Classroom Resources

In order to provide all the essential information for students studying American Politics at A2, we have produced a Course Companion CD.

This comprehensive guide includes everything that students need to know in order to maximise their understanding of the subject and thereby improve their exam performance. 

Written specifically for each aspect of the AQA route, previous questions are included to help students to prepare for the examination. 

Other areas covered include recent developments such as the presidential election of 2012 and events during the Obama administration.

The resource can also be utilised within a course programme in order to generate classroom debates, research topics and other learning activities. 

Alternatively, it can be given out at the end of the course in order to assist revision, having been used in a practical setting.

Ideal for students of all abilities, the resource can facilitate differentiated learning and can therefore be incorporated into a broader scheme of work.  

The resource contains 165 copiable masters which are available as PDF downloads or as a PDF or editable Word files on a CD.  The price of £59.99 + VAT is the same for all formats. 

Once purchased the CD can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.

To see sample pages please email sales@classroom-resources.co.uk quoting the order code 2062.

You can order the AQA American Politics Course Companion CD in any of these ways: 

• On our website
• By phone on 0117 940 6409
• By fax on 0117 940 6408
• By email (quoting a school order number) to sales@classroom-resources.co.uk
• By post to: Classroom Resources, PO Box 1489, Bristol, BS99 3QJ

Questions & Worked Examples in A-Level Physics includes a short summary of the basic concepts involved along with 70 worked examples, 235 multiple choice questions, 135 structured questions and 50 examination questions.  Hints and solutions are given to all problems. 

Primarily following the AS and A2 Physics requirements of the AQA (Syllabus A), Edexcel and OCR (Syllabus A) examination boards the resource also includes special sections on the eye and the ear, the p-V diagram, rotational motion and special relativity for those following Option Topics in the AQA syllabus.

Mathematical methods are clearly expounded – particularly useful to those students not studying pure mathematics with their A-Level physics.

Finally, a number of more challenging multiple choice questions have been included which students preparing for Oxbridge entrance examinations would find particularly useful.

Overall this resource contains 415 copiable masters which are available as PDF downloads or as a PDF or editable Word files on a CD.  The price of £79.99 + VAT is the same for all formats. 

Once purchased the CD can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.

To see sample pages please email sales@classroom-resources.co.uk quoting the order code 15098.

You can order Questions & Worked Examples in A-Level Physics in any of these ways:  

• On our website
• By phone on 0117 940 6409
• By fax on 0117 940 6408
• By email (quoting a school order number) to sales@classroom-resources.co.uk
• By post to: Classroom Resources, PO Box 1489, Bristol, BS99 3QJ

The material is set out in a standard format so that the students can become used to the pattern which lays down the aims, has a set of plenary exercises, and moves seamlessly to a conclusion.

Throughout, the PowerPoints contain discussion topics and problem solving activities with explanations, examples, pictures, cartoons and diagrams to help keep the lesson moving at all time.

Furthermore, the latest critical business issues are addressed, such as how managers can manage the marketing of the virtual market.

At the same time students are initiated into the theory concerning the managerial process, and the four main topics of business management are discussed.

Thus, through practical examples students come to understand the financial planning and decision-making issues in financial management and such human resource management topics as  the measurement of employee output and the motivating of employees.

Operations Management examines the methods of encouraging efficiency and quality of output while the marketing section considers the competitive market in all its forms including product, price, promotion and place – the 4Ps.

The approach throughout is to use clear and uncomplicated language as students are encouraged to search for solutions to very real problems that occur in the business world and reflect how these problems may be resolved.

Overall this resource contains 23 PowerPoints incorporating 553 slides.

The CD costs £59.99 + VAT and once purchased can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.

To see sample pages please email sales@classroom-resources.co.uk quoting the order code 2061.

You can order the AQA Business Studies Unit 2 CD in any of these ways: 

• On our website
• By phone on 0117 940 6409
• By fax on 0117 940 6408
• By email (quoting a school order number) to sales@classroom-resources.co.uk
• By post to: Classroom Resources, PO Box 1489, Bristol, BS99 3QJ

This photocopiable resource is suitable for A Level, International Baccalaureate and similar examinations and is written in such a way that no previous knowledge of the topic is required. 

