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This is a GCSE psychology lesson [Edexcel], which focuses on how to answer 12 mark research methods questions. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 9 slides on the power point. All resources are provided on separate word documents. The lesson requires students to have a basic understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different research methods. All exam questions are taken from previous past papers. Included: Starter- research methods true or false task. Answers provided. Title page- encourages students to think about strengths and weaknesses of observations and how they think they would structure a 12 mark question. An explanation of how the questions are marked and a suggestion of how students could structure their answer. Students to have a go at planning a 12 mark question. Planning sheet is provided on a separate worksheet. - mark scheme provided on the power point, students to add anything they have missed out. Example answer to a different 12 mark question provided on a separate document. (this is a full mark response) Students to practice writing a 12 marker, question provided on the power point, there is also a planning sheet which includes the question which is provided as a separate word document.

This is an A-Level sociology [AQA] lesson focusing on theories of education. This lesson is designed to be a revision lesson, it should last a 90 minute lesson and the power point contains 10 slides. Included: Starter, key concept bingo. Title page- students to identify which sociologist they would associate with each concept. Mind map of each theory, including: Marxism, feminism, functionalism, The new right, Postmodernism and liberal perspectives. This idea is that students add the key information from the board to their mind map (provided as a separate worksheet) whilst the teacher goes through the information. Practice theory exam questions which students should have a go at planning, includes a 10 marker and 30 marker. Board game- students to assess their understanding of key studies and theorists.

This is a GCSE Sociology lesson. The lesson focuses on the Feminist view of education. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there is a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity- recapping research methods. Title page- encouraging students to think about what they already know about Feminism. Recapping key concepts such as patriarchy. Branches of Feminism. Explanation of liberal, radical and marxist feminists and what they say about the education system. Explanation of how schools are patriarchal. Explanation of how gender messages are passed through the hidden curriculum. Student task- mind map. Answers provided on the power point. Men in top positions and gendered subjects. Students to read through the key information on the slide and answer key questions, also included on the power point. Becky Francis- boys dominating space. Sue Lees- social control. Exam practice question - 15 marks. Encourage students to think about how they would answer this question. The power point provides a short overview of how students could structure/ answer this question. Students should then spend 10 minutes planning this question using the sheet provided. (separate document) Plenary- summarising feminism. Students to summarise what they have learnt in under 50 words using the key concepts on the power point.

This is a GCSE psychology lesson which covers the basics of research methods. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 15 slides on the power point. This lesson also comes with a booklet/ worksheet which students should fill in whilst the lesson is being taught. All key information and activities are included on this worksheet. Challenge and extension tasks are provided on the power point. Included: Starter, students to work out the key methods based on the images. Title page, encouraging students to think about what they already know about research methods. Key concepts that will be covered- students to see which ones they can already define. Explanation of primary and secondary data- workbook task. Explanation of qualitative and quantitative data- workbook task. Different types of hypotheses, dependent & independent variables, controlling extraneous variables. Key content on the pp slide and in the workbook- application tasks for students to complete. Sampling techniques- students to complete strengths and weaknesses task in workbook. May need access to the GCSE psychology Edexcel textbook to help them with this. Research and experimental designs- students to complete table in workbook based on info on pp slide. 3 x short answer practice exam questions. Provided on the workbook. Mark schemes are included on the pp slides. Plenary- students workout missing words in the sentences.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. This lesson specifically focuses on the Feminist view of crime and deviance, the lesson then moves on to how subcultural theories explain crime. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, retrieval practice of the social stratification and differentiation unit. Title page, encouraging students to think about why men are more likely to commit crimes compared to women. Overview of the feminist perspective. Social control and gender- Heidensohn. Fill in the blanks task, provided on a separate worksheet. Examples of criminal females. Differences in types of women- with a focus on Ladette behvaiour. Pollak’s chivalry thesis- reading task, provided on a separate document. Overview of the subcultural explanation of crime. Student creative task- instructions on the pp slide. Students will need access to the GCSE textbook to complete this task. Plenary- students to fill in the theory overview sheet, this can be completed as and when theories are covered. Attached as a separate document.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson [Eduqas, WJEC]. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point consists of a total of 12 slides. This lesson focuses on changes in conjugal roles. By the end of the lesson students will be able to outline the main changes to conjugal roles, examine whether roles within the family are changing and refer to key studies such as Willmott and Young- Symmetrical family. Included: -starter activity encourages students to think about what roles are predominately completed by men and women in the household. -explanation of what conjugal roles are. Referring to segregated and integrated conjugal roles. -images from the good housekeeping guide, students to think about how women are portrayed in these images. Discussion task. -two video clips, a guide to how women to behave/ act. Students to list all the ways women should behave according to the clips. -explanation of the traditional domestic division of labour and how things are starting to change. -worksheet activity. Students to tick which tasks are completed by the males and females in their household. Challenge questions included. -explanation of the symmetrical family as explained by Willmott and Young. -explanation of the new man. Students to think about whether they think this is true. Encourage them to think about celebrity examples. -Willmott and Young reading. Worksheet provided. Questions for students to answer on the power point. -Evaluation- referring to feminism (Oakley) -plenary- how far do students think that families have become more symmetrical.

