This is the third lesson for the Edexcel American West Course - The focus of this lessons looks at the key factors that encouraged migration to the West; Economic conditions, Farmland in Oregon, Oregon Trail, Government support, Gold Rush, 1849 and Manifest Destiny. All resources within PowerPoint (hidden slides) Textbook required: Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Foundation The American West, c1835c1895 Student Book by Rob Bircher Structure: Do now: Retrieval questions Star words: Key words for this lesson Introduction to lesson Task 1: Cutting and sticking for first four factors - instructions for printing in notes of slide. Answers provided. Task 2: Reducing information about Gold Rush (video to show visual representation) Task 3: Catergorise consequences of Gold Rush (answers provided) Task 4: Video and questions - Manifest Destiny (answers provided)

This is an introductory lesson to American West and who the Plains Indians are. structure of lesson: Do now: Knowledge of US Course Outline for Key Topic 1 Star Words included Map of American West Video about Plains Indians Introduction to who they were Fact file of different parts of the tribes with answers Plenary - prediction of possible problems To complete this lesson the following textbook is needed: Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History The American West, c1835c1895 Student Book - Rob Bircher All resources are within the lesson.

This is the second lesson for the American West, Key topic 1 for the Edexcel course. The lesson focuses on the key aspects of survival for Plains Indians and their beliefs about the land. All resources included within the Powerpoint (hidden slides). Textbook required: American West - Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Foundation The American West, c1835c1895 Student Book by Rob Bircher Structure: DO NOW - Key terms match up Star words - Key terms for this lesson Introduction to survival on the Plains Task 1 - Summarising the importances of buffalo, horses and tipis (Answers provided) Task 2: Labelling of buffalo and its uses Task 3: Question sheet for the beliefs of the Plains Indians Plenary - Opportunity for modelling of the one consequence question

This is two different lessons and provides an introduction into what Geogrpahy is for Year 7 students. The lessons include a DO NOW starter tasks, key words and plenary. All resources are on the PowerPoint and there is no use of the textbook for this lesson. The PowerPoint is easy to navigate, well organised and appealing design. It is also has the possibility of being adapted further for both SEND and HPA. The first lesson focuses on the subject of geography and the three main types of geography. There is a range of tasks for students to complete throughout the lesson to enable them to understand what the three main types are. The second lesson focuses on the skill of asking questions in Geography. Students take a look at different locations and ask key questions of each area. Each location has been selected to reflect one key area of Geography; Natural disasters, Globalisation, Urbanisation, climate change and poverty.