Such an examination of the topic necessarily must start from a rigorous analysis of the facts, leading students to a thorough knowledge from which a detached, critical view of the topic can be developed.

Moral ambiguities and personalities are robustly discussed, thus stimulating discussion and encouraging independent thought, enabling students to form their own judgments. 

Songs, poems and recommended films are used to develop a sense of immediacy and emotional involvement.  

Throughout the pack is organised in clearly labelled sections with each section followed by appropriate questions.  These are ideal for written or oral homework, tests and essays and to stimulate group discussion. 

Factual recall is easily checked, as the questions are labelled to show which sub-section they apply to.  Other questions require opinions and difficult moral choices. 

The language is suitably complex and topic-specific, leading to linguistic sophistication in examinations.  English translation is supplied for unusual terms. 

This resource contains 112 copiable masters on a CD and is priced at £39.99 + VAT. Once purchased the CD can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.

To see sample pages please email sales@classroom-resources.co.uk quoting the order code 9224.

You can order the L’Occupation de la France CD in any of these ways:  

• On our website
• By phone on 0117 940 6409
• By fax on 0117 940 6408
• By email (quoting a school order number) to sales@classroom-resources.co.uk
• By post to: Classroom Resources, PO Box 1489, Bristol, BS99 3QJ
  

Designed for the AQA A English Language AS Specification, this revision pack provides activities and worksheets for students to consolidate and apply their learning on the topic of children’s speech – the topic that provides the most popular question by far in ENGA1 section B.

The pack is also suitable for revising the spoken language aspect of the ENGB3 Language Acquisition topic.

The Child Language Revision Pack provides revision activities for students working together or alone, and is flexible enough to allow all ability levels to be catered for.

At the centre of the pack is a series of cards presenting examples, linguistic labels and theories, together with a student instruction sheet with directions for fourteen different revision activities.

Minimal preparation is required to produce a lesson which allows students to work according to their own needs and to develop their abilities to analyse children’s language and to explore acquisition theories.

Other activity sheets target particular areas of the syllabus such as phonological errors, using theory and analysing data for question 2a in the ENGA1 examination.

A teacher’s introduction explains each sheet with suggested uses.  A sample essay is also included, to offer as a model and/or to provide practice in applying the mark scheme.

This resource contains 19 copiable masters which are available as a PDF download or as a PDF or editable Word files on a CD.  The price of £14.99 + VAT is the same for all formats. 

Once purchased the CD can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.

To see sample pages please email sales@classroom-resources.co.uk quoting the order code 5333.

You can order the AQA A English Language – Child Language Revision Pack Information for Teachers in any of these ways: 

• On our website
• By phone on 0117 940 6409
• By fax on 0117 940 6408
• By email (quoting a school order number) to sales@classroom-resources.co.uk
• By post to: Classroom Resources, PO Box 1489, Bristol, BS99 3QJ

What makes people vote as they do?  How is democracy organised in the USA, compared with other parts of the world?

These are just two of the questions that are considered in studying Units 1 and 3A from the AQA course on American Politics.

Each topic is broken down to help students to digest the information.  The booklets can therefore be offered to cover the whole topic or just part of it if students are struggling with some areas more than others.

AQA AS American Government & Politics – Unit 1

Unit 1 People, Politics and Participation covers ‘Participation in Politics’ which includes initial aspects of voting behaviour and the nature of politics.  ‘Participation through the Ballot Box’ is a study of the behaviour of voters in elections, and why they vote as they do.

Electoral Systems covers ‘The Role of Elections in a Democracy’, with a simplified look at all electoral systems and where in the world they are used.  ‘The Nature of Representation’ covers the use of referendums in the UK and elsewhere.

Political Parties covers ‘Membership, Finance and Organisation’, which goes into depth regarding how the major parties are run.  ‘Parties and the Party System’ looks at parties on a more general scale, and how their make-up can influence, and be influenced by, the party system.

