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7th grade social studies laboratory microsofts in English (UK)
All about me Social Media Character profiles
Get to know your students in a fun way they can relate to with these "get to know me" Social Media Profiles: EDITABLE Templates! They also work great as a character analysis! Simply add text boxes and type straight into them, for distance learning.The use of social media is very much a part of students’ lives in this day and age. Use this to your advantage in your lessons by encouraging them to tell you and their peers all about themselves at the beginning of the year or writing about a famous p
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3rd - 12th
CSI ROANOKE! A History Mystery Inquiry Investigation!
Immerse your students in the enigmatic tale of the Roanoke Colony disappearance with our engaging and comprehensive activity package. **Roanoke Colony Investigation Activity**Discover a thoughtfully crafted package designed to ignite your students' investigative spirit. This product offers an interactive approach to history, providing a deep dive into the Roanoke Colony mystery. **Diverse Source Material**Your students will engage with six varied sources, including diary entries, captivating im
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4th - 12th
Women of History Inventors - Activities for Teens
Are you looking for some unique teen activities for Women's History month? Women have invented some incredible things to make our world a better place, but so many of these are unknown!
This resource highlights some of our amazing women inventors, to show our young students that anyone can achieve great things, regardless of gender.
There are 2 parts to the resource: a PowerPoint presentation with information to teach them about the inventors and what inspired them to invent their products. Th
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4th - 9th
Dystopia Vs. Utopia Genre Introduction (The Giver, Hunger Games, 1984, etc.)
My students love this lesson. They learn how societies can be oppressive, read about different types, and then create their own laws to see how they can become oppressive. This lesson provides students with an introduction to the characteristics of a dystopia and dystopia genre. It begins by contrasting utopia vs dystopia, continues with 3 examples of societies (2 dystopian, 1 utopian) and has students underline the characteristics, and ends with students creating their own well-intentioned l
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5th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Trial of Andrew Jackson- No Prep Needed!
This is a scripted trial designed to introduce or review Andrew Jackson's presidency. Students are divided into up to 13 groups to participate in this scripted trial. The trial explores the The Election of 1824, The Battle of New Orleans, The Indian Removal Act, Veto of the Second National Bank, and The Nullification Crisis. Each section of testimony includes visual evidence to support the information presented in the testimony. A vocabulary list, a vocabulary sorting activity, a supplementa
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7th - 12th
Lab--Banana Autopsy (SFS5a, SFS5b)
This Banana Autopsy is a great hands-on activity to get your Forensic Science students to understand the basic processes of an autopsy. You prepare the banana victims, they try to figure out the manner and cause of death. Students will follow the simple procedure, answer analysis questions, and prepare a Pathology Report on the victim.I recommend working in pairs for this lab. You need about 60 min.What you need for the lab: bananas, paper plates, plastic knives, forceps, needles & thread
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6th - 12th
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Middle Age British Literature PPT FULL VERSION WORKSHEET EDITABLE NO PREP
EDITABLE PPT of British LITERATURE and HISTORY of the Middle Ages |FULL VERSION PPT + WORKSHEET + ANSWER KEY⚠️ STRAIGHT TO THE POINT & CLEAR INFOMATION- not overwhelming for students ⚠️✔️Slides are well organized and are helpful for introducing Middle Age British LITERATURE and HISTORY and the transition into Chaucer and "The Canterbury Tales" / "The General Prologue"✔️ It helps a lot with an online class, distance learning. ✔️ The slideshows work well with senior British Lit classes.✔️ Th
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Forensic Hair Analysis Activity Sheet/Lab
This is an in-depth worksheet/lab activity that includes identifying types of hair and matching hairs to other hairs.
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Forensic Hair Analysis Lesson/Lab
Designer babies: How ethical are Designer Babies?
Students will look into and discover the science and ethical debates surrounding designer babies.These resources have been created carefully to embed the curriculum and enable our students to be taught effective lessons to allow our students to thrive. Each lesson has different activities to suit different learners - as we know all out students learn differently. The lessons are easily adaptable to suit your individuals and embed more challenge - but also easy to follow - suitable for Specialist
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Medical Ethics - Ethical and moral debates on medical procedures.
Tectonic Plate Boundaries CONVERGENT DIVERGENT TRANSFORM Worksheets Webquest Lab
Your students will learn about Earth's layers, different plate boundaries and explore how our planet's plates move and collide. This lesson plan has a PowerPoint Presentation, chart to fill out type worksheet, types of plate boundaries map identification activity, webquest, lab AND study guide! It's all in this resource! This is a super packed lesson plan with tons of resources to tap into. The lesson plan covers the following topic:•Review of the Layers of the Earth and Convection Currents•Typ
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4th - 10th
The Marketing Mix - 4 P's - Group Task - Create a New Drink for Coca-Cola
I like to finish teaching the marketing mix with a fun group task. This PPT includes a nice idea for students to look at the 4 P's and create their own fizzy drink. They need to look at all elements of the marketing mix and design a new drink. I have also included a similar group task on a new chocolate bar. I have also included a simple marketing mix worksheet students need to fill in after they select a product of their choice. A good few lessons when all marketing theory has been taught.
