This is the second 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 second breadth study: The Changing Nature of the Royal Navy The lesson is ready to teach and includes all resources in the power point. 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: * Compare the design of the HMS Albion (1763) and the HMS Dreadnought (1906) and make inferences about technological advances between them. * Recap information from previous lesson about the limitations of naval ships during the age of sail. * Watch a video to identify the key advances in technology on the HMS Warrior. * Investigate and interpret image of the tug of war between HMS Rattler and HMS Alecto and suggest why it is happening. * Compare difference advances in naval technology and debate the most significant. Highlight advances made by the British and those made by other countries. * Discuss the Royal Navy transition from sail to steam. Discuss and identify key factors which would need to exist to allow this transition to occur (MEERPS) * Research specific technological advances and impacts. * Discuss the statement "Steam power was the most important technology developed/adopted by the British Navy during the 19th century. It allowed Britain to maintain its Naval superiority across the globe.” 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.

This is the first lesson of a unit of work on sound. It is aimed towards KS3 but could be adapted for other levels. The main aim of the lesson is to introduce pupils to transverse and longitudinal waves and their main features and properties. For a bundle of all five lessons in this unit, click here. During this lesson pupils will: Complete an ISM activity discussing the speed of light vs the speed of sound. Suggest how sound and light travel from one place to another to test pupil prior knowledge. Introduce and define the concept of wave in terms of energy. Investigate the difference between transverse and longitudinal wave. Draw and label a transverse wave, defining the key features, Wavelength, amplitude, peak, trough and frequency. Draw and label a longitudinal wave defining the key features, rarefaction and compression. Model transverse and longitudinal waves using a slinky. Briefly investigate absorption, transmission and reflection of waves. Draw a ray diagram showing incident and reflected waves. Briefly investigate superposition of waves. Complete a short knowledge consolidation task. Please go to my shop for other lessons in this unit of work and other 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 second lesson in a unit of work on sound. This lesson is aimed towards KS3 classes but could easily be adapted for other levels. The main aim of the lesson is to introduce pupils to the speed of sound and explain why the speed of sound is different in solids, liquids and gases. For a bundle of all five lessons in this unit, click here. Part of this lesson requires a vacuum chamber with a sound maker in it to demonstrate sound’s inability to travel through a vacuum. A video has been included as an alternative task to this. During this lesson pupils will: Estimate the speed of sound in air. Share their own knowledge of sound during discussion. Recap transverse and longitudinal waves and suggest the types of media they can move through. Watch vacuum chamber demo to show sound cannot travel through a vacuum. Use the particle model of states of matter to explain why sound travels fastest through solids and slowest through gas. Make a string telephone and complete analysis of the activity. Complete consolidation questions. Use the speed equation to calculate the speed of sound in different situations (higher ability.) 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 sound. The lesson is aimed towards KS3 but could be adapted to other levels. The main focus of the lesson is to get pupils to interpret oscilloscope traces and identify the difference between high pitch and low pitch, loud and soft sounds. For a bundle of all five lessons in this unit, click here. During this lesson pupils will: Recap general knowledge about waves from prior lessons. Recap the features of transverse waves: Wavelength, amplitude and frequency. Identify high and low frequency sounds from a trace. Use a virtual (or real) oscilloscope to see how a trace changes with different types of sounds. Identify the difference between loud and soft sounds. Identify the difference between high pitch and low pitch sounds. Complete consolidation activities including drawing traces of different sounds. Investigate the audible frequency range of different animals and graph them. Suggest why different animals have different ranges based on activity and environment. Identify animals that can hear infrasound and ultrasound. Please visit my shop for more lessons in this unit and other science, history and geography resources.

This is the first lesson in a unit of work on atoms, elements and compounds. It is aimed towards KS3 but could be adapted for other levels. This lesson focuses on introducing pupils to the concepts of atoms, elements and the periodic table. Part of this lesson requires samples of different elements which will need to be organized before the lesson.* During this lesson, Pupils will: Think about and discuss what objects in the classroom are made of. Use ISM images to discuss the size of an atom. ] Discuss things that are very big and small and watch an animation showing the scale of objects and the universe. Complete a series of activities to estimate the number of atoms in different things. Draw a diagram of the atomic structure of an atom introducing pupils to elections, protons, neutrons, shells and the nucleus. Watch a video and answer questions about the size of an atom. Define an element. Investigate the periodic table. Examine and describe different samples of elements (These will need to be ordered before the lesson) Complete a series of activities to find elements on the periodic table. Complete short consolidation tasks. Please visit my shop for other lessons in this unit and other science, history and geography lessons.

This is the eighth lesson in a unit of work on forces which could be adapted for use at KS3 or GCSE. The lesson investigates what balanced and unbalanced forces are and how they effect object motion and acceleration. During this lessons pupils will: Recap weight calculations from previous lesson. Recap free body diagrams from previous lessons to prepare for using them in this lesson. Recap Newtons three laws of motion highlighting the second law. Consider and discuss the forces acting on a stationary object. Consider and discuss forces acting on an object at constant speed. Define balanced forces. Consider and discuss forces acting on an object that is accelerating. Define unbalanced forces. Learn how to calculate resultant forces Calculate resultant force for two different situations. Complete a fill in the gaps consolidation task. A bundle of all 8 lessons in this unit can be found here. Please visit my shop for the other lessons in this unit and other science, history and geography resources.