AQA AS American Government & Politics – Unit 3A

Unit 3A – Electoral Process and Direct Democracy covers ‘Presidential Elections’ which looks into the process followed to select presidential candidates and the general election itself.  It also includes the process of Congressional Elections and the requirements for running for Congress.

Voting Behaviour is also covered.  During the study of electoral process the behaviour of the American voter is analysed for both presidential and congressional elections.

Political Parties includes ‘Political Parties’ looking at the history of the Democrates and Republicans, their evolution and position in today’s political arena.  The difficult position of American third parties is also studied.

Each resource is clearly written in jargon free language which can be used as a revision tool for students or teaching tool for teachers.

AQA AS American Government & Politics Unit 1 – 40 copiable masters – £29.99 – order code 2060

AQA A2 American Government & Politics Unit 3A – 40 copiable masters – £29.99 – order code 2059

SPECIAL OFFER:  BUY BOTH ON ONE CD FOR £49.99 + VAT

These resources are available as PDF downloads or as a PDF or editable Word files on a CD.  The price is the same for all formats. 

Once purchased the CD can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.

To see sample pages please email sales@classroom-resources.co.uk quoting the order codes above.

You can order these resources in any of these ways: 

• On our website at the above web links
• By phone on 0117 940 6409
• By fax on 0117 940 6408
• By email (quoting a school order number) to sales@classroom-resources.co.uk
• By post to: Classroom Resources, PO Box 1489, Bristol, BS99 3QJ

John Wyndham’s seven post-war science fiction novels have given him a reputation as one of the UK’s best writers of the genre since H.G. Wells.

The books stand up as literary works, offer penetrating insights into society, and (unlike much pre-war science fiction – including his own) have believable characters, experiencing realistic adventures in believable situations.  Even the science was well-grounded in reality.

It is the first of this series of novels that we best remember today: The Day of the Triffids.  It exemplifies the reaction of postwar literature and films to the 20^th century’s multiple catastrophes and paints a picture of a word in which neither politicians, religious leaders, nor businessmen can be trusted.  The message is that a better world with a superior morality and new kind of leader must be sought if mankind is to survive.

It is a view that went on to dominate literature, plays and film for many years.

The Day of the Triffids remains a book which can stimulate and excite both gifted and talented young people, as well as those of a more average and below average ability.

Using the Penguin edition of the book, the pupils’ worksheets facilitate independent work.  Extensive but concise appendices support classroom teachers through the more obscure areas of the text, as do a full set of correction masters.

Textual work is arranged chapter-by-chapter, with varied assignments in Reading, Writing, Talk and Listening.  Language-work is assigned where educationally most meaningful: in the context of the chapter.  Wherever relevant, inserts focus on the writer’s craft.

Optional cross-curricular assignments follow, setting text­-anchored work in the context of the wider world and the curriculum beyond the English department: Research, Modern Studies, Philosophy, Art, Geography and Drama, all emerge as opportunities for further work arising from the study of the book. 

This resource includes 146 copiable masters which are available as PDF downloads or as a PDF or editable Word files on a CD.  The price of £39.99 + VAT is the same for all formats. 

Once purchased the CD can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.

To see sample pages please email sales@classroom-resources.co.uk quoting the order code 5332.

You can order The Day of the Triffids CD in any of these ways: 

• On our website
• By phone on 0117 940 6409
• By fax on 0117 940 6408
• By email (quoting a school order number) to sales@classroom-resources.co.uk
• By post to: Classroom Resources, PO Box 1489, Bristol, BS99 3QJ

These assessment trackers enable you to precisely track and display students’ progression through the new Edexcel CIDA 2012 specification.

4 assessment trackers are provided on this CD which also includes an overall tracker along with the Unit 2 to 4 individual unit trackers.

All trackers display each unit, grade point and final grade in the correct format of Distinction*, Distinction, Merit, Pass, Level 1 Pass. The assessment trackers automatically convert the marks to points and display the final grade overall.

Additionally, all final grades are automatically added up and presented in graphs to display fully the attainment of students for the units covered, Exceeding/On Target/Below Target, with a final summary of all marks/grading.