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7th - 11th
Archaeological Dig (Virtual)
In this lesson students will learn the definitions of artifact, and archaeologist as well as the definitions of absolute and relative dating. They will also go on a virtual archaeological dig to discover artifacts and practice using absolute and relative dating. They will also practice reading graphs, making observations and predictions. The video is about 8 minutes long, but students will need to pause it multiple times to fill out their charts based on the information in the video. Estimated t
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4th - 10th
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Geography KS3: Rivers, river landscapes & floods in the UK - FULL SoW 10 lessons
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY: Download some of my sample lessons first to check the quality! (they´re great)Get this whole scheme of work AND four more KS3 SoW for $14.99!50 lessons for under $15 or $0.15 a lesson… Bargain!Five Key Stage 3 Schemes of work, enough teaching content for almost two years!An observation quality, 9 lesson SoW on Rivers in the UK.This KS3 SoW about the UK’s Rivers and their processes is a very engaging scheme of work that investigates the physical characteristics of rivers, thei
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5th - 9th
KS3 Geography: Biomes, climates & ecosystems. FULL SOW + ASSESSMENT (11 lessons)
The SoW:An awesome scheme of work on global biomes and ecosystems that investigates climates, landscapes and the animals and people that are adapted to them! The scheme of work is for KS3 geography and includes introductory lessons on foodwebs, habitats, foodchains and more. The rest of the Scheme of work focuses on global biomes like hot deserts , rainforests, coral reefs, polar regions and bamboo forests as well as the animals that live there and how humans are changing these regions. This sch
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5th - 9th
Lemon Pharaoh Mummification and Lab Report
Like many modern people, the ancient Egyptians believed in life after death. In their religion, the afterlife was a place very similar to life on earth; as a result, they began to develop the process of embalming, or mummification, in order to preserve the dead. They wanted their dead, loved-one to look the same in the afterlife as he/she did on earth. This was important so that the ka, or the soul, could find the body in the afterlife. Mummification was a ritual enacted for over 3,000 years in
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Egypt Hands On Materials
Geography KS3: Weather and climate of the UK - FULL SoW 10 lessons + Assessment!
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY: Download some of my sample lessons first to check the quality! (they´re great)Get this whole scheme of work AND four more KS3 SoW for $14.99 in a bundle!A 9 lesson fully resourced SoW as well as an assessment lesson. All lessons include titles and objectives, geographical skills and knowledge, engaging and well planned tasks. This SoW fits any curriculum for KS3 and is of observation quality.Lesson 1: What is weather and climate?Lesson 2: Recording the WeatherLesson 3: Who ca
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5th - 9th
KS3 Geography: Tropical rainforests & jungles. FULL SOW 11 LESSONS + ASSESSMENT!
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY: Download some of my sample lessons first to check the quality! (they´re great)Get this whole scheme of work AND four more KS3 SoW for $14.99!An outstanding 12 lesson KS3 Geography Scheme of Work on Rainforests.This Scheme of work has it all… The lessons always have or include:Starters, extensions/challenges and plenary activitiesActivities which use photos, maps, graphsEnglish, maths, data and decision making exercisesGroup work, silent tasks, peer-peer activities, market pla
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4th - 9th
Geography KS3: UK Landscapes & Processes SoW 7 lessons. Forests, mountains...
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY: Download some of my sample lessons first to check the quality! (they´re great)Get this whole scheme of work AND four more KS3 SoW for $14.99!A series of 7 very well planned/resourced lessons about the different landscapes and physical processes in the UK. The lessons are observation quality and include starter tasks, extensions and differentiation. The SoW is meant for KS3 but could be used for the upper end of KS2 or weak KS4 groups. The SoW is very easy to teach from and in
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5th - 9th
Cretaceous Survival Quest: An Engaging Educational Journey
Step into the time machine and transport your students back to the awe-inspiring world of the Cretaceous period, where dinosaurs ruled the Earth! "Cretaceous Survival Quest" is an innovative and immersive educational activity designed to engage young minds and ignite their curiosity about prehistoric times.Journey Back in Time: Your students will embark on an exciting adventure, experiencing life as it was during the Cretaceous period. They'll encounter the most fascinating creatures that roamed
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Forensics Class Clue
During a school reunion a scream is heard from one of the classrooms. It's 8:30 pm. A few minutes later the dead body of Miss Eliza McGowan, a cranky old English teacher, is found. She has been hit on the head. Also found, were a number of items that may lead us to the killer: a book written by one of her ex-students, Simon Donnelly, a photograph of one of her fellow teachers, a young man that goes by the name Saul Sheen, and a handkerchief with the initials I.W. At the moment these are the thre
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7th - 12th
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Investigate Where Earthquakes Happen Lab Activity
This is an activity that answers the questions: Is there a pattern to locations where earthquakes happen? Do earthquakes happen in places that are near each other? This activity involves writing a hypothesis and charting on a map various earthquake locations to come up with a conclusion to where earthquakes happen. This activity includes map and answer key.
***This item is also included in the Science CD that I sell separately which includes all of my Science digital products (power points
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3rd - 9th
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What happened to the people on Easter Island?
This lesson looks into the people of Easter Island. It is a mystery lesson where students will have a card sort to learn about Easter Island - but then piece together in information about what happened to the people.Within the lesson: There are plenty of activities for a 1 hour lesson built to engage all students of differing learning abilities and learning styles. Any handouts will be attached or within the slides of the lesson.Easy to follow for students and teachers delivering. Following the
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4th - 8th
Also included in: How are global populations changing?
Palm Oil and its problems - deforestation.
This lesson looks into Palm Oil and how we are destroying huge environments for the production of a cheap vegetable oil. This product has a range of activities target a wide variety of learning styles which are easily followed through by any non specialist or specialist teacher. The resources are aimed to engage, enthuse and challenge students whilst being easily adaptable to suit your students.
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5th - 8th
Also included in: What are we doing to the environment?
Market Structures - Competitive Markets, Oligopolies & Monopolies
This lesson focuses on the basic key theory of the main market structures (as listed below). The lesson includes theory, examples and tasks throughout.
* Perfect competition
* Monopolistic competition
* Oligopoly
* Duopoly
* Monopoly
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7th - 10th
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