Homework for Wednesday 14th is to finish the past paper booklet given out in lessons.
Year 10: Useful Mock Exam Revision websites
23
Jun
Hope all of you are busy revising for the exam! Below are some useful exam revision websites…
You need to revise “Human Relationships”, “Medical Ethics” and “Good and Evil”…
Please leave a comment if you have any questions!
Year 10 Homework: “There is no such thing as evil”
27
May
This is due on Monday 20th June – you have plenty of time so no excuses!
Suggested structure:
- What is the statement arguing? That evil does not exist in itself, but instead it is merely the absence of good. Just as darkness is the absence of light and cold is the absence of heat, evil is the absence of good! Suggest what your conclusion is going to be – will you agree or not?
- Explain why people might agree with this statement. You could look at this and there are some interesting ideas here too. You should also analyse at this point. What might be the good things about explaining evil in this way? Why might it also cause problems?
- Why might others disagree that there is no such thing as evil? You could refer to the Devil, the “damaged mind” or original sin as other ways of explaining evil. What are the relative strengths and weaknesses of the different ways to explain the existence of evil?
- Conclusion: Do you agree with this statement? Which side of the argument is stronger and why?
Resources:
Year 9 History of Maths Project
18
May
Your task is to prepare a 5 minute presentation on a famous mathematician from history.
You could create a PowerPoint or props to show the class, which tell us something about the mathematician and what they contributed.
Your presentation should explain:
- Who the mathematician was
- When and where the mathematician lived
- Some interesting facts about the mathematician
- What the mathematician discovered about maths
- How might this discovery be relevant to us today?
The idea is that we all learn something about the history of maths and maybe some useful maths for us to use today.
Presentations will begin on Tuesday 24th May!
Some suggestions for possible people to study:
al-Khwarizmi, Fibonacci, Aryabhata, Nicholas Copernicus, John Napier, Wilhelm Schickard, Blaise Pascal, Pierre de Fermat, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Pierre Simon LaPlace, Charles Babbage, Arthur Cayley, August Ferdinand Möbius, Alan Turing, Archimedes, Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss, Sir Isaac Newton, Pythagoras, Srinivasa Ramunjan, Euclid, Euler, Rene Decartes, Benjamin Banneker, Kurt Godel… There are loads of people to consider!
If you want a challenge then choose a more modern mathematician! I hope some of you will!
Resources
- MacTutor History of Maths archive
- Liz Richards’ History of Maths page
- Wikipedia History of Maths
- ThinkQuest
- British Sociey for the History of Mathematics
Year 8: Right Livelihood Business Assessment
06
May
Your task is to come up with a business plan for a Buddhist “right livelihood” business. “Right livelihood” means earning money in a way that follows Buddhist principles such as the Five Precepts. You’ll present your ideas to the class and we’ll decide who gets the money (other prize may be awarded!)
The key thing is to think about how your business will help people follow Buddhist ideas. It needs to consider the Eightfold Path to avoid attachment and craving etc. Key teachings:
Life involves suffering, everything changes, there is no permanent you
Suffering can be stopped by following the eightfold path, which stops craving
The eightfold path:
right vision, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right awareness, right meditation
- to abstain from harming another living thing,
- to abstain from taking the not given,
- to abstain from false speech,
- to abstain from sexual misconduct,
- to abstain from intoxicants
Things you may need to produce:
- A PowerPoint presenting your business
- A booklet explaining your business
- A short film showing your ideas
- Some props to demonstrate your idea
- A spreadsheet showing the finances of your business
Resources:
- Right Livelihood Business guidance – a document explaining what you need to do
- Right Livelihood Business PowerPoint – from the lesson
- Right Livelihood Business Levels – what you need to do to get a good level
- Right Livelihood Business groups – groups
Year 9 RPE Exam Revision
07
Apr
The Year 9 Test will cover just about everything we’ve done on ethics this year.
A good way to start revision will be to download the Year 9 Revision helpsheet and then use your book and other information on this site to fill it in!
Another helpful revision tool will be to read through the assessments you’ve done this year.
Here are some other resources:
- Ethical Theories Information Sheet
- Year 9 Revision PowerPoint
- Reasons for Punishment handout
- Aims of Punishment Assessment
- Ethical Decisions Assessment
- “Is it ever right to kill?” Assessment
Hope that helps you revise. If you have any questions please leave a comment!
Year 11 Easter Revision
06
Apr
Congratulations! We’ve finished the first part of the revision process! If there’s any part of your revision folder missing please fill it in:
Philosophy:
- Belief about Deity Teacher Guide
- End of Life Teacher Guide
- Religion and Science Teacher Guide
- Good and Evil Teacher Guide
Ethics:
- Human Relationships Teacher Guide
- Medical Ethics Teacher Guide
- Religion, Peace and Justice Teacher Guide
- Religion and Equality Teacher Guide
None of these have key words in them. If you’re note sure then either leave a comment or look them up using Google define (search for “Define: *keyword*”).
Remember that you can also get my alternative revision guides.
You can also use the GCSE Philosophy Self-Assessment Sheet to help you organise what you need to know.
Please, please, please get practising exam questions and then email me with them so I can have a look!
Year 9 Maths Exam Revision
31
Mar
Hi all,
I’m glad you’re all revising hard! Here are some links to useful stuff to practise with…
Firstly, there’s some stuff on the Learning Platform! Once logged in go to: Subject Areas > Maths > Key Stage 3 > Revision for Year 9 tests. Look at the D3 Revision sheet for some older stuff to review.
Secondly, there are loads of past papers (with answers) and resources at eMaths (you’ll be sitting the Level 6-8 papers).
You can also use myMaths to practise.
Finally, BBC Bitesize might be of use.
Good luck! You can leave a comment if you have any questions or find any other useful revision resources!
Year 9 Maths homework
23
Mar
Hope you all had fun with Mr D today during Cover Wednesday.
Any work not complete from the 23rd March Cover Wednesday Handout needs to be done by next Tuesday please!