It’s that time of year again when Year 11 and 13 students begin focusing on revision for their GCSE and A Level exams. These excellent Easter revision activities, inspired by food, farming and the environment, are a great way to support them as they get ready.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- This Climate and Environment for Fiction Writing resource developed by LEAF Education in collaboration with examiners is designed to replicate an English paper 1 exam style set of questions at GCSE level.
- In the same series this Climate and Environment for Non-Fiction features climate change issues all taken from recently launched Countryside Classroom resources
MATHEMATICS
- This Maths on the Moor resource produced by NGO Educational Trust is great for practising statistical analysis which is useful for Science and Geography as well as a great way to build confidence in Mathematics.
- Practise your problem solving skills with this Maths on the Farm Worksheet based around real world situations out on the farm.
SCIENCE
- Genetics can be quite a tricky topic for A Level Biology students to get their head around, use this brilliant Selecting Traits to Improve Beef Production complete with students activity and student support notes to help understand genetic selection in a real world context.
- Statistical tests are a key component of A Level Environmental Science, there is a Mann Whitney U practice paper and mark scheme in this Could a Future without Pesticides be Possible?
GEOGRAPHY
- Explore the potential of on-farm carbon storage and revise the carbon cycle with this fantastic Carbon Cycle student question paper and mark scheme.
- The worksheets included in this KS4 / 5 resource pack produced by our partner the Association of Drainage Authorities are an excellent way to revise the causes, effects and latest strategies being used to manage flooding in the Fenlands and Somerset Levels. Why not meet a real life drainage engineer and learn about flood management from the experts with this brilliant Visit Your Local Drainage Engineer resource also produce by ADA.
FOOD PREPARATION AND NUTRITION
- The activities in this Conscious Consumer Project Part 1 explore topical issues that span boundaries of agriculture, food, health and society which link closely to Geography, Science, and Food Preparation & Nutrition. The booklet developed by LEAF Education in collaboration with the Food and Farming Discovery Trust can be completed independently or in school.
- Also in this series is the recently launched Conscious Consumer Project Part 2 with issues such as climate change, animal welfare and rewilding all covered.
BUSINESS STUDIES
- This curriculum linked resource all about Lean production of Pork - Kaizen comes complete with student notes, worksheet and mark scheme
- Each element of the marketing syllabus can be revised over with this brilliant Avon Organics booklet based around a family run business. Topics include: marketing, customers and competition; marketing research; market research - produce, price, place and promotion; marketing strategy.
