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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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Three Facts

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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Teacher Talkabout

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

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Teach Me About ...

Students become the teacher! One student is tasked with preparing a five minute revision starter about this topic for the beginning of the following lesson.

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Consider All Reasons

Students are given an open ended statement related to the topic.  In pairs, they identify as many reasons as possible in order to provide an answer to the statement

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Countdown

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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Memorise This!

Students work in pairs or small groups to remember words which have been shown to them.

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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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Turn it Down

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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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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Crossword Clues

Students are given a completed crossword and asked to write the clues.  This task is an excellent way to help students really understand the meaning of each term.
Differentiation is achieved through the complexity of the clues written.

Students can swop clues and provide feedback on their clarity.

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Mind Map

Students are given the basic structure of a mind map for this topic. They are asked to complete the mind map by adding extra branches.

Mind maps are a useful tool to use as a revision aid.

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Identify the question

Students are given the answer to a number of questions.  Their task is to identify what the original question might have been.

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Definitions

Students are given the definitions to a number of key terms related to this project. They have to correctly identify the key term.

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Exam Style Question

Students are given a set of questions which are similar to those they might expect to see in their written examination.

A good opportunity to give students practice on question answering technique.

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Build a computer network

This sheet contains images of workstations, servers, a printer, scanner and cable.

Print out a set of these for pairs of students or small groups and cut them up. Get students to create different topologies. Ask them to remove a cable or a workstation, or ask them to add a workstation. Get them to explain what will happen to the network.

Good for kinaesthetic learners

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