GCSE Sociology (WJEC/ EDUQAS)- the Marxist view of education. This lesson is designed to last a 90 minute lesson and contains a total of 10 slides on the power point. This lesson follows on from the Functionalist view of education. Included: Starter activity which focuses on recapping research methods. Title page. Recapping functionalism. Encouraging students to think about what they already know about Marxism and start to apply this to education. Explanation of Marxism and capitalism. Bourdieu- schools reproducing the class system- Cultural capital. Bowles and Gintis correspondence principle. correspondence principle VS role allocation. Encouraging students to think about what viewpoint they agree with- functionalism or marxism. Schools and giant myths. Evaluating the marxist view. Summarising the marxist view. Discussion about whether students think the education system is meritocratic? Short answer exam practice question. 2 marker- mark scheme included.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on sampling techniques. The lesson has a total of 12 slides and is designed to last a 90 minute lesson. Included: Starter activity focuses on recapping the families and households unit. Key questions for students to answer- they are based on different difficulty lessons. Title page- encouraging students to think about what they think sampling means. Introduction to key terms such as: sampling frame, target population, samples. This includes key questions for students to have a go at. Whilst going through each of the sampling techniques, students have a worksheet to complete (attached as a separate document). The lesson also involves students having a small pack of Haribo each to test out some of the sampling methods. This task could be taken out if needed. Explanation of each sampling method: quote, random, stratified, systematic, snowballing and opportunities. Strengths and weaknesses also addressed. The power point explains what students should do with their pack of sweets when each technique is covered. Student task- which sampling method would be most effective? students to outline and explain which sampling method they would use to select their sample when investigating the following topics on the pp slide. Plenary involves answering some sort answer exam questions about methods. A 2 marker and 4 marker is provided so students can select which one they want to complete.

This is a GCSE Sociology lesson, the lesson focuses on recapping the theories of education. The lesson also involves a 15 mark question which students should completed. Ideally, students would have learnt about the functionalist, marxist and feminists view of education before completing this lesson. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point contains 9 slides. Included- Starter, recap of research methods. Students to unscramble the key concepts. Title page, encouraging students to define key concepts. Comparing the theories of education- worksheet for students to complete. Attached as a separate document. Outline of functionalist, marxist and feminist view of education. Challenge questions provided throughout. Practice 15 marker on theories of education. Example structure outline provided. Example PEEL paragraph provided. - Students then complete the exam question. Plenary- scrabble. Students to try and work out the highest scoring key concept from the unit so far.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on revision. The lesson is specifically designed to revise the education and crime unit, and is aimed at year 11 students. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 8 slides on the power point. Included: Title page with 3 x 2 mark questions for students to complete. Mindmap summary of the whole of the education unit- the idea is that students mind map and add extra information whilst teacher goes through the main points. Short answer exam questions based on the education unit. Provided on a separate worksheet, mark schemes/ answers provided on the power point. Mindmap summary of the whole crime and deviance unit. Short answer exam questions, provided on a separate worksheet. Mark schemes provided on the power point. Education and crime board game. On the power point, but should be printed for students to complete. Testing/ applying their knowledge of key concepts and key studies.

