People in Fashion in the Textiles and Design industry - Rick Owens Research Activity. This activity is intended for students researching people in the Fashion Industry and can also be used for students completing a writing and research activity. This task focuses on Rick Owens. This Biography Research Activity has been designed for use in the classroom to assist in covering a topic or outcome. It has been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons. Space is provided to allow for students to write their name and the date the lesson was given. Suggestions for using this activity. Students can conduct individual research using their personal device, the school computer room or by utilising the school library. You may wish to have the students work in groups of two or individually to complete the work sheet. Students can be called on to provide answers to questions following their research. The teacher may wish to use the worksheet as a pre test, testing knowledge that the students may have prior to study. The worksheet could be provided as a homework task. The worksheet can be used as an emergency extra, cover or substitute lesson when the usual teacher is not present. This activity is one of a number of similar writing/research activities focusing on researching the biographies of various people. Have a look in the store to find other famous people who your students may be able to research and write about.

Research activities for Ten famous British Engineers This resource includes 10 quick simple activity on famous British Engineers. It is perfect for the class that is completing a research task on famous or innovative people from history. It contains one sheet for each engineer and requires them to search for and write down answers to specific questions on the person. Suggestions for using this activity. Students can conduct individual research using their personal device, the school computer room or by utilising the school library. You may wish to have the students work in groups of two or individually to complete the work sheet. Students can be called on to provide answers to questions following their research. The teacher may wish to use the worksheet as a pre test, testing knowledge that the students may have prior to study. The worksheet could be provided as a homework task The worksheet can be used as an emergency extra or substitute lesson when the usual teacher is not present. Students can be given a writing task after conduction research to write a short biography using information they have gathered. The 10 British engineers in this activity include the following: Isambard Brunel George Stephenson Robert Stephenson James Watt Thomas Telford Alexander Graham Bell John Logie Baird Barnes Wallis Joan Clarke Margaret Partridge

The Channel Tunnel Engineering Case Study - This resources looks at the engineering design and construction of the Channel Tunnel. These activities are specifically designed for emergency cover lessons when the usual classroom teacher is absent. However, it is also a great resource for presenting content in an Engineering or Design and Technology lesson. They have been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons for emergency cover lessons due to teacher absence. The activities include within this resource are for students studying examples of great engineering achievements. This activity specifically looks at The Channel Tunnel . Included in this resource Channel Tunnel reading comprehension activity This activity includes a 2 page outline of the engineering challenges faced by the builders of the Channel Tunnel. The activity could be used an in individual task of as a reading task with the entire class or an an individual activity. Page 3 of this activity includes some reading comprehension questions relating to the text. Test yourself activity This page consists of 10 multiple choice questions for students to test their understanding of the text from the read comprehension activity. Answers are included at the bottom of the page for students to self assess. Channel Tunnel Find-A-Word V1 Activity 3 is a Find-A-Word activity with 19 words related to the Channel Tunnel and matching information found in activity 1 “Channel Tunnel reading comprehension activity”. Activity 4 is an alternative layout to V1 for distribution to students sitting next to each other if the teacher would prefer students to work independently. Channel Tunnel Find-A-Word V2 Activity 4 is a Find-A-Word identical to Find-A-Word V1. It has an alternative layout to V1 for distribution to students sitting next to each other if the teacher would prefer students to work independently. Life Skills Activities Channel Tunnel reading comprehension activity (Life Skills) Simplified version of “Channel Tunnel Reading activity (activity 1) with true/false questions for students to answer. Channel Tunnel Find-A-Word (Life Skills) Find-A-Word activity with reduced number of words and all words being either horizontal or vertical.