The trackers automatically highlight students who are below target, on target and exceeding target by displaying different colouring to indicate precisely what learners are currently attaining and making the teacher fully aware when interventions are required.

Key features of the assessment trackers include:

• Fully customisable, easy to use and import names/class lists from SIMS with automatic filters for sorting and conditional formatting to identify students on target, below and exceeding
• Automated to display charts/graphs for Exceeding/On Target/Below Target and current grades and grade summary
• Automated to count genders and total students in class
• Automatic filters to analyse results and teacher comments for precise ease of use.

This resource contains 4 Assessment Trackers on a CD.  The price is £29.99 + VAT. Once purchased the CD can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.

To see sample pages please email sales@classroom-resources.co.uk quoting the order code 8114.

You can order the Edexcel CiDA 2012 Assessment Trackers CD in any of these ways:

• On our website
• By phone on 0117 940 6409
• By fax on 0117 940 6408
• By email (quoting a school order number) to sales@classroom-resources.co.uk
• By post to: Classroom Resources, PO Box 1489, Bristol, BS99 3QJ

Designed for Units 1, 2, 3 and 4, our resource packs contain full coverage of Developing Web Products, Creative Multimedia, Artwork & Imaging and Game Making, which match the content and specification exactly.

Each resource contains a clear mix of content, graphical illustrations and ability-based activities which have proven to enthuse students to complete the Units.  All of these are suitable for students with mixed abilities.

The content includes activities/worksheets which will prepare students for tackling the SPB with self review, product review and an assessment worksheet.

Furthermore, Scratch has been included in creating and developing computer games and supporting students with the SPB.  

You can purchase the resources individually for £29.99 each + VAT; alternatively you can purchase all 4 units for the special price of £74.99 + VAT.

Edexcel CIDA: 2012 Units 1 Developing Web Products – £29.99 – Order code 8115

Edexcel CIDA: 2012 Units 2 Creative Multimedia – £29.99 – Order code 8116

Edexcel CIDA: 2012 Units 3 Artwork & Imaging – £29.99 – Order code 8117

Edexcel CIDA: 2012 Units 4 Game Making  – £29.99 – Order code 8118

SPECIAL OFFER:  BUY ALL FOUR UNITS ON ONE CD FOR £74.99 + VAT

The resources are available as PDF downloads or as a PDF or editable Word files on a CD.  The price of £29.99 + VAT is the same for all formats. 

Once purchased the CD can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.

To see sample pages please email sales@classroom-resources.co.uk quoting the order codes above.

You can order the Edexcel CIDA: 2012 Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 CD’s in any of these ways: 

• On our website at the web links above
• By phone on 0117 940 6409
• By fax on 0117 940 6408
• By email (quoting a school order number) to sales@classroom-resources.co.uk
• By post to: Classroom Resources, PO Box 1489, Bristol, BS99 3QJ

Produced specifically for students studying AS Media Studies, this CD contains 3 series (85 PowerPoints in total) that introduce concepts surrounding the challenging area of audience.

The first series includes ideas relating to the relationship between the media and its audience, featuring key terminology.

This includes Audience Construction, Audience Positioning, Target Audience/Secondary Audience, Identifying and Grouping Audience and Mainstream and Niche Audiences.

The second and third series explore theories used to understand this relationship and cover Do the Media Control Us?, Positioning and Ideology, Passive and Active Audiences and Theories of Media Control.

Furthermore, the third series also includes To What Extent Canthe Audience Reject Media Influence?, Can the Audience Affect the Text?, Reception Theory and Uses and Gratifications.

The price of this resource is £39.99 + VAT.

Once purchased the CD can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.

To see sample pages please email sales@classroom-resources.co.uk quoting the order code 5331.

You can order the Audience & Media CD in any of these ways:  

• On our website
• By phone on 0117 940 6409
• By fax on 0117 940 6408
• By email (quoting a school order number) to sales@classroom-resources.co.uk
• By post to: Classroom Resources, PO Box 1489, Bristol, BS99 3QJ