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This is the first lesson in a unit of work on motion and pressure. The lesson is aimed towards KS3 but could be adapted for other levels. The main focus of the lesson is to introduce pupils to the concept of speed, the speed equation and to conduct some short practicals on measuring speed. During this lesson pupils will: Discuss who is faster, Usain Bolt or a cheetah. Complete questions to assess their own knowledge about speed. Consider the speed equation and use a formula triangle to rearranging it to find distance and time. Complete calculation questions using the speed equation to find speed, distance and time. Use a video to measure Usain Bolts speed during his world record race and compare it to a cheetah to answer question from start of lesson. Complete a short practical to measure the speed of a rolling ball including calculating mean speed, measuring distance and measuring time. Complete a short practical to measure the speed of a person walking. Please visit my shop for more lessons in this unit and other science, history and geography resources.

This is a full lesson from a scheme of work about the Industrial Revolution. This lesson is aimed towards key stage three but could easily be adapted for other key stages. The focus of the lesson is to investigate the importance of coal during the Industrial Revolution and evaluate and suggest solutions for the problems facing coal miners. During the lesson pupils will: - Try to guess the subject of the lesson based on some clues. - Investigate how coal was used and evaluate the actions of a steam engine. - Identify problems facing coal miners and suggest possible solutions that could be implemented. - Compare pupil generated solutions with real solutions. - Write and peer assess a PEE paragraph to evaluate learning from the lesson. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and resources needed. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review to tell me what you think.

This is the sixth lesson in a series of six covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic One: Establishing Communist Rule 1949 - 1957. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. This power point contains 14 slides and could potentially be divided into two lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Identify the groups regarded as threats by Mao and the communist party. * Research one method of removal of opposition and develop a poster presentation to teach the rest of the class. * Investigate the key points of the Hundred Flowers Campaign and subsequent Anti-Rightists campaign. * Complete an essay assessment task. The first lesson in this scheme of work is available for free and all 6 lessons in the scheme of work are available for £5 in my shop. (Click on my username above) If you buy, please review.

This is the fifth lesson in a series of six covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic One: Establishing Communist Rule 1949 - 1957. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. The lesson is quite long and could be easily split into two. During the lesson pupils will: * Identify the link between successful war and a leaders popularity. Make links with Mao in the Early 1950s. * Identify and explain Mao's atttitude towards the west before and during the Korean War. * Investigate the causes and main events of the Korean War and Chinese involvement. * Complete a card sort activity to prioritise the positive and negative impact of the Korean War on China. * Investigate and analyse communist propaganda linked to the Korean War. * Homework task - Complete essay to decide if the Korean War was worth fighting for Mao. The first lesson in this scheme of work is available for free and a bundle of all 6 lessons in the scheme of work are available for £6 in my shop. (Click on my username above) If you buy, please review. Thanks

This pack contains a series of lessons to cover Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941 - 1991. The pack includes 15 lessons that are based on the new (first teaching September 2016) Edexcel specification and include practice exam questions based on that paper. Obviously, the lessons could be easily adapted to other exam boards. Lessons cover the following topics: 1. Communism vs Capitalism 2. Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam conferences 3. Truman Doctrine 4. Berlin Airlift and the creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact 5. The Hungarian Uprising 6. The Berlin Wall 7. The Cuban Missile Crisis 8. The Prague Spring 9. Detente and the Invasion of Afghanistan 10. Reagan and Gorbachev/ The Second Cold War 11. The end of the arms race 12. The end of the Cold war. All lessons are self contained and any sources, worksheets or video links needed are included in the power points. Many lessons refer to a text which could be adapted for any GCSE cold war textbook.

