Two A4 starter sheets to stimulate discussion on Who is unemployed? Types of unemployment.

An booklet to use either in class or for students to take home and work through during Easter. The booklet has been designed with simple short activities encourage students to read through their notes / textbooks. There is emphasis on making revision smarter and on the key terms. Smart revision in this context is encouraging students to focus on learning a small number of key factors that they will remember easily rather then remembering a long list that they will struggle to recall. If you do not wish to use the whole booklet then there are key term tests and word search activities that can be used independently. The booklet is designed to work alongside the student’s own notes and / or textbook not to replace them. A teacher copy is provided with the key term definitions and some of the the questions completed. Finally is contents the specification that students can use as a reminder of the topics they need to revise to prepare for the exam. Please feel free to add your own graphics to the booklet if you feel these might help your students.

Starter activity(ies) on the topic of industrial classification. Can be used in Business or Geography.

A work search containing keywords related to plate tectonics.

Set of keywords for the OCR 2009 on specification, divided up into 14 sections for revision.

Short activity that focuses on context of where to use different types of market research. Students are asked to consider the cost, accuracy, time, validity, and response. This is in word format so that you can adjust the response boxes to suit your needs.

Geography Command Word Glossary and Word search.

Starter wordsearch Powerpoint Brief teacher notes to get you started on types of rock.

A starter activity that discusses whether the Notting Hill Carnival produces positive or negative externalities.

An A4 sheet of key terms related to earthquakes presented in a card sort format. Good revision or starter activity.

Notes and activities.

An A4 sheet. The 4 main types of farming in Britain are outlined with a description of the climate associated with them. Spaces are included for soil and relief.

A useful starter activity that is a stimulus to answering the following questions. What caused the floods: - natural causes - human causes? What effects did the floods have: - on people (social) - on businesses and transport (economic) - on nature (environmental)? What places were affected? The powerpoint contains over 20 flood images that can be used on their own to also stimulate discussion.

An A4 sheet where the pupils are given the answers, but they have to work out the question. Useful plenary or starter activity.

Activity sheet for KS3.

Word search containing terms relating to various methods of hard and soft river management.

Short descriptions of the main landforms caused by glacial erosion. Divided into upland and lowland features.

Price Tag by Jessie J was a single that was released in January 2011. It made number 1 in the UK charts and in 18 other countries round the world.# Many students will be able to recount the lyrics or will be sufficiently familiar with them to engage in this activity. You can use any version of the song you like although the one suggested is my favourite.

Headlines from the news to use as a starter activity on negative externalities and the policies that might be imposed to restrict their consumption and the consequences of their action. Each statement can be given to individuals or small groups to discuss and then present to the class.

A series of short questions that can be used to reviews pupils understanding of key terms and concepts connected with rivers.