OCR B GCSE History: Britain 1890-1918 Ultimate Activity Pack

OCR B GCSE History: Britain 1890-1918 Ultimate Activity Pack is now available (cost is £xxx for a site copy licence including photocopy master; orders normally processed in two working days). You can preview every page here.

Bumper packs of stimulating and original activities specifically for the new OCR History specification. Activities are specially designed to develop the Assessment Objective skills students need for exam success, with particular support for using original source material:

• Assessment Objective 1 (Recall, Select, Communicate):Activities for recall include matching exercises, keywords definitions and gap fill. Structured research and empathy tasks, based on carefully chosen sources, develop selection and communication skills.

• Assessment Objective 2 (Explanation and Analysis): Structured class discussions, ranking activities, speeches and reports develop explanation and analysis skills, building up to writing the perfect exam answer.

GCSE OCR A History The Discovery of Penicillin

The Discovery of Penicillin GCSE OCR A Exam Preparation Pack:Historical Source Investigation Summer 2012 is now available (cost is £49 for a site copy licence including photocopy master; orders normally processed in two working days). You can preview every page here.

Unique material, focussed exam training and orginal sources with mock exams.
Totally focused on maximising exam performance, this resource contains all the exam preparation material that students need for the Summer 2012 exam.

Revision Material & Notes:

• Clear and concise notes cover all the content students need on this year’s special topic – more in-depth than the textbook!
  
• Mind maps emphasise relationships between information – supporting structured thinking and revision

Sources Exam Skills Training:

• Imaginative ‘see-saw’, ‘timeline’ and ‘tiles’ activities provide specific strategies for answering OCR’s common question types
  
• AfL and peer-marking activities focus students on how to improve their grades
  
• Progressive tasks with examiner’s commentary and ‘your turn’ sections provide differentiated levels of support

• Original sources on Florey, Chain, Fleming and the discovery of Penicillin, carefully selected to match OCR’s question style

Mock Exams:

• Students put what they have learnt into practice
  
• 2 full mock exams with mark schemes included

GCSE AQA Section A Special Resource Pack: Public Health

Public Health : Exam Preparation Pack 2012 AQA A is now available (cost is £49 for a site copy licence including photocopy master; orders normally processed in two working days). You can preview every page here.

The best possible preparation with this all-in-one resource

Written to maximise your students’ exam performance. The author has carefully considered both the specification and AQA A mark scheme and includes clear explanations of what is required and graded exercises to develop the necessary skills. Organised into 3 key sections:

• An Introduction to Sources: Everything students need to know to succeed in Section A of the exam. Imaginative, ‘timeline’ and ‘tiles’ activities provide specific strategies for answering each of AQA’s common question types. Includes sample exam questions with answer planning grids, model answers and marking grids. AfL and peer-marking activities focus students on how to improve their grades
• The Sources: 20 interesting and varied sources. Each source has been intelligently selected to i) match AQA’s exam style, and importantly ii) allow good questions that are AQA exam typical.
• Mock Exams: Students put what they have learnt into practice. 3 mock exams with mark schemes included.

Crime and Punishment Through Time Revision Guide for GCSE OCR A

Crime and Punishment Through Time for GCSE OCR A is now available (cost is £74 for a site copy licence including photocopy master; orders normally processed in two working days). You can preview every page here.

This comprehensive, student-friendly Revision Guide ensures the best possible start with three steps to success:

• Revision Summary: All the key information, structured to the specification, in clear language. Divided into short sections and well illustrated to be easily accessible and engaging, with independent activities designed to develop exam skills.
• Mock Exam: A full OCR-style mock exam, with hints and tips about what the examiner is really asking, get students used to OCR’s questioning style. Student answers with examiner’s commentary pinpoint what makes a top exam answer.
• Exam Busting: Tried-and-tested methods to ensure that your students are getting the most from their revision time!

Weimar Germany and Hitler’s Germany Definitive Course Companions

Detailed notes and activities cover the entire AQA B specification thoroughly, with all the content needed to take your students to A*.

The magic of these resources is that the core notes are made up from model answers to ‘key questions’, getting students thinking critically and synoptically from the word go. They fully engage with the material through exercises, building up to answering the ‘key questions’ themselves. Students get to model excellence, learn and prepare for the exam all in one!

Topic on a Page
One page poster with key words, definitions & events, showing how periods link together. Focus on change and continuity – get your students scoring highly on AO2

Detailed notes
Structured as model answers to the ‘key questions’

Activity sheets
Differentiated, with the scope to stretch top pupils. The step-by-step approach supports weaker students and develops confidence with answering essay questions. Boost AO1 skills ‘recall, select and communicate’

Weimar Germany and Hitler’s Germany Definitive Course Companions for AQA B is now available (site copy licence including photocopy master; orders normally processed in two working days). You can preview every page here.