This lesson introduces Germany after the First World War and the problems they were facing during the early 1920s. The lesson is designed as an introduction to the new Edexcel 9 - 1 History unit Wiemar and Nazi Germany 1918 - 1939 but could easily be adapted for other exam boards or key stages. During the lesson pupils will: - Analyse and infer from casualty figures for the Central Powers during the First World War. - Analyse ISM of the cartoon "Clémenceau the Vampire" - Complete a gallery tour task to gather and record information to identify and describe the problems Germany faced after the war. - Write a report on the problems and prioritise their seriousness. - Complete an inference exam question based on the content of the lesson. This lesson is ready to teach and contains all the resources needed. Check out my shop (click on my username above) for other free and premium History resources. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review. Thanks

This is a full lesson covering the key revolutionary battles of Saratoga and Yorktown and the end of the American Revolution. The Lesson was part of a series of A-Level History lessons for the new Edexcel unit - Britain Losing and Gaining an Empire: The loss of the American colonies. (2015 specification) The lesson is ready to go and includes all resources. The lesson refers to the Pearson textbook produced for the unit. I have also posted all 7 lessons in a pack for sale at £5. (click on my username to find the other resources) If you buy this resource, please leave a review. Thanks

This is the first lesson from a scheme of work about the Atlantic Slave Trade. The lesson is a general introduction about slavery throughout History and most activities are discussion based on pupil response to images and pictures of slavery. The lesson includes: * Discussion of the nature and purpose of slaver. * Discuss on the types of slavery that had existed through time. * Picture source analysis This lesson is ready to teach with all resources included in the power point. The whole scheme of work (7 full lessons) is also available for £5. Click on my username to see the rest of my resources. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review.

This is a lesson from a scheme of work for the new Edexcel History unit: Crime and Punishment through time, C1000 - Present. During this lesson pupils will: - Identify and discuss the arguments for and against the use of the death penalty as a punishment. - Watch and evaluate a video outlining some of the arguments supporting or opposing the death penalty. Discuss which arguments are the most convincing. - Complete a summary task identifying some of the changes in British society leading to the abolition of the death penalty. - Comprehension and prioritisation task evaluating information about some of the main reasons for the abolition of the death penalty. - 16 point exam question and peer assessment. The lesson is ready to teach and all resources needed are included in the PowerPoint.

This is the first lesson in a scheme of work for the new GCSE Edexcel unit: Weimar and Nazi Germany 1919 - 1939. This lesson serves as an introduction to the unit, evaluates pupil knowledge and begins to explain the situation in Germany after the First World War. During this lesson pupils will: * Gain a basic understanding of the Wiemar and Nazi Germany exam paper. * Complete a card sort to create a timeline of some of the key events from the unit. * Begin to identify some of the key figures who contributed to Hitler's rise to power. * Watch a video and investigate sources to identify key aspects of the situation in Germany after the First world War. * Write a report to explain the types of problems that Germany was experiencing and their impact. This lesson was designed for a 100 minute double lesson but could easily be broken up. If you buy this lesson please leave a review. Thanks

This is the fourth lesson of a scheme of work investigating life in Medieval Times, the Medieval Church and the Black Death. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and resources needed. During the lesson pupils will: - Revise their learning about the Black Death from previous lessons. -Think about and identify what causes illness and sickness. - Complete a primary source analysis to identify some of the perceived causes of the Black Death. - Investigate cures people attempted for the Black Death and link them to the perceived cause. - Homework task - Write a the first part of the Historical fiction to explain what people believed caused and cured the Black Death. This lesson is aimed towards year seven but could be easily adapted for key stage 1 or 2. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all the resources needed. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review to tell me what you think.

his is the fifth lesson of a scheme of work investigating life in Medieval Times, the Medieval Church and the Black Death. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and resources needed. During the lesson pupils will: - Evaluate their knowledge from previous lessons by completing a true or false activity. - Complete a card sort activity to investigate and evaluate the impact of the Black Death of Europe. - Decide if life improved for the survivors of the Black Death. - Homework task: Complete the final chapter of the Black Death Historical fiction. (This homework project was started earlier in the SoW.) This lesson is aimed towards year seven but could be easily adapted for key stage 1 or 2. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all the resources needed. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review to tell me what you think.

This is the fourth in a series of seven lessons about the American Revolution. This lesson forms part of the scheme of work for the new A-Level History unit 3: Britain loosing and gaining an Empire. This lesson is part of the Depth Study - The loss of the American Colonies. The lesson looks at: * Colonial Reaction to the intolerable acts * Events leading up to the Battles of Concord and Lexington. * Source activity to identify the key features of the Battles pf Concord and Lexington * Battle of Bunker Hill and its impact on the growing Revolution. * Pupils begin to consider the Declaration of independence The lesson is ready to go and includes all resources for the lesson. The textbook used is the new Person book written for the unit. The full pack of seven lessons for this unit is available for £5. Click on my username to see the rest of my resources.

This is the fifth lesson in a scheme of work about the Atlantic Slave Trade. In this lesson, pupils will investigate what happened to slaves when they arrived in the America's and life on slave plantations. This lesson includes - * Sources and video activity to help pupils infer what a slave auction was like. * Writing/emotive activity to describe what a slave auction might have been like for a slave. * Source analysis to help pupils infer about what it was like to live on a slave plantation for a slave. The whole scheme of work (7 lessons) is available to buy for £5. Click on my username to see the rest of my resources.

This is the seventh and last lesson in a scheme of work about the Atlantic Slave Trade. This lesson includes - * Investigation of the reasons why so many people benefited and supported the slave trade. This is supported by a hot seating activity. * Activity investigation the obstacles in the way of abolition of the slave trade. Supported by an extended writing task. * Differentiate between reasons for and against the slave trade that were proposed at the time. * Homework - pupils to design a hand bill to encourage people to support the abolition of slavery. The whole scheme of work (7 lessons) is available to buy for £5. Click on my username to see the rest of my resources.

This is the second lesson in a scheme of work about the Battle of Hastings. The lessons are aimed towards year 7 but could easily be adapted for other year levels. This lesson is ready to go and includes all resources. During this lesson, pupils will: - Complete thinking task to decide what they would do to defend England from a Norman and Viking Invasion. - Investigate the key events of the Battle of Stamford Bridge and the reasons for Harold Godwin's victory. - Start to consider the impact of the Battle of Stamford Bridge on Harold Godwinson. This lesson is also avaliable in a bundle with all of the lessons in the Battle of Hastings scheme for £6 (or £1 a lesson). Make sure to click on my username above to look at the rest of my resources. Please leave a review if you buy . Thanks

This is a lesson from a scheme of work covering the First World War. During this lesson, pupils will use a variety of different sources to investigate and make judgements about the conditions in the trenches. This lesson was designed for a year 9/KS3 class but could be easily adapted for other classes or levels. The lesson is ready to teach and the power point contains all the resources required. During the lesson pupils will complete the following activities: * Complete a true or false activity about some of the myths about the First World War - Watch video to reinforce learning. * Briefly look at the Von Schlieffen plan plan and how it led to the development of trenches - Watch video to reinforce learning. * Pupils are presented with an opinion stating that conditions in the trenches were good. They will then consider a number of slides covering aspects of the trenches such as rats, lice, trench foot, food, equipment and they must find evidence to support or contradict the opinion. (This could be completed as a gallery task) *Complete a written task (writing frame provided) using evidence to respond to the opinion. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review and let me know what you think. Check out my shop (click on my user name above) to see more premium and free History lessons.

This is a lesson from a scheme of work covering the First World War. During this lesson, pupils will investigate the impact of the First World War and the main points of the Treaty of Versailles. This lesson was designed for a year 9/KS3 class but could be easily adapted for other classes or levels. The lesson is ready to teach and the power point contains all the resources required. During the lesson pupils will complete the following activities: * Use ISM of American recruitment poster to recall information about the end of the First World War. * Use a variety of sources to begin to judge the impact of the First World War on the different countries involved and begin to make judgements about what should happen after the war. * Investigate the Big Three and identify what each of the countries wanted after the First World War. * Representing one of the countries in the Big Three pupils to debate how they would deal with Germany after the war. * Match pupil ideas with the actual provisions of the Treaty of Versailles and its impact on Germany. * Make a judgement about whether the Treaty of Versailles was a good or bad idea. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review and let me know what you think. Check out my shop (click on my user name above) to see more premium and free History lessons.