This is the seventh lesson in a unit of work on forces which could be adapted for use at KS3 or GCSE. This lesson teaches the concept of weight and mass with a focus on the weight equation and math skills used to calculate weight. During this lesson pupils will: Discuss the difference between mass and weight. Define mass and weight. Use the masses and weights of different objects to try and determine the relationship between mass and weight on Earth. Learn and rearrange the weight equation. Complete a series of maths exercises to calculate weight in different situations. A bundle of all 8 lessons in this unit can be found here. Visit my shop for other lessons from this unit and other science, history and geography resources.

This is the sixth lesson in a unit of work on forces which could be adapted for use at KS3 or GCSE. The lesson introduces pupils to non-contact forces and using two short practicals to explore different aspects of magnetic fields. During this lesson pupils will: Discuss how magnets attract and repel and the Earth attracts things. Identify non-contact forces and attempt to explain how they work. Write a definition of non-contact forces. Complete a matching activity about force fields. Use iron filings and a bar magnet to observe a magnetic field. Use a plotting compass and bar magnet to draw field lines around the magnet. Complete some short consolidation tasks to review learning. A bundle of all 8 lessons can be found here. Visit my shop for other lessons in this unit and other science, history and geography resources.

This is the fifth lesson in a unit of work on Forces which could be adapted for use at KS3 or GCSE. The lesson focus on the nature of friction and its effects along with other drag forces. This is quite a long lesson and includes a practical so it might be a good idea to break it into two shorter lessons. During this lesson, pupils will: Recap knowledge about contact and non-contact forces Think about why people slip on ice. Learn about friction and its effect on opposing motion. Consider situations of low friction such as ice from previous activity. Conduct a practical about friction, including identifying variables, writing a hypothesis, graphing results and answering evaluation questions. Using pictures to identify different sources of friction in different situations. Investigating other drag forces such as air and water resistance. A bundle of all 8 lessons in this unit can be found here. Please visit my shop for more science, history and geography resources.

This is the fourth lesson in a unit of work on forces which could be adapted for use at KS3 or GCSE. The lesson is a practical lesson to test Hooke’s law. There is also some work on elastic deformation which may be too high for KS3 but could be easily removed. During this lesson pupils will: Discuss the uses of springs. Get some basic contextual information about Robert Hooke Identify the IV and DV of the practical and write a hypothesis to test. Use the method to identify hazards and write rules to minimize them. Conduct the experiment to test Hooke’s law. Calculate spring extension and graph results. Compare results with expected results for Hooke’s law. Complete evaluation questions Learn about Hooke’s law. Learn about elastic deformation. Complete consolidation task. A bundle of all 8 lessons in this unit can be found here. Please visit my shop for more lessons from this unit and more science, history and geography resources.

This is the third lesson in a unit of work on forces which could be adapted for use at KS3 or GCSE. The lesson focuses on understanding why objects deform when a force is applied. There is a short activity on particles and bonds but knowledge of this would be useful in fully understanding the lesson. During this lesson, pupils will: Complete a true or false activity based on the content of lesson two of this unit. Watch a video to recap prior knowledge and quiz other pupils on it. Recap particles and bonding. Recognize that when a force is applied the bone between atoms can extend of compress. Apply knowledge to a golf ball being hit and compressing and a bungee jump extending the bungee rope. Write a description of someone jumping on a trampoline including the forces acting and effect on the bonds at different points of the jump. Consolidation activity. A bundle of all 8 lessons in this unit can be found here. Go to my shop for other lessons in this unit and other science, history and geography resources.

This is the second lesson in a unit of work on forces which could be used at KS3 or GCSE. The lesson focus on the concept that forces always occur in pairs which interact. There is also work on drawing free body diagrams which might be a bit advanced for lower groups but useful for more advanced groups. During this lesson pupils will: Use ISM to identify forces acting on an object that is stationary and the directions they are acting. Relate the previous activity to Newton’s third law of motion. Learn about interaction pairs. Learn the rules for drawing free body diagrams. Draw free body diagrams from pictures in the lesson. Watch a video to consolidate learning. Complete consolidation task to identify forces which would pair with each other and draw their own free body diagram. A bundle of all 8 lessons in this unit can be found here. Go to my shop for other lessons in this unit and other science, history and geography resources.

This is the third 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 second breadth study: The Changing Nature of the Royal Navy The lesson is ready to teach and includes all resources in the power point. 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: * Discuss conditions in the Royal Navy and the recruitment problems this would cause in the 17th and 18th Centuries. * Investigate how the Royal Navy solved recruitment problems through impressment. * Identify and define key terms such as impressment, two power standard and blue water policy. * Recap roles of the royal Navy from a previous lesson * Investigate the work of the HMS Black Joke through primary sources. * Discuss the key question - Should the Royal Navy be proud of its efforts to suppress the Slave trade? Check out my shop (Click on my username above) for more free and premium resources including more lessons from this unit.

