This lesson is part of the education unit (AQA sociology). This lesson focuses on explaining the idea of cultural capital and how this links to educational achievement (external factors). The lesson consists of 12 slides and is aimed to fill a 100 minute lesson.
The starter activity is a true or false task which assesses students understanding of cultural and material deprivation. The lesson goes on to explain what cultural capital is, referring to Bourdieu. This lesson also includes a cultural capital quiz for students to complete. All worksheets are included.
The lesson finishes with a 20 mark exam style question, both the item and question are included on the powerpoint, the question assesses students understanding of internal and external factors affecting achievement in school. The powerpoint goes through possible ways to use the item along with things students could include in their answers.
This is a GCSE psychology lesson [Edexcel], which focuses on how to answer 12 mark research methods questions. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 9 slides on the power point. All resources are provided on separate word documents. The lesson requires students to have a basic understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different research methods. All exam questions are taken from previous past papers.
Included:
Starter- research methods true or false task. Answers provided.
Title page- encourages students to think about strengths and weaknesses of observations and how they think they would structure a 12 mark question.
An explanation of how the questions are marked and a suggestion of how students could structure their answer.
Students to have a go at planning a 12 mark question. Planning sheet is provided on a separate worksheet. - mark scheme provided on the power point, students to add anything they have missed out.
Example answer to a different 12 mark question provided on a separate document. (this is a full mark response)
Students to practice writing a 12 marker, question provided on the power point, there is also a planning sheet which includes the question which is provided as a separate word document.
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 an A-level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology approach. The lesson is based on Bibb Latane’s social impact theory. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 20 slides on the power point. The lesson also comes with three worksheet’s which are attached.
Included:
Starter, students to unscramble the key concepts. Answers on the pp.
Title page- encouraging students to think about what they can remember about Agency theory (this Q can be changed if this has not been covered yet).
Social impact theory in a nutshell
Reading, worksheet task. Outlines social impact theory.
The power point slides then go through each element of social impact theory in more detail- challenge questions are provided throughout.
Student activity- applying key concepts to an image. Provided on a separate word document. - answers provided.
Short video clip included when explaining the divisional effect- link on the pp slide.
Evaluating theories in psychology- using the EAR acronym. All explained on the pp.
Worksheet which included the evaluation points, all points explained on the power point. Whilst reading through each one, students write on their sheet whether it links to evidence, application or reductionism.
Plenary- planning an 8 mark exam question on social impact theory.
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.
This lesson focuses on Green crime part of the crime and deviance unit of the AQA specification. The power point consists of 8 slides and would fill a 80 minute lesson. The starter activity consists of a true or false task which assesses students previous knowledge on globalisation and crime. The lesson then goes on to give a definition of green crime, explain global risk society and the environment and types of criminology.
One activity included in this lesson refers to primary and secondary crimes. Students are required to read about types of green crime and decide whether they are primary or secondary (worksheets are included with this lesson, along with the correct answers). The lesson then leads on to an independent research task whereby they should have access to the internet. The lesson finishes with a 4 mark exam style question.
A-Level sociology (AQA) the Neoliberal and New Right perspective on education. This lesson consists of a total of 12 slides and is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson.
It contains:
a starter activity based on recapping the Functionalist perspective on education (quiz). The power point also includes the answers.
introduction to the New Right hand out, students to read through and then read through as a class.
detailed power point slides explaining the Neoliberal and New Right view of education.
slides explaining the two roles of the state and education & national identity as explained by the New Right.
criticisms of the New Right perspective.
Ball et al’s study explaining parental choosers as a criticism of the New Right. The three different types of choosers are explained on the powerpoint, there is also a worksheet to go through this. The last slide is based on a documentary called ‘admissions impossible’- i do not think you can find this online anymore, some school’s may have this available on DVD if not, please ignore the last slide.
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 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 which focuses on parental choice and competition between schools. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point.
Included:
-Starter, research methods recap.
Title page, encouraging students to think about whether parents have more choice over schools now.
Timeline- the history of education in Britain.
Competition between schools- including the funding formula.
The price is right. Students to guess how much the government gives school per student. Answer included on pp. Challenge Q provided.
League tables- link to why some parents may not use them. Give students an example of a league table to look at. An example is provided on a separate document, could find an example which includes your own school.
Explanation of why academies were set up, along with free schools.
Evaluation- free choice? including Stephen Ball.
Panorama documentary- links provided on the pp. Questions for students to think about. ’ The academy scandal’.
Plenary- education revision. Game provided on the last pp slide- students will need a dice to complete this game.
GCSE psycyology- Edexcel. This is a workbook which takes students through the whole of the development unit. This booklet goes alongside the lessons which are available in my shop. There is space in the workbook for students to complete activities which are instructed on the lesson powerpoints. This booklet has a total of 48 pages, it includes a check list for students to pin point any gaps in their knowledge, as well as two pages of key terms with their definitions.
This booklet consists of a total of 9 lessons, including the issues and debates lesson (the development of morality).
THIS BOOKLET IS NOT STAND ALONE- IT RELIES ON YOU HAVING THE LESSONS MADE WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON MY SHOP.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on sampling techniques. The lesson has a total of 12 slides and is designed to last a 90 minute lesson.
Included:
Starter activity focuses on recapping the families and households unit. Key questions for students to answer- they are based on different difficulty lessons.
Title page- encouraging students to think about what they think sampling means.
Introduction to key terms such as: sampling frame, target population, samples. This includes key questions for students to have a go at.
Whilst going through each of the sampling techniques, students have a worksheet to complete (attached as a separate document). The lesson also involves students having a small pack of Haribo each to test out some of the sampling methods. This task could be taken out if needed.
Explanation of each sampling method: quote, random, stratified, systematic, snowballing and opportunities. Strengths and weaknesses also addressed. The power point explains what students should do with their pack of sweets when each technique is covered.
Student task- which sampling method would be most effective? students to outline and explain which sampling method they would use to select their sample when investigating the following topics on the pp slide.
Plenary involves answering some sort answer exam questions about methods. A 2 marker and 4 marker is provided so students can select which one they want to complete.
This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the biological explanations for criminality. This lesson specifically focuses on the amygdala and aggression. There are 14 slides on the power point and the lesson is made to last 90 minutes. Attached is also an information handout which covers the key points stated on the power point.
Included:
Starter, focusing on recapping key terms to do with research methods.
Title page- encouraging students to think about some of the key terms that will be discussed as part of the lesson.
3 mark exam question- requires students to have learnt about brain injury.
Outline of the main three biological explanations: brain injury, amygdala and XYY syndrome.
Explanation of what the amygdala is- with a video clip. Link on the pp slide.
Explanation of sham rage - Britton and Cannon. - Short video clip, link on the slide.
Explanation of key studies including Raine (1997), Raine and Gao et al (2010), Pardini et al (2014).
Raine interview- reading task. This article is not attached as it is not my own work. However, if you would like it please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk and I will send it over to you.
Strengths and weaknesses of the explanation summarised.
Plenary - guess the psychopath from the PET scans.
Challenge task - links to issues and debates.
This is a A-Level Psychology lesson. The lesson is designed to be an introduction to research methods. Particularly planning research. There are 13 power point slides in total and the lesson is designed to last 90 minutes. A worksheet is also provided, this goes alongside the power point for students to fill in. Extension and challenge tasks provided throughout the power point.
Included:
Starter activity, methods key concepts unscramble the letters.
Title page, encouraging students to think about what things psychologists have to consider before conducting their research.
Key concepts- see how many students already know.
The basics- primary and secondary data. Qualitative and Quantitative data. Challenge question provided.
Explanation of what a hypothesis is and the different types. Application task, on pp slide and student worksheet.
Dependent and independent variables, application task for students to complete.
Explanation of sampling and a sampling frame. ‘read it’ task- will need access to page 170 in the A-level edexcel year 1 textbook (eye book). Application tasks for students to complete on the worksheet.
Explanation of different experimental/ research designs. Strengths and weaknesses of each provided. - application task provided.
Plenary- research methods bingo.
