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Resources for Religious Studies, Sociology, Philosophy, Ethics and Humanities.
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Resources for Religious Studies, Sociology, Philosophy, Ethics and Humanities.
We specialise in making whole units and courses for ultimate convenience and time-saving. We always aim to make the best resource for a given topic: our goal is perfection and our resources have helped educate 1 million+ students!
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This is the fifteenth in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course.
It is designed for AQA and OCR specifications but relevant to all GCSE Hinduism Religious Studies teachers .
The download includes:
-A PPT Containing a Full Lesson
-A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline
-A handout/worksheet for the 'Spot the Guru!' game [featuring a wide array of famous quotes from Hindu gurus, philosophers and scriptures]
-Hindu coin tokens to be used in the 'Spit the Guru Game'
-Relevant AfL/Assessment tasks
This lesson focuses on Holy People in Hinduism:
• Gurus
• Sadhus
• Yogis
• The role and importance of holy people, including gurus and sadhus/sadhvis
• Common and divergent emphases given to the sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindi groups
• Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups
Sources:
Bhagavad Gita XII 5
The Bhagavad Gita iX 13–14
Numerous Hindu Philosophers
This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
We also have learning mats, revision sessions, and much more!
Thank you for your download!
Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle.
This is lesson 10 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Crime & Deviance’ section; it focuses on essential sociological researchers, research, and theorists - as laid-out by the exam specification. It can be purchased as a part of a complete 20 x lesson bundle (from June, 2017)
The download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (editable)
-A double-sided A3 worksheet (see cover image for preview)
-A knowledge hunt file with information to be used with the worksheet
-Homework
All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons.
This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle.
This is lesson 16 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Crime & Deviance’ section; it focuses on feminist perspectives, feminist researchers and theorists, and statistical data supporting/detracting from the feminist perspective.
The download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (editable)
-A double-sided A3 worksheet (see cover image for preview)
-A knowledge hunt file with information to be used with the worksheet
-Homework
All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons.
This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle.
This is lesson 2 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Crime & Deviance’ section; it refers to the ‘Social Construction of Crime & Deviance’ topic. The lesson introduces the distinction between crime and deviance and the idea that deviance is relative to its historical, cultural and situational context.
The download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (editable)
-A double-sided A4 worksheet/information sheet (see cover image for preview)
-Homework
All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons.
Positive reviews warmly welcomed!
This is one of twelve lessons comprising the ‘Introduction Unit’ for the new GCSE Sociology specifications (suitable for AQA, & WJEC/EDUQAS). Save over 50% by getting the 12 lesson pack!
This is the second lesson, it focusses on the central debates from the course and is designed to foster engagement and interest for newcomers to the subject.
This download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PPT Show (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (.ppsm & .ppsx formats)
-A3 Group-work worksheets
-Homework
All lessons are professionally designed around the new GCSE specification, certainly useful for any GCSE specification however. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle.
This is lesson 18 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Crime & Deviance’ section. The lesson focuses on sources of data about crime: the reliability and validity of official police data when compared to victim-report studies (e.g. BCS) and self-report studies.
The download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (editable)
-A double-sided A4 colour worksheet (.pdf)
-Homework
This is the third in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A].
It is designed around the OCR specification and is therefore suitable for teachers using the AQA specification (which is a less detailed equivalent to the OCR spec) and highly relevant to GCSE Religious Studies teachers regardless of the specification used.
The Download (comprising 7(+) files, within one zip file) includes:
-A PPT Containing a Full Lesson
-A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline
-A double-sided A3 worksheet (in 3 formats depending on your printing capacities)
-Silent debate A3 Worksheets for group activity
-18 Page colour knowledge-hunt (place around the room)
-A pack of classical sitar music to play during the knowledge hunt (SMSC)
-A Homework Task
The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: The Nature of Reality
• The meanings of the terms: Maya, Loka, Devas and Asuras
• The concept of Loka (world/realm/space) and the ways the Lokas are divided
• The heavenly realms of the Tri-Murti: Brahma-Loka, Shiva-Loka and Vishnu-Loka/Vaikuntha
• The inhabitants of the different realms, including the belief that people are born into different realms as a result of karma
• The nature of the material world
• The meaning of prakriti, purusha and the trigunas
• The role and relationship of prakritim purusha and the trigunas in the creation and constitution of the material world
• The cycle of creation and destruction as it applies to the universe, including the roles of the Trimurti and the Mahayuga
• Common and divergent teachings and beliefs about worlds and their diverse inhabitants, including Maya, Loka, Devas and Asuras
• The nature of reality, including the way gunas interact to determine the nature of things
• Common and divergent understandings of cosmology and creation by different Hindu groups, including:
• The cyclical universe, trimurti, aum and mahayuga
• The relationship between the material world and the concept of Maya
• Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups
Sources:
• The Nasadiya Sukta (Rig Veda)
• Katha Upanishad III 10–11
• Chandogya Upanishad III 14
• Bhagavad Gita XIII 19–20
This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
Thank you for your download!
Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
Designed for teachers using OCR Religious Studies AS/A2 specification (H173/H573)
This revision session covers the ‘Natural Law Theory’ section of the specification. The topic is a part of the ‘Religion and Ethics’ aspect of the AS course.
This download is one of a series of revision sessions that use a variety of mind-mapping, discussion and debate tasks to cover a section of the specification.
The revision sessions can be used in a number of ways:
-As revision sessions during a revision period of term-time leading up to exams
-Sandwiched between lessons as they are taught throughout the year as a way of solidifying and assessing learning
-During extra-curricular time (KS5 Religious Studies Clubs)
This revision session features:
-A ‘grid of learning’ post-it task (to focus students on the day’s topic and refresh their memories of the basics)
-A 'competitive mind-mapping task (which can be completed on the whiteboard or on A3 paper)
-A silent debate task (with 6 x A3 silent debate worksheets in an editable .doc file) [nb. allowing group conversation, instead of silence, is also an effective approach]
-Debates that ask students to move from one side of the room or the other and verbalise a defence of their position in response to a statement or rubric.
-A concluding ‘One thing I am still uncertain about…’ post-it question.
This session can be purchased individually or as part of various bundles depending on your needs.
Please note: the cover picture depicts some of the activities that make up this revision session, the wording within those tasks is adapted to the topic specified above and may differ from the wording depicted. Contents and tasks may vary slightly between revision sessions. The cover photo is, however, a fair depiction of the contents of the lesson.
This is the thirteenth in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the ‘Beliefs, Teachings & Practices’ section of the course.
It is designed for AQA and OCR specifications but relevant to all GCSE Hinduism Religious Studies teachers .
The Download (comprising over 6 files, within one zip file) includes:
-A PPT Containing a Full Lesson
-A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline
-A double-sided A3 Worksheet
-Knowledge Hunt Information Sheets
-Videos
-Links to apt SMSC Music
-A Homework Task
This lesson focuses on different Hindu meditation techniques.
-Comparing traditional and modern approaches to meditation techniques
-Introducing organisations such as ISKCON and modern gurus such as Osho
-Concepts such as: Dhyana, Pratyāhāra, Dharana, Samadhi
Sources:
Bhagavad Gita XII 5
The Bhagavad Gita iX 13–14
The Gayatri Mantra
This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
We also have learning mats, revision sessions, and much more!
Thank you for your download!
Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
Generate instant ethical debates!
This is a 200 slide PPT, containing 198 moral/ethical debates, discussions, and dilemmas.
It also contains a ‘randomiser’ slide: when clicked a random moral problem is presented to the group.
Uses:
-P4C (Philosophy for kids)
-Form time activities
-R.S./Philosophy/Citizenship cover lessons
-Debating societies
-Making best use of spare time at the end of lessons
Discussions follow one of four formats, each asking students to move from one side of the room or the other to make their position clear: teachers should then use questioning to foster a debate between students, encouraging them to present reasons for their choice and defend their position.
The formats are:
-“Which is more moral?” (students chose between two options)
-“Agree or disagree?” (where students respond to a presented statement about morality of a moral issue)
-“Who do you save?” (where students need to save one of two people/options, and justify the morality of their decision)
-“Moral or immoral?” (where students cast their judgement on a given action, event or person.
This resource is great value at £4.99 and cannot be found elsewhere:
-It clearly contributes to the Moral aspect of your school’s SMSC provision
-It allows for countless hours of discussion and debate to be structured in a focussed and engaging manner.
-It would take days to reproduce yourself.
-It can save vast amounts of staff time in preparing cover lessons
-It is the perfect way to make the most of any time a teacher might have left at the end of a lesson.
-It deals with cross curricular issues
Please note: this resource deals with controversial issues, debates and questions that may be deemed unsuitable for younger children. It is designed for secondary school students, but can be easily adapted to younger years with appropriate amendments by their teacher.
This download was created for Religious Studies teachers teaching about Buddhism at GCSE Level. It may also useful for teachers at KS3 level who are covering Buddhism.
