This is the First lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914. This series of lessons covers the fourth depth study: Nearly Losing and Empire: The British in India 1829 - 58. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Britain: Losing and gaining and Empire, 1763 - 1914" (Christie, 2016 Pearson) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Investigate the punishment of "Blowing from a gun" inflicted on Sepoys involved in the 1857 uprising. * Analyse a map showing initial European settlement of India. * Use the text to begin to investigate the East India Company and its role in India. * Watch a video outlining the History of the East India company. Check out my shop (Click on my username above) for more free and premium resources including more lessons from this unit. If you buy this resource, please leave a review.

During this lesson pupils will identity and evaluate reasons why the British wanted to build an develop an Empire. Pupils will prioritise the key reasons for Empire building and identify and explain what they think is the main reason. This lesson is ready to go and the power point contains all resources required.

This is the first 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. During the lesson pupils will: * Identify what they already know about China, Mao and Communism * Investigate the situation in China before the communist take over. * Complete source analysis to identify and investigate the key events of Chinese History from the May the fourth movement to the creation of the communist state. All 6 lessons in the scheme of work are available for £5 in my shop. (Click on my username above) If you download, please review. Thanks

Lesson on the impact of prohibition of American Society. The worksheet referred to for the spider diagram are from the textbook "The USA 1919 - 1941" by Steve Waugh and John Wright.

This is the first in a series of 7 lessons about the American Revolution. The lesson is an introduction for the Loss of the American colonies depth study for the Edexcel A-Level History unit - Britain loosing and gaining an Empire. 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. I have uploaded the rest of the lessons from this scheme of work for sale at £2 each or you can buy the full pack of seven lessons for £5. Click on my username to see the rest of my resources. If you buy this resource, please leave a review. Thanks

This is the first lesson in a KS3 Physics unit on Forces. The resource is a full lesson introducing pupils to forces. This is the first lesson of a forces unit taught to year 7 pupils but could be adapted for other year groups. During this lesson, pupils will: Discuss why objects move and how planes fly Consider the reasons why objects fall and forces acting on it. Learn that forces can be pushes, pulls or twists and link these ideas to different actions. Consider Newton’s three laws of motion Define a force and identify different contact and non-contact forces Complete consolidation activities. A bundle of all 8 lessons can be found here. Check out my shop for other lessons in this unit and to find more science, history and geography resources. Please leave a review.

This is a short lesson from a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic four: Social and Cultural Changes 1949 - 1976. 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. During the lesson pupils will: * Recap information about the position of women in China before and after 1949 * Investigate and infer Mao's attitude towards women through his reporting on the Suicide of Ms Chao. * Use the text to investigate economic, social and legal (including the New Marriage Law) changes for women under Mao. Please go to my shop (click on my username above) for more free and premium History lessons. If you buy this resource, please leave a review.

This is a big board quiz covering the key aspects of the development of the Cold War. Pupils work in teams to select questions of varying difficulties based on the point values. If you like this resources, please check out my shop (click on my username above) for other free and premium History resources for KS3, 4 and 5.

This lesson introduces pupils to the spying aspect of the Cold War with a particular emphasis on the Cuban Missile Crisis. During the lesson, pupils work in groups to evaluate different scenarios and present courses of action that America could take. In their groups pupils will: * Give suggestions of the best way to use the U2 spy plane against the USSR * Analyse spy plane photos of Soviet Missile Sites in Cuba * Consider different courses of action and advise JFK on what he should do about the missiles. *Hot-seat a briefing for JFK and what decision he should take. All resources needed for the lesson are on the power point and I have included brief notes on the slide to advice as to the best way to use them. I have used this lesson for many years (including during an outstanding observation) with great success. I have uploaded all 17 lessons from this Cold War scheme of work and they are available to purchase for £5. (Click on my user name to see all of my resources.)

KS3 lesson to introduce evidence and how Historians use evidence to learn about the past. Could be used as part of a unit of Historical skills and before work on primary and secondary sources. You will need to bring a bag of "stuff" to use as evidence.

This power point contains fact files about the different Russian leaders between 1862 and 1964. This was used with the old OCR A-Level unit Russia and its Rulers as an information gathering gallery task. Check out my shop for more free and premium History resources.

This is the fifth 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: - Use information and learning from previous lessons to create a newspaper acticle to outline the key events of the Battle of Hastings and suggest why William won. 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 the first lesson in a GCSE physics unit of work on Energy. The lesson was designed for Edexcel but could easily be adapted for other exam boards and levels. The main focus of the lesson it to build on knowledge of energy gained during KS3 and introduce pupils to the concepts of energy stores and transfers between energy stores. During this lesson pupils will: Discuss the idea of energy, where is comes from and what it is used for. Define energy, its purpose and units. Use images to identify some of the types of energy that exist. Identify energy stores associated with specific types of energy. Create flow charts to identify and show energy transfers between different stores in a number of different situations. Identify the importance of the thermal/heat store. Complete some short consolidation tasks. For more lessons from this unit and other science, history and geography resources please visit my shop.

