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The Science Reveal Challenge

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Presentation created as a no preparation required starter or plenary for KS3 Science. This presentation structure is also used in History, Geography and a number of other curriculum areas. The Presentation contains 10 challenges which all follow the same format. The students are presented with 3 names/terms which are obscured and, at the teachers action by clicking on the numbered ellipses in sequence. the letters are revealed one by one. The students are tasked with identify the 3 terms as Elements, Bodies or Scientists etc with an element of competition as students attempt to be first to decode the answer. A slide with a complete list of solutions is included at the end of the presentation. Whole Presentation contains 14 slides with hyperlinks embedded throughout.
The Tutor Time Reveal ChallengeQuick View
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The Tutor Time Reveal Challenge

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Presentation created as a no preparation required starter or plenary for Tutor Time/Registration. This presentation structure is also used in Geography. History, Science and a number of other curriculum areas. The Presentation contains 40 challenges which all follow the same format. The students are presented with 3 names/terms which are obscured and, at the teachers action by clicking on the numbered ellipses in sequence. the letters are revealed one by one. The students are tasked with identify the 3 terms as Nations, Animals, Planets, Rivers, Sports, Cities etc and name the common factor with an element of competition as students attempt to be first to decode the answer. A slide with a complete list of solutions is included at the end of the presentation. Whole Presentation contains 40 activities and 44 slides with hyperlinks embedded throughout
The Geography Reveal ChallengeQuick View
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The Geography Reveal Challenge

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Presentation created as a no preparation required starter or plenary for KS3 Geography. This presentation structure is also used in History, Science and a number of other curriculum areas. The Presentation contains 10 challenges which all follow the same format. The students are presented with 3 names/terms which are obscured and, at the teachers action by clicking on the numbered ellipses in sequence. the letters are revealed one by one. The students are tasked with identify the 3 terms as Nations. Rivers. Cities etc with an element of competition as students attempt to be first to decode the answer. A slide with a complete list of solutions is included at the end of the presentation. Whole Presentation contains 14 slides with hyperlinks embedded throughout
The Ultimate  Geography Trivia ChallengeQuick View
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The Ultimate Geography Trivia Challenge

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Presentation used as a no preparation required starter or plenary in KS3/4 Geography. There are 100 questions relating to Geographic facts such as capital cities, major landmarks, mountains an rivers etc. The presentation is structured so that the students have no way of knowing the next question, this allows competition between different groups between the teaching cohort. The whole presentation contains 107 slides with over 300 embedded hyperlinks to maintain the random aspect of the generation of questions.
True of False, Christmas Trivia ChallengeQuick View
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True of False, Christmas Trivia Challenge

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Activities are designed for use as an enjoyable end of term activity. 60 trivia questions (10 groups of 6) are given covering obscure and unusual (mainly secular) facts about the Christmas period. Pupils, individually or in groups, simply suggest if these are true or false. Answers are given and hyperlinks by arrows throughout the presentation. For most effective use they should be used on an interactive board or large screen display. The whole presentation contains 21 slides.
The Maths Pyramid ChallengeQuick View
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The Maths Pyramid Challenge

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Presentation designed for use as an enjoyable starter or plenary in upper KS2 or lower KS3. Presentation also contains printer friendly templates and tasks which could be used in a cover lesson or as a homework/extension activity. There are 16 different challenges which are numbered in order of increasing difficulty (based on pupil feedback) All 16 challenges follow the same format and structure in that students are required to use basic arithmetic skills to deduce the “golden” number at the apex of the pyramid. Hyperlinks are embedded throughout for ease navigation and the presentation has the potential to used as a teacher directed learning activity or pupils can use preprinted templates to work individually or in groups. The whole presentation contains 50 slides.
The Maths Number Square ChallengeQuick View
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The Maths Number Square Challenge

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Presentation designed for use as an enjoyable starter or plenary in upper KS2 or lower KS3. The blank puzzle sheets provides the opportunity to use the activity as meaningful cover work or as a homework/extension activity, The activity can be teacher led or as a group/paired activity. Many students find the tasks easier with pen and paper but some students enjoy the challenge of abstract mental imaging. In each task pupils are presented with 6 interlocking “sums” and are challenged to find the correct numbers to make all statements correct, Navigation through the presentation is by clicking on appropriate icons clearly shown. The whole presentation contains 48 slides and15 challenges of varying degrees of difficulty.
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The Periodic Table

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These activities are designed for used as a starter or plenary in a Science lesson and are intended to extend and reinforce students knowledge of the Periodic table. The full presentation contains 10 challenges and 23 slides. For maximum effect they should be used on an interactive board or large screen display. There is also the potential for use as meaningful task in a cover or non-specialist lesson.
On a December HistoryQuick View
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On a December History

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This presentation is one of a series of 12. Each presentation describes a significant historical event for each day of the month. This material has a number of potential uses including a reflection activity during registration, a springboard for class discussion and potential use in History, Citizenship and others. The material can also be used as a dynamic display on a curriculum notice board.
Ultimate Christmas QuizmasQuick View
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Ultimate Christmas Quizmas