The learning mats contain detailed information about:
-Buddhist Symbols
-The Noble Eightfold Path
-The Five Precepts
-Buddhist Worship
-The Wheel of Life
-The Six Realms of Existence
-Essential Keywords
The second of the three learning mats includes a complete PLC (designed for the OCR B specification, but easily customisable for alternative specifications).
Ideally there mats are laminated and placed on the desks of students. They can be used for:
-Learning activities
-Revision Aids
-Differentiation tools for assessments
-Prompts for exam practice.
-Prompts for discussions and debates
-Knowledge hunt activity resources
Designed for teachers using OCR Religious Studies AS/A2 specification (H173/H573)
This revision session covers the ‘Applied Ethics: Euthanasia’ section of the specification. The topic is a part of the ‘Religion and Ethics’ aspect of the AS course.
This download is one of a series of revision sessions that use a variety of mind-mapping, discussion and debate tasks to cover a section of the specification.
The revision sessions can be used in a number of ways:
-As revision sessions during a revision period of term-time leading up to exams
-Sandwiched between lessons as they are taught throughout the year as a way of solidifying and assessing learning
-During extra-curricular time (KS5 Religious Studies Clubs)
This revision session features:
-A ‘grid of learning’ post-it task (to focus students on the day’s topic and refresh their memories of the basics)
-A 'competitive mind-mapping task (which can be completed on the whiteboard or on A3 paper)
-A silent debate task (with 6 x A3 silent debate worksheets in an editable .doc file) [nb. allowing group conversation, instead of silence, is also an effective approach]
-Debates that ask students to move from one side of the room or the other and verbalise a defence of their position in response to a statement or rubric.
-A concluding ‘One thing I am still uncertain about…’ post-it question.
This session can be purchased individually or as part of various bundles depending on your needs.
Please note: the cover picture depicts some of the activities that make up this revision session, the wording within those tasks is adapted to the topic specified above and may differ from the wording depicted. Contents and tasks may vary slightly between revision sessions. The cover photo is, however, a fair depiction of the contents of the lesson.
The Philosophy Boxes Method is a new approach to P4C designed for students in KS1, 2 & 3: it is graphically stimulating, engaging, and fun. This download is also suitable for older students: but the format was designed with younger students in mind.
The topic of this Philosophy Boxes download is ‘Space, Space Exploration, Aliens & The Universe’.
The download comprises a P4C lesson/session that can be used 2-3 times with the same group.
The aim of Philosophy Boxes is to bring philosophy and critical thinking into every subject at every level: we believe that any subject becomes philosophy when students are asked the right questions and when they think about a topic hard enough and on the deepest (most fundamental) level.
The Philosophy Boxes Method presents students with a set of ‘mystery boxes’, when a student selects one of the boxes they are presented with 1 of 21 discussion/debate activities [that use 1 of 8 different formats].
The presentation has integrated AfL so that teachers can test knowledge at any point in the lesson. There are 10 different AfL slides to choose from.
The design is colourful, animated, fun and engaging: all activities require movement and teachers can decide whether students are expressing their ideas purely verbally or by using post-it notes.
The nature of the design is that it can be used for short sessions (5-10 minutes) or much longer sessions (up to 2 hours!) - it allows for classroom practitioners to be flexible and adaptable. It can, therefore, be used in lessons or as a tutor-time activity.
The download includes a PowerPoint Show; if you would like an editable PPT presentation so that you can make your own ‘Philosophy Boxes’ presentation you will need to download the template here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-the-philosophy-boxes-method-template-for-creating-your-own-philosophy-boxes-lessons-p4c-p4k-11463227
A complete selection of Philosophy Boxes lessons can be found here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?&q=philosophy+boxes+godwin86
You can also save money by purchasing lessons as bundles.
This lesson is about The Design Argument and The First Cause Argument, as well as their strengths and weaknesses.
It has been professionally designed for the new AQA Religious Studies GCSE specification. It is for the ‘Existence of God & Revelation’ theme (Theme C). It is lesson 3/10 of our downloadable unit for this GCSE RS Thematic Study and focuses on Christian views.
The lesson features starters, learning objectives, key-words, key-information, a colour double-sided A3 worksheet, AfL tasks, discussion and debate tasks and homework.
It can probably be stretched into two lessons or condensed, for advanced learners, into one.
This download includes:
-A full lesson PowerPoint
-A knowledge hunt activity file (to be printed and put around the room)
-A double-sided colour A3 worksheet
-A detailed lesson plan
-AfL tasks & homework
The lesson is centered around a double-sided colour A3 worksheet and a knowledge hunt activity. All necessary resources to run the lesson are included in this download.
Positive reviews are warmly welcome!