This is a power point which contains 16 different research method starter or plenary activities. They range from true or false activities to exam questions. They are based on the content from the GCSE Eduqas specification.
This is a A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the social approach. The lesson is based around Burger 2009- a contemporary study. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 18 slides on the power point. There are two worksheets attached which go with this lesson.
Included:
The power point goes through the aims, screening procedure, experiment procedure, results, conclusion and evaluation. Students are required to answer the questions on their worksheet whilst going through the power point.
Challenge questions are included occasionally on the power point slides.
Students are then encouraged to add to their notes using the textbook reading. I have not attached scanned copies of these because they are not my own work, however, if you do not have the textbooks in school and would like the reading please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk.
Students are then required to use their knowledge of Burger and Milgram to complete the comparison worksheet.
This is an A-level psychology [EDEXCEL] lesson which focuses on writing essay style questions- particularly 8 markers. This lesson is based around an 8 mark exam question on Jerry Burger- contemporary study. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter, Milgram crossword. Attached as a separate document- answers included.
Homework recap- students to discuss what they know about Burger’s research. Can be adapted so it does not refer to homework if necessary.
Title page- encouraging students to think about what is meant by AO1, AO2 and AO3.
Exam knowledge- chocolate bars needed to complete the activity, Students think about what is meant by each of the AO’s through analysing their chocolate bar.
Command words in exam questions and what they require students to do.
Introduction to the 8 mark question on Burger- students to start to think about what they would include.
Model answer to the question provided.
Students to have a go at planning the question- planning method included on the pp.
Students then have a go at answering the 8 mark question.
This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit. The lesson is based around explanations of prejudice- with a specific focus on Sherif et al, Robbers Cave experiment. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 14 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter, unscramble the key words, answers provided on the pp slide.
Title page- encouraging students to think about what they already know about the study and realistic conflict theory.
Recapping realistic conflict theory- questions and answers provided.
Worksheet outlining experiments 1 (1954) and 2 (1958).
Outline of the third experiment- 1961. Aims, procedures, results and conclusions. Challenge questions on the pp slides throughout. The procedure is broken down into stage 1, stage 2 and stage 3.
Results for each stage and conclusions- fill in the blanks task. Student worksheet and answers provided.
Reading task- students will need access to the A-level textbook 1. I have not attached a copy of this, however if it is needed please drop me an email to amyfo7@live.co.uk
Final task- transformation task. Students to create a storyboard based on the robbers cave experiment. Brief template provided on the pp slide.
This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit. The lesson is based on realistic conflict theory by Sherif 1966. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter, scrabble board, students to work out the highest scoring key concept.
Title page- encouraging students to think about if they know anything about realistic conflict theory and what we mean by prejudice.
Prejudice recap- fill in the blanks. Worksheet provided, answers on the pp.
Explanation of the theory included: intergroup competition, limited resources, negative interdependence, positive interdependence and superordinate goals.
4 mark exam question- example answer included on pp slide.
Evaluation of the theory.
Introduction to 8 mark question- students to plan.
Model answer provided on a separate worksheet.
Introduction to the Robbers Cave Experiment- two video clips, links provided on the pp slide.
Consolidation- creative task.
This is a A-level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit (prejudice). This lesson goes through the evaluation of Sherif’s Robbers Cave experiment. The lesson does rely on students having an understanding of the experiment. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter, recap of the robbers cave experiment. Questions and answers provided.
Title page- encouraging them to think about what they can remember about Sherif.
Discussion of what Sherif did in his experiment that did and did not reduce prejudice.
Textbook reading. Students will need access to the edexcel book 1 in order to read the evaluation points. If you do not have the textbooks please drop me an email to amyfo7@live.co.uk and I can send you over a scanned copy.
Worksheet which focuses on generalisability, reliability, validity, ethics and applicability. Students to fill in whilst evaluation points are explained.
Power point slides which go through key evaluation points such as validity, key pieces of evidence are referred to throughout. Challenge questions also provided throughout.
Independent tasks- students to pick one of the options on the slide. E.g. adding extra detail to their notes using psychologywizard or creating a revision resource.