fun combination of games and presentations designed to get them speaking English in front of the class for variety of purposes. I have included a general rubric that can be easily adapted for each task. It is designed to give the student meaningful feedback that they can use to improve their speaking skills. I have also included a Forbes Article on Giving Good Speeches

Full Term study on Thailand. I developed this for my Stage 8 class as we are doing Thailand for the International Food Fair. I lived in Thailand for 2 years so most of the photos are mine and topics are based on my own experiences. My class really enjoyed this whole unit - they loved learning a bit of Thai and got really enthusiastic about the tasks! There are 9 topics in total and I have included worksheets/notes that cover everything on the Powerpoint so your students won’t need to write anything down. The Powerpoint is not heavy on text as I preferred to project images and diagrams and layer on detail in class discussion but there is more information on the worksheets. Most topics include a build in assessment task (Tasks on the PP and worksheets). The topics are: Introduction to Thailand Language and National Sport (Muay Thai) Festival and festival Culture Buddhism Climate and Weather Brief History of Modern Thailand Food Plants and Animals of Thailand End of Unit Quiz You can make it run longer or short depending on the ability of the class, how often you have Humanities and how much enrichment you add. For example, when we studied Muay Thai, we did a short Muay Thai class for fun. Feel free to email me at shellyschutte20@gmail.com if you want anymore information.

When studying the method of photovoice in my research, I thought it would be an interesting topic for an oral for my Grade 8/9 mixed English class. I put together this short presentation which includes a description of photovoice, task instructions and a rubric. I hope you find it useful.

I made these booklets to guide my KS3 Science class through revising for their upcoming Progress Tests. There is one booklet for each Year group with the objectives drawn from the Cambridge KS3 Science curriculum. I have tried to make the objectives as succinct as possible and phrased them in the form of 'I can' statements. The booklets contain links to videos, interactive websites and simulations. I teach a multi-graded class (Year 7,8 and 9) so found these booklets particularly useful in helping stronger students to revise independently while I worked more closely with weaker students. For each topic, students must complete 1-2 tasks then rate themselves for each objective as red, amber or green. I suggested they use this to help establish what they need to go back and study further.

Please note: If you would like to use this resource but cannot afford the price, please email me at shellyschutte20@gmail.com and I would be happy to send it to you for free. 5 week History Unit: Takes Secondary students through learning about the Movement of People throughout 1750-1901 and the major factors behind this movement (Industrial Revolution, Prison Colonies, Slavery) It is highly interactive and has a number of embedded videos, links to audio stories and written sources. Spread throughout the Unit are 9 tasks. Students must complete all 9 tasks (+ a final, creative project) and hand in as evidence of learning. Can be used for assessment purposes. Students can work through Power point independently, as a class or homework task throughout the term. My class really enjoyed it and learned a lot! 10/12/2021: I have updated the resource as some of the video links were no longer working.

This resource was created to guide my Environmental Management GCSE students through completing their final coursework project. It includes: 1) Overview of project sections and expectations 2) Step by Step guide to completing the project 3) Marking criteria 4) A 'practise topic' to have a go at completing a project on a smaller scale. Acknowledgements: Objectives and Assessment Criteria all drawn from the Cambridge IGCSE Environmental Management (0680) Syllabus

Assessment covering outcomes for Term 2 Natural Sciences a per CAPS curriculum Topics covered in the assessment are: A) Earth and its Processes B) Materials

Simple, colourful worksheet summarising the types of Forces. Focus is then placed on Electrostatic Force