This is a GCSE psychology lesson which focuses on revising the memory unit in preparation for summer examinations. The session is designed to be used as a revision session and should last 60 minutes. This lesson comes with a power point and worksheet. There are 7 slides on the power point. Included: True or false activity, answers included. Key terms (not all of them, just some of the harder/ main ones) - answers on the pp slide, students to fill in their sheet. Mind-map which covers key terms/ content from the unit. Teacher could explain these in more detail. Students to add to their sheet. Practice short answer exam questions from past papers, mark schemes included.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on changes to the size of the family, whether the family is in decline and the emergence of the privatised nuclear family. There is a total of 12 slides and the lesson is designed to last 90 minutes. Included: -Starter activity- recap of theories of the family. -Explanations of changes to family sizes. With reference to, the changes in the position of women, changes in religion and technological and financial factors. There are links to key statistics, and challenge questions provided throughout. Students to copy the table on the power point and fill in the key information whilst the teacher talks through it. -Is the family in decline? arguments for and against this argument. With reference to key theories such as The New Right. Evaluation provided. -The emergence of the privatised nuclear family. Reading activity -students to answer key questions using the reading. (reading provided on a separate document) -Plenary- true or false.

This is an A-level sociology lesson [AQA]- which focuses on methods in context. The lesson goes through the basics of research characteristics when studying education, along with using experiments to study educational issues. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity, true or false. Education unit recap. Title page- encouraging students to think about what some of the issues may be when researching education. Research characteristics. Such as, teachers, pupils, schools, classrooms and parents. Students to fill in their worksheet (separate document) whilst going through the key ideas on the power point. Quick check questions. Provided on the power point. Students will need to use their knowledge about researching education in order to complete these. EXT task provided. Linking methods to education. Examples of how to link research characteristics to methods. The issues of using lab experiments to research teacher expectations in education. The issues of using field experiments to research teacher expectations. Focus on Rosenthal and Jacobson’s study. Reading/ question task. Provided on a separate worksheet. Plenary- look through an example MIC question answer. Student and teacher copy provided on separate documents.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on gender differences in education. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and has a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, methods recap, true or false. Title page- encouraging students to think about who performs better in education and why this is the case. Key statistics, graph. Articles on gender differences in attainment, links to the articles are in the ‘notes’ section on the pp. Outline of the internal and external factors affecting achievement. Student task- information pack which goes through the reasons for gender differences. Including; changes in norms and law, feminisation of education, laddish subcultures, crisis of masculinity. Key studies including: Sharpe and Jackson are also included. Students read through the information and complete the grid. The information pack and grid are provided on separate documents. Answers also provided on the power point. Plenary- retrieval practice, questions from the education unit. Homework- 8 marker. Mark scheme provided.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson, Eduqas WJEC. The lesson focuses on the Functionalist view of the family. There is a total of 11 slides and the lesson is designed to last 90 minutes. Included: -starter activity. Statements about the family, students need to explain whether they agree or disagree with the statement. worksheets included. -encouraging students to think about what they already know about Functionalism. What do they say about society in general? -explanation of the organic analogy. Students to summaries the information in their books using key concepts. -brief explanation of Functionalism as a consensus theory and why Feminists and Marxists would disagree. -explanation of Murdock’s four functions of the family. -explanation of Parsons two functions of the family. Challenge/ extension questions provided throughout. -student activity. Draw a spider diagram to demonstrate the issues that the family can help to deal with- applying knowledge about the ‘warm bath’. Answers included on the power point. -task encouraging critical thinking. Students to answer questions based on how they think they could improve the Functionalist theory. -criticisms of the Functionalist view of the family. -poster task, consolidating knowledge on Functionalism. May wish to use the textbook to support students. -plenary- true or false activity. Answers on the power point.

