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Ofsted Lesson - Ontological Argument
A lesson I prepared for an Ofsted inspection 2014-15 for an A2 Philosophy & Ethics Class. The structure/style/activities could be adapted for any key stage and subject. Please do leave a comment here on to @Mr_Betts
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Organ donations & transplants
A lesson I used for an Ofsted observation lesson. It worked very well and generated some deep discussions. Clear progression throughout. The final slides were printed for students to organise into 'for&' and &';against' columns on their tables and to assist when answering the d) style question. This is based on the edexcel &'s specification for Unit 8 &';Religion & Society', though very adaptable for other specs.
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Issues for Community Cohesion
A power point for our core RE lessons on the topic of 'Community Cohesion', an edexcel Religious Studies topic. This lesson also links to recent news stories and themes (e.g. freedom of speech) relating to acts of terrorism in France 2015.
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GCSE Religious Studies Revision Activities
Please contact @Mr_Betts on twitter for the additional resources referred to in the powerpoint.
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Unanswered Prayer
A lesson to support the teaching of the 'Believing in God&' unit from the edexcel specification. Please leave any comments or further adapations that could be made. You can always tweet any questions or perhaps share clips/other resources @Mr_Betts
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Ofsted Lesson - Christianity and Abortion
A lesson I prepared for an Ofsted observation with a Year 10 class 2014-15. This was for the GCSE Religion & Life course (Edexcel) specifically but could be adaptable to any Religious Studies exam board. Please leave a comment or contact @Mr_Betts
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Ontological revision
A series of activities for any AS/A2 Religious Studies / Philosophy & Ethics specification on the Ontological argument. Includes key word match ups, making links, example introduction and conclusion, colour coding strengths/weakness to build evaluations and a pop quiz.
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AS/A2 Past Exam Questions Grid
Give to A Level students to practice exam technique and apply knowledge to different exam questions. This is for the Edexcel specification but the idea could be adapted to other courses.
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Christmas Themed Learning Mat (Religious Language)
A learning mat to support the teaching & learning and of an A2 Philosophy topic - Religious Language. Within the lesson there are a range of adaptable activities for any given subject at KS4/KS5 particularly. Here are some ideas to enthuse and engage students in the final week before a Christmas holiday! Please comment/rate/feedback. Thanks
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Genetic Engineering & Cloning
A set of lesson resources for this ethical issue. Clips referenced are downloadable from youtube - Gattaca & The Island. Several of those from the #reteacher community on Twitter inspired some of the activities in this lesson. Please follow @Mr_Betts for other RS related activities in my photos and posts.
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Religion & Society Revision Sheets
Here are some revision sheets that can be copied up to A3 size and completed within revision lessons or for homework. These are based on Edexcel's Unit. 8 'Religious & Society&'. Please comment/rate the resource.
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Origins of the world
This is a lesson to support the teaching of 'Believing in God&' from the Edexcel specification. Videos clips are all available on youtube. Please leave a comment and let me know how you may have adapted it etc. I am also on twitter for any comments or questions @Mr_Betts
I hope you find it helpful.
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Religious Upbringing
A lesson for the Believing in God Unit 2 'Religion & Life&'. My first time teaching this unit. Please give feedback, let me know if you try it out or if you have better!
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Religious Experience
A lesson to support the teaching of the Edexcel 'Believing in God&' topic (Christiantiy). Please contact me via twitter for clip details/links @Mr_Betts
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Religious Language Learning Mat
A lesson focused upon exploring the Verification and Falsification Principles, Language Game Theory & Via Negativa. Please give comments and how students responded if you used/adapt it! Thanks to the learning mat enthusiasts for your inspiration. @Mr_Betts
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GCSE RS - Philosophy & Ethics
A little simple power point with images a key ethical questions to be explored in most RS specifications. We are moving to AQA Unit 2 & 3. Contact @Mr_Betts to share resources!
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Zakah Muslim Attitudes to Money
A full lesson within a scheme of learning on Islam and specifically the 5 pillars. There are lots of active learning strategies and differentiated tasks in this lesson. I have made reference to a clip and images which I also used. Additionally, I have given suggestions of how to adapt/run activities in the slide notes clearly. I used this lesson at a job interview and was successful with the lesson described as outstanding.
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Design (Teleological) Argument
A lesson to support the teaching and learning of the 'Design argument&' at GCSE level. This lesson is specifically for the Edexcel &';Believing in God' topic. Please comment and let me know if particular activities work well or you require links to clips. I am also on twitter @Mr_Betts for more discussion.
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Cosmological Argument Learning Mat
Lesson 1. Learning mat for AS students studying the Cosmological argument. Encourage active independent learning alongside solo taxonomy. I also have a powerpoint that shows students what symbols represent and a bit more to the lesson itself. Please feedback any further ideas!
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United Nations Differentiated lesson
This lesson is part of the 'Peace and conflict' topic within GCSE Edexcel Religious Studies. Students really enjoy passing through the different tasks. Details and ideas for the activities are within the slide notes for you to adapt if required. The Edexcel 'Religion & Society' textbook is required or a suitable alternative that has an example of a conflict where the United Nations has tried to resolve. A couple of the activities can then be very easily adapted to fulfil your needs. Common examples are Kosovo and Darfur in textbooks. Students show very clear progress in this lesson.