Chinese whispers

Starter or plenary task. Students write a description of a key term, then pass it through translation filters for a different group to put back together.

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Lucky dip questions

Starter or plenary task

Every student is given a number at the start of the activity. This is used to help pick who will ask and answer questions about what has been learned during the lesson.

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One two three

Can be used either as a starter or a plenary task.

Students are given a sheet to complete firstly on their own, then with a partner and then joining up with another pair

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Pass the buck

An excellent starter or plenary for involving all students and getting them to identify a large number of facts about the current topic

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Post it key terms

Starter or plenary

A good activity to encourage teamwork.

Students compete in groups to identify as many key terms as possible

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Three facts

Starter or plenary task

Students are asked to write down three facts that they can remember off the top of their heads about the topic.

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Turn it down

Starter or plenary task

This follows the traditional game of writing a statement, folding or turning the paper down to hide what has been written and then passing it to the next student.

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What why how

A starter or plenary task.

Students are given a scenario. They have to suggest a solution, explain why they feel their solution is the most appropriate and finally explain how to implement their solution.

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Give me ten

A starter or plenary task

Students work in pairs to come up with ten words related to this project before joining up with another pair to expand their list.

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Just a minute

Starter or plenary task

Students are asked to talk to a partner about this topic for 60 seconds whilst abiding by a set of rules

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Pick me

This provides a differentiated starter or plenary activity. Students are given a question and work in groups to come up with an answer. The group must ensure that all members are able to articulate the answer.

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Teacher talkabout

Starter or plenary task

The class 'test' the teacher on their knowledge of key words related to this topic

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What if

Starter or plenary activity.
Students work in pairs to discuss a number of 'what if ....' questions

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Call my bluff

A plenary activity based on the popular game show, ‘Call My Bluff’ (subscription only)

Mastermind

A plenary activity which is loosely based on the game show 'Mastermind' (subscription only)

One word

A plenary task.

Students have to sum up today's lesson in just one sentence. They must include a given word within that sentence.

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Word building

Plenary task
Students work in groups to construct a sentence about today’s lesson (subscription only)

4 - 4 - 2

A plenary activity where students are asked to summarise the lesson and pick out the main key words related to the topic.

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Corkboard

A great plenary idea both for AFL and for getting feedback from every student (subscription only)

Golden Envelopes

Plenary task

An engaging task that has an element of ‘surprise’

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I predict

This task acts as the plenary from one lesson and the starter for the next lesson

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Lesson summary

This plenary provides students with an opportunity to evaluate the lesson and their learning and an AFL opportunity for the teacher.

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Pyramid

A plenary activity.

Students are asked to complete a self assessment sheet to indicate what they have learned during this lesson

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Text me

A plenary activity where students are asked to write a text message to explain what they have learned during the lesson

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Tweet it

A plenary activity
Students write a ‘Tweet’ message to sum up what they have learned during the lesson

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3 - 2 - 1

Lesson starter

Display this on the whiteboard as students are walking through the door. They can work individually or in pairs to come up with the answers.

Good for differentiation as all students should be able to get at least one of the six points.

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Word association

A starter or plenary task.

Students are asked to write down all of the words they associate with this topic. They then work with a partner to categorise them.

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Task 1

Workbook on hardware, software and standards (subscription only)

task

answers

Task 2

Sorting tasks on advantages of following standards and problems with not following standards (subscription only)

News Case Study 1

Twenty five years of the IBM PC (subscription only)

News Case Study 2

Universal charger for phones plan (subscription only)

Theory notes task

Students read the theory notes on the mini website and then answer the questions on the task sheet.

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100 words

Students have exactly 100 words to summarise the key points about this topic (subscription only)

Agony aunt

Students are put into the role of an agony aunt who has to answer a set of letters about technology related problems. (subscription only)

Booklet

Students are given a scenario and asked to research for specific information. They are then given a set of guidelines and asked to create a booklet from the information they have gathered. (subscription only)

Construct an answer

Students are given an exam style question to answer. They are also given a set of key words to incorporate into their answer. (subscription only)

Create a crossword

Students are given step by step instructions about creating their own crossword which they can then give to fellow students to solve (subscription only)

News bulletin

Students work in groups to prepare a news bulletin about this topic. (subscription only)

Once upon a time

Students are given a set of words related to this topic and asked to make up a story incorporating as many of the terms as possible. (subscription only)

Podcast

Students are given instructions about creating a revision podcast based on this topic (subscription only)

Poster

Students are asked to create a poster that could be used for a classroom display. Key design techniques are suggested. (subscription only)

Wordle

Students 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)

You are the teacher

Students 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.

Because all students will be working on this task there is no real need for them to actually teach it the following lesson

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Are they right

Testing the class’s knowledge on the topic by asking them to judge whether a single student’s answers are true or false

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Presentation task

Students 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'.

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