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This activities are designed for used in a RE/Humanities/Tutorial/Enrichment lesson in the lead up to Christmas. For maximum effect they should be used on an interactive board or large screen display. The questions can be used as a “springboard” for discussions about the secular, commercial and spiritual nature of Christmas. There are 100 questions in the activity and 18 slides in total. The whole quiz will take roughly 30 minutes. Hyperlinks are embedded in the black/red arrows on each slide for ease of navigation.
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Vocabulary, The X Factor

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This presentation designed for potential use as a starter or a plenary activity in English. There is also the potential to be used as an activity during a registration/tutorial period or to provide enjoyable meaningful work for a “cover” lesson. For maximum effect they should be used on an interactive board or large screen display. The whole presentation contains 10 challenges and 23 slides. Students are challenged, individually or in groups, to “decode” the language clues and find the missing word. Use of a dictionary/thesaurus is at the teachers discretion.
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Christmas Special two minute word mine

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Presentation designed for potential use as a starter or a plenary activity in English or as an enjoyable tutor time activity. Pupils are challenged to make as many words as possible from a festive word. An embedded two minute timer ensures pupils need to work, perhaps in groups, at a reasonable speed. The activity can promote enjoyable competition between groups of students. Click on the Christmas gift to go to the menu page. The whole presentation contains 10 challenges and 23 slides.
The Christmas CollectionQuick View
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The Christmas Collection

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Collection of activities for use up to the Christmas vacation. Has been used in a range of lessons including RE, History and English as well as being enjoyed in Tutor time. Material covers both Religious and secular aspects
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Bonjour Monsieur

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This activity is designed for used as an enjoyable quick activity which can serve as a starter or plenary activity in a KS2/3 French lesson. Students are encouraged (with potential use of French/English dictionaries) to decode the descriptive names suggested by the alpha numeric code and identify the link between the three names. Each activity will take no mire than 1 minute and students can be encouraged to compete between classroom groups of the teachers organisation (row, table etc). There are 20 challenges, each relating to a different group of place names. Hyperlinks are embedded throughout the presentation for ease of navigation. The whole presentation contains 31 slides.
The 100 BIDMAS ChallengeQuick View
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The 100 BIDMAS Challenge

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Presentation used as a starter or plenary in a KS3 maths lesson/numeracy activity. Presentation can also be used as a paper exercise to support a cover lesson or non specialist teacher. Presentation contains 7 different tasks designed to reinforce basic number skills and facilitate group or individual work. There is also the possibility to set an exercise as an homework task. The whole presentation contains 25 slides with hyperlinks embedded throughout.
Geography??? Take Cover!!!Quick View
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Geography??? Take Cover!!!

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Presentation contains 30 activities designed for use as a starter or plenary for Key Stage 3 Geography which specific focus on location /Atlas skills. Presentation can be used as a teacher led activity. Answers are given to all 30 challenges and all 30 activities are also available in a printer friendly mode to facilitate homework or support for non specialist cover lessons. Presentation can also be used as an enjoyable “end of unit “ activity. The whole presentation contains 93 slides and hyperlinks are embedded throughout. Errors in eariler version repaired
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Odd One Out in Science

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This activity is designed for use as a starter or plenary activity for a science lesson. It can be used to extend students knowledge of scientific information and can be used as a “springboard” for research activity. This structure compares to similar presentations in History and Geography. Students are given a list of 5 people or materials or concepts and they are challenged to find, and justify their choice, of the “odd one out”. The whole presentation contains 5 groups of challenges and 14 slides.
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Sikhish and Judaism Challenge

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This activities are designed for use as a starter or a plenary activity in a Religious Education lesson. They also have the potential to be used as an activity during a registration/tutorial period. For maximum effect they should be used on an interactive board or large screen display. The whole presentation contains 64 slides. There are two sets of 10 questions. In each of the sets the 10 questions has 4 possible answers, one correct and 3 incorrect. Pupils can click on (or can indicate verbally and teacher can “mouse-click” on their selection). An alternative method is to ask the 10 questions and then use the hyperlinks to mark pupils responses. Hyperlinks are embedded in the black arrows on each slide
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50 Registration Activities

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These activities are designed for use in registration or tutorial time. There are 50 different activities, some are based on literacy, some numeracy and some involve deductive reasoning. Each activity is designed to last between 5 and 10 minutes and can be used to promote enjoyable competition between individual students and groups of students. The total presentation contains 102 slides. For best effect the activities should be displayed on a large or interactive board and hyperlinks are embedded throughout the presentation.
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History, The Odd One Out

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This activity is designed for use as a starter or plenary activity for a history lesson. It can be used to extend students knowledge of historical information and can be used as a “springboard” for research activity. The presentation consists of 5 sets of challenges and 13 slides in total. Students are given a list of 5 events or people or concepts and they are challenged to find, and justify their choice, of the “odd one out”.
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Collywobbles Causerie and Fie

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These activities are designed for use as a starter or plenary in KS3 or KS4 English. There is also the possibility of use as providing an activity for tutor time. There are 20 different challenges which all follow the same format. Each challenge displays an obscure work from the extended English language and 4 definitions are offered. Students are challenged to use logic and intuition to select the correct definition.