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The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017)
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System Requirements:
Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word)
Printing
512MB Ram
1.5GHZ Processor
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This is the final lesson in the series, it asks students to create and present on issues they select from an A4 worksheet. It also includes an integrated peer-assessment process for the end of the lesson. It is a great lesson for testing learning from the unit or using as a revision/unit overview session.
This is one of ten lessons comprising the ‘Research Methods’ unit for the new GCSE Sociology specifications (designed for AQA but useful to WJEC/EDUQAS). Save over 50% by getting the 10 lesson pack!
This download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PPT Show (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (.ppsm & .ppsx formats)
-An A4 Worksheet (double-sided)
-A Homework worksheet (practice exam question)
This is designed as an ICT Suite lesson and students will need access to computers in order to make their presentations: in theory they can make paper-based presentations.
All lessons are professionally designed and we take considerable time making resources to the highest possible standard, positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
Feel free to contact us if you need additional resources creating or have any questions: godwin86@gmail.com
PS: AQA Sociology GCSE Teachers’ Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1786443641643898/
Check out our great website to help you find out other GCSE Sociology resources: http://ks4sociology.wordpress.com
PLEASE NOTE:
Minimum system requirements: 512MB RAM, 1.5ghz processor. Microsoft Office.
This complete lesson focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of each of the sociological research methods (questionnaires, interviews, observation etc). In includes an A3 worksheet and a detailed knowledge hunt: it was made for a 1-hr period but could easily cover a double-period.
This is the fourth of ten lessons comprising our 'Research Methods' Unit for the new GCSE Sociology specifications (designed for AQA but useful to WJEC/EDUQAS). Save over 50% by getting the 10 lesson pack!
This download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PPT Show (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (.ppsm & .ppsx formats)
-An A3 Worksheet
-A colorful and comprehensive 20-page knowledge hunt (about the strengths and weaknesses of each research method)
-A Homework worksheet (practice exam question)
We take considerable time making our resources to the highest possible standard, positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
Feel free to contact us if you need additional resources creating or have any questions: godwin86@gmail.com
PS: AQA Sociology GCSE Teachers' Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1786443641643898/
Check out our great website to help you find out other GCSE Sociology resources: http://ks4sociology.wordpress.com
PLEASE NOTE:
Minimum system requirements: 512MB RAM, 1.5ghz processor. Microsoft Office.
This is the twentieth in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course. This is the final lesson in the course.
It is designed for AQA and OCR specifications but relevant to all GCSE Hinduism Religious Studies teachers .
The download includes:
-A PPT Containing a Full Lesson
-A detailed lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline
-A double-sided A3 worksheet
-A Knowledge Hunt Printable
-Homework
This lesson focuses on Hindu Ethical Concerns (Equality, Women's Rights and Social Justice):
• Hinduism and social issues:
• Social responsibility
• Social inclusion
• Women’s rights
• The ways Hindu attitudes, beliefs and teachings are put into practice through charitable projects, including:
• Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups
• The Purusha Sukta (Rig Veda)
• The Bhagavad Gita
• The work and example of Gandhi
• Karma and the cycle of samsara
• Yamas (virtues) especially daya (compassion), dama (restraint) and kshama (patience/tolerance)
Sources:
Mahabharata XVIII 113 8
Mahabharata III 29
Myths and stories about the deities associated with ethical concerns
This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
We also have learning mats, revision sessions, and much more!
Thank you for your download!
Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle.
This is lesson number 1 of our 20 lesson course for this section- it is designed to introduce the requirements of the ‘Social Stratification’ unit and its central debates.
The download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-6 x A3 Silent Debate Worksheets (.doc, editable)
-An A4 student information sheet explaining the required learning for the unit (.doc, editable)
-A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson
-A homework task
All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons.
This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle.
This is lesson 8 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Crime & Deviance’ section; it refers to the ‘Factors Affecting Criminal & Deviant Behaviour’ topic.
The lesson focuses on links between criminality and ethnicity. It addresses the question: “Are the apparent differences in crime rates are caused by racial prejudice and discrimination in the police force and judiciary?”
The download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (editable)
-A double-sided A4 worksheet
-A 10 side knowledge-hunt
-Homework
All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons.
This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle.
This is lesson 6 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Crime & Deviance’ section; it refers to the ‘Factors Affecting Criminal & Deviant Behaviour’ topic. The lesson focuses on links between criminality and factors such as: ethnicity, class, age and gender.
The download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (editable)
-A double-sided A3 worksheet/information sheet
-An 18 side knowledge-hunt: containing arguments for/against Heidensohn’s theory, and information about different means of social control.
-Homework
All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons.