Students reduce and summarise information describing the role of hormones in sex and gender development and evaluate it using research evidence. Designed to be used with the Hodder ‘AQA Psychology Book 2’ (Lawton and Willard), but would also work with other texts. This activity could be used when introducing the topic, or done from memory as a revision activity to test understanding. A filled in version is provided, which could also be adapted, e.g. with gaps to fill in for less able students.

My students love these! Printed onto A3 double sided, they allow students to create their own summary of each topic in a format that makes sense to them. Rather than using someone else’s summary or a revision guide, it means that they have to think deeply about the material in order to condense it for revision. They are given a column for AO1 and AO3 for each specification point to make sure that they are completely covering all they need to know. Memory summary table available FREE to try out.

Three crosswords to test students understanding of three explanations of Gender Development. Popular with students as starters, plenaries or homework tasks. Answers included.