Russia 1905-1941 Ultimate OCR B Activity Pack

Bumper packs of 30 stimulating and original activities specifically for the OCR B specification. Activities are specially designed to develop the Assessment Objective skills students need for exam success:

Assessment Objective 1 (Recall, Select, Communicate): Activities for recall include crosswords, matching exercises and gap fill, while structured research and empathy tasks develop selection and communication skills.

Assessment Objective 2 (Explanation and Analysis): Structured class discussions, speeches and reports develop explanation and analysis skills, building up to writing the perfect exam answer.

Cost is £46 for a site copy licence including photocopy master; orders normally processed in two working days. You can preview every page here.

Weimar and Nazi Germany Definitive Course Companions

Detailed notes and activities cover the entire specifications thoroughly, with all the content needed to take your students to A*.

The magic of these resources is that the core notes are made up from model answers to ‘key questions’, getting students thinking critically and synoptically from the word go. They fully engage with the material through exercises, building up to answering the ‘key questions’ themselves. Students get to model excellence, learn and prepare for the exam all in one!

Topic on a Page one page posters with key words, definitions & events, showing how periods link together. Focus on change and continuity – get your students scoring highly on AO2.

Detailed notes structured as model answers to the ‘key questions’.

Differentiated Activity sheets boost AO1 skills ‘recall, select and communicate’

Weimar and Nazi Germany Definitive Course Companions are now available for OCR B, AQA A and OCR A (cost is £109 each for a site copy licence including photocopy master; orders normally processed in two working days). You can preview all resources http://zigzageducation.co.uk/order.asp?userid=History&SubjectSplit=GCSE”>here.

Two New Activity Packs for AQA B: Russia 1914-1924 and Russia 1924-1941

Bumper pack of 20 stimulating and original activities specifically for the AQA B specification. Activities are specially designed to develop the Assessment Objective skills students need for exam success:

Assessment Objective 1 (Recall, Select, Communicate): Activities for recall include crosswords, matching exercises and gap fill, while structured research and empathy tasks develop selection and communication skills.

Assessment Objective 2 (Explanation and Analysis): Structured class discussions, speeches and reports develop explanation and analysis skills, building up to writing the perfect exam answer.

New 2009 GCSE Specification
* Tailored to be accessible to all students,
with extensions to really stretch and challenge the more able.
* Self-contained activities provided as A4 photocopiable
masters – answers provided.
* Explanatory teachers’ notes.

Cost is £34 each for a site copy licence including photocopy master; orders normally processed in two working days. You can preview every page here.

Bumper packs of over 45 stimulating and original activities specifically for the new OCR specification. Activities are specially designed to develop the Assessment Objective skills students need for exam success:

Assessment Objective 1 (Recall, Select, Communicate):Activities for recall include matching exercises, keywords definitions and gap fill. Structured research and empathy tasks, based on carefully chosen sources, develop selection and communication skills.

Assessment Objective 2 (Explanation and Analysis): Structured class discussions, ranking activities, speeches and reports develop explanation and analysis skills, building up to writing the perfect exam answer.

• Tailored to be accessible to all students, with extensions to really stretch and challenge the more able.
• Self contained activities provided as A4 photocopiable masters – answers provided.
• Special Paper two focus on original source material.

Ultimate GCSE Activity Packs for OCR B for Britain 1939-1975 is now available (cost is £49 for a site copy licence including photocopy master; orders normally processed in two working days). You can preview every page here.

Two New Revision Guides for GCSE History: American West and Germany 1919-1945

American West Edexcel B Revision Guide
* Concise, student-friendly revision notes, cleverly designed to help students remember key points. Divided into short sections and well illustrated to be easily accessible and engaging, with independent activities designed to develop exam skills.
* Edexcel-style questions, with hints and tips about what the examiner is really asking, get students used to Edexcel’s questioning style. Student answers with examiner’s commentary pinpoint what is needed for your students to achieve an A*.
* Incorporates smart, brain-friendly revision strategies for the unenthusiastic.

Germany 1919-1945 OCR A Revision Guide
These comprehensive, student-friendly Revision Guides ensure the best possible start with three steps to success:

1. Revision Summary: All the key information, structured to the specification, in clear language. Divided into short sections and well illustrated to be easily accessible and engaging, with independent activities designed to develop exam skills.
2. Mock Exam: A full OCR A-style mock exam, with hints and tips about what the examiner is really asking, get students used to OCR’s questioning style. Student answers with examiner’s commentary pinpoint what makes a top exam answer.
3. Exam Busting: Tried-and-tested methods to ensure that your students are getting the most from their revision time!

Cost is £49-59 for a site copy licence including photocopy master; orders normally processed in two working days. You can preview every page here and here