30 seconds starter

Students are shown a number of terms for exactly 30 seconds. They need to memorise as many as possible. After 30 seconds, the terms are hidden and they need to write down as many terms as they can remember along with at least one fact about that term.

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Countdown starter

Students are given a set of jumbled up words related to this topic. They have to unscramble each of the words within 30 seconds.

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I have the answer starter

Students are shown the answer to a set of questions. They have to identify what the question might have been in order to arrive at the given answer.

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Taboo starter

This starter or plenary follows the theme of the traditional Taboo game. Students work in teams with one student from each team having their back to the board. A word is displayed on the board and teams take it in turns to describe the word to the student without actually mentioning the word itself.

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Terminology starter cube activity

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Theory Notes Task

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

Task answers are supplied

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True / false task (doc)

Students are given a list of statements related to this topic. They identify those which are true and those which are false.

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Connectives

This task helps to develop students' higher order thinking skills and helps them get used to extending their exam question answers

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