This is a GCSE psychology revision lesson on the criminal psychology unit. [Edexcel]. This lesson is designed to last 90 minutes, and has a total of 11 slides on the power point. There is also a worksheet for students to use which goes along with the power point. Included: Starter- key concepts task. Students should try and decode the key concepts from the criminal unit. Answers included on the pp. key concepts task. Students are given 5 key concepts which they should define (AO1) and explain/ give an example (AO2). Answers included on the powerpoint. Explanation of token economy and anger management programmes, including evaluation. Students to answer the key questions on the worksheet. Outline of the Bandura, Ross and Ross key study. Including- aims, procedure, findings, conclusion and evaluation. Students to fill in the key details on their worksheet. Independent revision task. Students to revise the topics not covered in the lesson. They may need access to the textbook to complete this task. Plenary- criminal psychology quiz. Answers on the power point slide.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC/ EDUQAS] based on the stratification and differentiation unit. The lesson focuses on globalisation and poverty. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, education recap. Students work out the missing words, based on Paul Willis key study. Title page- encouraging students to think about what globalisation means. Globalisation definition. Multinational corporations explanation. Student task, read through the McDonalds information sheet (attached as a separate document) and students answer questions on the pp. Explanation of a global elite. Fill in the blanks task with answers on pp. The connection between employment, globalisation and poverty. Work sheet for students to read through where they can highlight evidence of globalisation. Attached as a separate document. 9 mark practice question. Functionalist and Marxist views on stratification. Example answer included on pp. There is also a brief explanation about how students should answer this question.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the stratification and differentiation unit. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. The lesson goes through how disability can affect life-chances. No other resources are needed other than the power point. Challenge questions provided throughout. Included: Starter activity, education recap. Retrieval practice questioning task. Title page- definition of disability. Encouraging students to share their prior knowledge about how disability can affect life-chances. Mind-map task, what things do we associate with ‘disability’? Explanation of the two ways to view disability- the medical model and social model. Discrimination and disability. How does disability affect life chances? goes through each of the factors; social exclusion, status, employment and hate crime. Link to Marxist view of disability. Plenary- short answer exam style question. Encourages peer assessment (this is structured on the pp) Model answer provided.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on revising the whole of the social approach- including: obedience and prejudice. The lesson is designed to last 100 minutes (could last longer). There is a total of 16 slides on the power point. All resources are attached. Included: Starter: social psychology bingo. Key words provided on the pp slide. Mind map which covers all content from the obedience side of the course. Key studies include: Milgram and Burger. Mind map which covers all content from the prejudice side of the course. Key studies include: Sherif. Key psychologists names from the social approach. What can students remember? - answers provided on the power point. A3 worksheet which covers the three key studes: Milgram, Burger and Sherif. Students to fill in. Sheet could easily be changed to include what ever studies have been covered. Pp slides which go through Milgram’s obedience to authority study. Variation studies also included. Students to fill in their A3 sheet. Students independently do the other two studies. Short answer exam style question- mark scheme included.

This lesson focuses on Situational crime prevention. Unit 4 of the AQA sociology spec. The power point consists of 10 slides and is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. The starter activity is a retrieval practice task which assesses student’s understanding of the Functionalist view of crime and deviance. The lesson then goes on to explain what is meant by situational crime prevention, with reference to key terms and key sociologists as mentioned in the specification. For example; the idea of displacement, Felson (2002) explanation of crime prevention. Also explained in this lesson is the idea of environmental crime prevention. With reference to social and community crime prevention. In the middle of the lesson there is a true or false statement activity to assess students understanding. The lesson then moves on to discuss the idea of surveillance- this links to the panopticon and Foucault. The lesson finishes with a fill in the blanks activity explaining the panopticon. Worksheets are included with this lesson.