Archive for the 'Humanities' Category

Shrinking Rainforests

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

This well rounded geography resource focuses on the consequences of the rainforest deforestation in the Amazon, and more specifically in the Mato Grosso region. Perfect for KS3 and KS4 students, “Shrinking Rainforests” is an engaging geography PowerPoint which offers children several interesting, fun tasks to complete. It contains a starter about designing a rainforest animal -considering that students have already had the lesson in file,on the rainforest climate, soil & vegetation-, while it also includes a card sorting task.

“Class really enjoyed this bright, well organised and structured PowerPoint with engaging activities. It has saved me a lot of time. Thanks.”

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Resource contributed by James Yeoman.

 

Dharavi Slum, India

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

This great citizenship resource looks at the slum of Dharavi in India, which is one of the largest slums in the world. Even though Dharavi is full of disease and poverty and plans have been developed in order to improve it, some of the residents still don’t want this to happen. The presentation, which is suitable for KS2 students, explores the lives of the people in the slum, and asks children to consider the issues surrounding it. In addition, the Dharavi Slum resource includes a list of questions which can be used to prompt interesting discussions.

“This is an interesting and thought provoking presentation. The images are clear and well chosen. It could be used in a variety of lessons.”

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Resource contributed by Abbie Miller.

Ancient Greek Religion

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

If you are a KS4 history teacher, you will definitely enjoy using this fun resource on the Ancient Greek religion, in class. Covering all the important basic aspects of the Greek religion and the Olympian gods with the help of interactive games and problem solving tasks, this fresh history resource is exactly what you need in case you are looking to deliver a vibrant, memorable lesson on the gods of ancient Greeks.

A fun, clear introduction to the ancient Greeks and their beliefs.”

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Resource contributed by Kate Allen.

Viva Las Vegas water supply

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Perfect for the GCSE Geography AQA A Living World topic – Las Vegas – this Geography powerpoint explores where water comes from and how it is used, containing images, activities and links to news articles to engage students in this topic. At the end you can get your students to design their own ‘xeriscaped garden’, helping them to consolidtate learning in a memorable way, and it has exam style questions suitable for your GCSE Geography students.

“Engaging resource with a link to a good video and useful exam exercise at the end.”

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LA Water Supply

Resource contributed by James Yeoman.

JFK’s Legacy

Monday, January 16th, 2012

If you are teaching this topic for GCSE History this comprehensive resource offers complete coverage of the impact of JFK’s death on America and good and bad points about his presidency. This topic is part of WJEC GCSE History specification (USA 1929-2000) and this illustrated powerpoint covers all of the key points in an engaging way that will inspire discussion in your GCSE History classes.

“This provided an in-depth study of JFK through power points. A tremendous contribution and leading to lots of debate.”

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JFK's Legacy

Resource contributed by Kate Allen.

Preparing for an earthquake

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Teach this GCSE Geography topic with this role-play Decision-Making task where students have to prepare a city for an impending earthquake. The downloads include a peer assessment task where students have to use the levelled mark scheme to decide how many marks to award the answer. The starters/plenaries file contains four activities used for the GCSE Geography AQA A Restless Earth topic on plate tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the resource includes a quiz.

“A well thought out resource with activities that would be suitable for groups, which could be followed up with class discussion.”

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Earthquake Resource

Resource contributed by James Yeoman.

2011 Christmas Quiz – Science

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Back by popular demand it’s the Christmas Quiz, great for your secondary Science lessons this week! News, celebrities, music (played backwards!) and science rounds, and you don’t need YouTube in school to use it – there’s a link to download the video itself in the PowerPoint. Get stuck into this fun quiz in your Key Stage 3, GCSE or A Level Science classes and both the kids and staff will love it as classes compete for the highest score. Don’t forget the joker!

“Looking forward to using this!”

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Awesome Christmas Quiz

Resource contributed by Henry Cordy-McKenna.

Christmas present quiz – Maths

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

A great Christmas quiz for small groups or a whole class, perfect for your Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 or GCSE Maths lessons. Answer the questions in the middle to colour your teams Christmas presents, the first team to colour 5 presents wins. Play with hands up or on mini whiteboards. There are 10 quizzes on the powerpoint and you can easily produce more by changing the numbers in the pink squares to make your own questions. Play it today with your primary maths or secondary maths classes.

“A seasonal quiz to enhance maths teaching. Plenty of topic areas covered and a nice touch lighting up the presents.”

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Maths Christmas Quiz

Resource contributed by Joanne Holloway.

Christmas all wrapped up – Humanities

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Great for your Key Stage 1 and 2 Humanities, Citizenship or Science lessons, this is a series of curriculum-matched lesson plans designed to make children aware of all the green activities they can do at home this Christmas and how they affect the environment. Covers electricity usage, recycling of Christmas trees and toys and food miles of the Christmas dinner. Great ready-to-use primary Christmas lesson resources.

“This lesson was able to allow children to continue eco work whilst linking the lesson to Christmas. The children worked well in teams.”

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Christmas all wrapped up

Resource contributed by healthyplanet.org and Teachable Team.

And check out lots of other Christmas teaching resources, ready to go for the last couple of weeks of term.

Africa or not

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Great for teaching Key Stage 3 Geography or Citizenship lessons, this PowerPoint presentation centres around challenging students preconceptions of Africa as a continent by examining images and encouraging challenging discussions. Also suitable for Key Stage 2 lessons, the resources help students to explore their ideas of education in Africa and how the media portray life on the continent. A levelled task and hot seating provide AfL opportunities as a plenary. Get this humanities resource for your geography or citizenship classroom today.

“Absolutely brilliant for a starter lesson – it would really make the pupils think about Africa.”

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Africa or not

Resource contributed by Ruth Edgar.