This is the Fourth 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 second breadth study: The Changing Nature of the Royal Navy The lesson is ready to teach and includes all resources in the power point. 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: * Complete a starter focusing on world capitals and linking Freetown, Sierra Leone with the suppression of the Slave trade from the previous lesson. * Investigate a letter of Marque (issued by the US congress in 1776) to identify the creation of privateers and discuss what it suggests about the nature of Navies in the 18th and 19th centuries. * Discuss how the expansion of the British Empire and the Royal Navy may have contributed to the rise of the "Golden age" of Piracy. * Investigate some prominent pirates and the Pirate laws created by Captain Bart Roberts to identify and infer features of piracy during this period. * What two videos covering pirate tactics and the development of Piracy. * Use the text to investigate methods used by the English and Dutch to suppress the piracy and why this was a priority for them. * Complete an investigation of the Barbary Pirates looking at depictions of them in Europe, their raids on European towns (such as the Sack of Baltimore) their growing power and subsequent suppression by the Royal Navy and others. * Discuss the statement - The suppression of Piracy and the attack on Algiers in 1816 proves that the Royal Navy’s role had developed to a force for global peace. Check out my shop (Click on my username above) for more free and premium resources including more lessons from this unit

This is the Fifth 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 second breadth study: The Changing Nature of the Royal Navy The lesson is ready to teach and includes all resources in the power point. 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: * Examine a map of Cook’s voyages. Pupils to try and identify the purpose of the voyages and make inferences about the nature of exploration. * Use images to make inferences about the Cook’s character. * Reevaluate the map of Cook’s voyages - identify the benefits of exploration and the problems that would need to be overcome. * Quick introduction to the longitudinal problem and how it was solved. * Use source from the text to further identify reasons for Cook’s voyages and his attitudes towards new lands and native peoples. * Complete a card sort to identify the achievements of Cook and what it meant for the Royal Navy and future exploration. * Discuss the statement - "How far did the Royal Navy evolve as a result of exploration between the years 1763-1914? " * Optional Flip Learning H/W: Pupils to prepare presentations on strategic ports established and maintained by the Royal Navy to be delivered next lesson. Check out my shop (Click on my username above) for more free and premium resources including more lessons from this unit

This is the second lesson in a scheme of work about the Atlantic Slave Trade. In this lesson, pupils attempt to prove that "civilisation" existed in Africa before the start of the slave trade. In particular, pupils use evidence and sources to respond to a quote from David Hume. This lesson includes - *Attitudes of Europeans towards Africa during the slave trade. * Examples of civilisation and technology in Africa before the slave trade. * Investigation of the Mali Empire as an example of civilisation in Africa before the slave trade * Homework task to get students to respond to European attitudes towards Africa based on the evidence they have considered during the lesson. The whole scheme of work (7 lessons) is available to buy for £5. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review. Click on my username to see the rest of my resources.

This is a full lesson introducing pupils to the periodic table and investigating the properties of metals and non-metals. It was originally delivered to a year 8 class but could easily be adapted for other key stages and year levels. This is designed for a 100 minute lesson but could be broken up into smaller parts. This lesson could also be combined with a practical activity looking at the properties of metals and non-metals. During this lesson, pupils will: Use ISM pictures of metals to begin to infer their properties. Briefly recap the structure of an atom. Look at the periodic table and get a brief overview of its History by watching a video. Identify the information we can get from a periodic table and complete activities to find the different features of some elements. Identify where metals and non-metals are on the periodic table. Use pictures and watch a video to identify and explain some of the properties of metals and non-metals. Use their understanding of the properties of metals and non-metals to decide what some different objects should be made of and why - discussion task. complete a quick knowledge check about the properties of metals.

This lesson in from a series of lessonscovering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This lesson investigates the Great Leap Forward as part of Key Topic 2: Agriculture and Industry. 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 the advantages and disadvantages of the backyard steel furnaces * Investigate and analyse posters from the CCP promoting the Great Leap Forward. * Evaluate Mao's reasons for launching the Great Leap Forward * Investigate the successes and failures of the Great Leap Forward and their causes. * Begin to look at the initial opposition from figures such as Peng Dehuai and Mao's response. Check out my shop for more Mao's China and other History resources. (Click on my username above) If you buy this resource, please leave a review. Thanks

This is the third lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic Three: The Cultural Revolution and its Aftermath, 1966 - 76 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: * Complete a thinking task about things during the Cultural Revolution that were deemed counter revolutionary. * Investigate the attack on the grave of Wu Xun as an example of the attacks on the four olds. * Use the text to research attacks on the four olds to create an argument against an Historic quote. * Complete a card sort looking at the economic, social and political consequences of the attacks on the four olds. * Conduct a debate to decide the biggest impact of the Cultural Revolution/attacks on the four olds. * Investigate and evaluate the attacks against Mao's political enemies. This lesson is based on a double lesson (100 minutes) but could easily be broken up into a number of smaller lessons. 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.