Defensive Design:
Lesson Tasks (Teacher downloads only)
Workbook and AnswersStudents read the theory notes on the mini website and then answer the questions on the task sheet. (subscription only) |
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Practice exam questionsStudents are given a set of questions which are similar to those they might expect to see in their written examination. This is a useful task which will provide students with a good opportunity to gain practice on question answering technique. (subscription only) |
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Agony auntStudents are put into the role of an agony aunt who has to answer a set of letters about technology related problems. (subscription only) |
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Correct the teacherStudents are given a piece of text written by a ?teacher?. The text contains a number of mistakes. They are asked to read the text and correct any mistakes they find. (subscription only) |
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Tick the answersStudents are given a number of different statements relating to this topic. They have to decide whether the statement is true or false and place a tick in the correct box. (subscription only) |
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Fill in the gapsStudents are given a piece of text with a number of key words removed. The key words appear in a table above the text. They need to replace the words correctly back into the text. (subscription only) |
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Key termsStudents are asked to provide a definition and example for key terms related to this topic (subscription only) |
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Reduce itStudents are given a section of theory. They pick out the 20 most important words. They are then asked to reduce these to the 8 they consider to be the most important. A great task for really getting them to concentrate and think about the text in front of them. (subscription only) |
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100 wordsStudents have exactly 100 words to summarise the key points about this topic (subscription only) |
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Construct an answerStudents are given an exam style question to answer. They are also given a set of key words to incorporate into their answer. (subscription only) |
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Create a crosswordStudents are given step by step instructions about creating their own crossword which they can then give to fellow students to solve (subscription only) |
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Discussion statementsStudents are given a number of open ended and sometimes controversial statements related to this topic. In groups, they discuss each statement in order to see if they can come up with a suitable answer. (subscription only) |
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News bulletinStudents work in groups to prepare a news bulletin about this topic. (subscription only) |
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PodcastStudents are given instructions about creating a revision podcast based on this topic (subscription only) |
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Presentation taskStudents can take forever to set up a presentation often wasting valuable lesson time choosing their background colours and font styles. This resource provides students with a template for this topic with the aim on them spending time on the content rather than the 'pretty stuff'. (subscription only) |
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WordleStudents write a set of notes about this topic and then use them as the basis to create a word cloud. Their work can be used to create a classroom display. (subscription only) |
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You are the teacherStudents work in small groups to prepare a lesson on this topic. They are provided with information and tips about the tasks they need to prepare. (subscription only) |
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Mind mapStudents are given the basic structure of a mind map for this topic. They are asked to recreate the structure on their own sheet of paper and add further detail to each of the branches. (subscription only) |
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Qr codesA good kinaesthetic activity. Students have to find, decode and answer questions stored in the form of QR codes. (subscription only) |
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