This is the fourth 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 liquid pressure, its causes and effects. Pupils will also look at the effect of depth on liquid pressure and use associated forces to explain floating and sinking. During this lesson pupils will: Use an image of a blobfish at the surface to infer information about the effect of water pressure. Recap work from last lesson on pressure in gases and link to pressure in liquids. Recap the particle model of a liquid, discuss its motion and how this causes pressure on an object submerged in it. Consider the changes in pressure on a fish as it swims deeper. Investigate and graph the relationship between depth and pressure experienced. Use knowledge of forces to explain why some objects float while others sink. Complete some short consolidation tasks to check understanding. Go to my shop for more lessons in this unit and for other science, history and geography resources.

This is the second lesson in a unit of work on motion and pressure. The lesson is aimed towards KS3 but could be adapted to other levels. The main focus of the lesson is to introduce pupils to distance-time graphs, how to interpret them to describe motion and how to use them to calculate speed. During this lesson, pupils will: Use previous knowledge to estimate the speed of light using the speed equation. Estimate the speed of a person traveling in different ways and use this to calculate how long it would take to move 20m using the speed equation. Identify the key features of a distance-time graph. Use a distance-time graph to compare and calculate the speed of three different objects. Complete a matching activity to describe the motion of a person walking to catch a train from a distance-time graph. Use a distance time graph to calculate the speed of this person and analyze their motion. Sketch a distance-time graph from a set of descriptions of someones motion. Describe what a curved line on a distance-time graph shows. Complete some short consolidation activities. Please visit my shop for more lessons in this unit and other science, history and geography resources.

This is the third lesson in a unit of work on motion and pressure. The lesson is aimed towards KS3 but could be adapted for other levels. The aim of the lesson is to introduce pupils to the concept of gas pressure using a can crushing practical and a though experiment about blowing up a balloon until it pops. This lesson includes the can crush/imploding practical which could also be done as a demonstration to save time and resources. During this lesson pupils will: Recap the particle model of a gas and explain how the particles move in relation to each other and their container. Conduct/observe can imploding due to air pressure. Complete a card sort activity to explain why the can imploded. Generally define pressure. Use their own knowledge to answer questions about blowing up a balloon until it bursts to infer gas pressure and what causes it. Define the idea of gas pressure and its causes. Complete/watch a simulation to identify factors which can increase gas pressure. Complete some short consolidation tasks. Go to my shop for more lessons in this unit and other science, history and geography resources.

This is the fourth lesson in a unit of work on sound. The lessons are aimed towards KS3 but could be adapted for other levels. The main focus of this lesson is the structure and functions of the different parts of the ear. For all five lessons in this bundle, click here. During this lesson pupils will: Use images to compare the ears of different animals. Share prior knowledge about the ear. Use a video to identify different parts of the outer and inner ear and label a diagram. Complete a matching activity to learn the functions of the different parts of the ear. Complete a card sort to describe how sound waves are detected by the ear and transmitted as an electrical impulse to the brain. Consider different situations that may result in ear damage and discuss how to prevent it. Complete a matching activity to compare a microphone to an ear. Go to my shop for other lessons in this unit and more science, history and geography resources.

This is the fifth lesson in a unit of work on sound. The lesson was aimed at KS3 but could be adapted for other levels. The main focus of the lesson is to investigate why sounds echo, sound reflections and their practical uses. For a bundle of all five lessons in this unit, click here. During this lesson pupils will: Complete questions to recap knowledge from previous lessons in unit. Watch and analyze a talk by Daniel Kish who uses echolocation to “see” the world. Discuss own knowledge about echoes. Recap what happens to waves when they collide with a barrier. Learn what causes an echo and complete a fill in the gap activity to describe it . Investigate the problems for reverberation in cinemas and suggest solutions. Recap the speed equation and how to rearrange it. Investigate SONAR and complete practice calculation questions to work out distance and time. Investigate ultrasound scanning. Complete true or false consolidation task. Please visit my shop for other lessons in this unit and more science, history and geography resources.

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 the second lesson in a unit of work about atoms, elements and compounds. It is aimed towards KS3 but could be adapted for other levels. This lesson focuses on the difference between molecules of elements and compounds and compounds and their constituent elements. *The practical in this lesson requires pupils to use bunsen burners. During this lesson pupils will: Recap the structure of an atom from last lesson Define what a molecules is. Define what a compound is. Identify atoms, molecules of elements and molecules of compounds from particle diagrams. Copy and label. Use the periodic table to identify if a substance is an element or compound. Investigate the difference between water, hydrogen and water and chlorine, sodium and salt. Identify that the properties of compounds are different than the elements that make them up. Conduct practicals to create iron oxide and copper sulfide. Watch teacher demonstration of making magnesium oxide. Complete short knowledge consolidation activity. Please visit my shop for other lessons in this unit and other science, history and geography lessons.