units, hands-on Y9-13

Ancient Civilisations

Students discover the excitement of self-directed learning while you facilitate the process. Select topics and let students zero in on their special interests. In this whole-brain approach ...READ MORE...

Advertising Big Book

Packed with activities and extenders that cover problem solving, creative and critical thinking skills. Activities for children to choose from, from lower-level thinking to higher-level thinkin ...READ MORE...

Critical Squares

Inquiry Learning? This is for you! Developed through Project Zero at the Harvard School of Education, these simple but powerful activities are designed to develop students' critical-thinking ...READ MORE...

CULTURAL IDENTITY (icons), ebook (Advanced version)

The concept of CULTURAL IDENTITY examines the role that icons play in a culture, using Big Understandings such as "Cultural icons are an outward symbol of pride" through to Essential Questi ...READ MORE...

Environmental Issues Series: Population Growth and Balance

This book is designed to convey a holistic understanding of ecological principles and contemporary environmental problems. This book, Population growth and balance, looks at solving social ...READ MORE...

Human Brain

Students definitely get to use their brains while studying them too! This fascinating unit applies all the thinking skills in a variety of extenders, complete with 6 levels of Bloom's activ ...READ MORE...

INDEPENDENT SCIENCE CHALLENGES

Looking for independent science study units, inquiry-based learning? You've repeatedly asked us for more books by this author- and here's a new one! INDEPENDENT SCIENCE CHALLENGES contains ...READ MORE...

Inventions Unlimited!

A treasure-trove! Includes Bloom's activities, worksheets for inventing in the real world, and techniques for never-ending inventing! So flexible it can be used as a class unit or for enrichment ...READ MORE...

PREJUDICE- a unit based on THE CAY

Stretch your students' thinking about important issues - like refugees, or prejudice...Take popular children's novels that incorporate timeless themes and use them as Blooms-based activitie ...READ MORE...

PREJUDICE- a unit based on THE CAY

Stretch your students' thinking about important issues - like refugees, or prejudice...Take popular children's novels that incorporate timeless themes and use them as Blooms-based activitie ...READ MORE...

Provocative Questions- expanding Horizons for Thinking

PROVOCATIVE QUESTIONS (expanding horizons through thinking) by Elaine Le Sueur & Robyn Boswell:
PACKED with ideas, activities and questions on 20 different topics to provoke studen ...READ MORE...

REFUGEES unit, based on BOY OVERBOARD

Stretch your students' thinking about important issues - like refugees, or prejudice...Take popular children's novels that incorporate timeless themes and use them as Blooms-based activities to s ...READ MORE...

Sophisticated Picture Books

H.O.T. UNITS for GIFTED READERS
Challenging and insightful units for those "difficult-to-find-resources-for" gifted readers. Complete with tic-tac-toe choosing matrix and self-assessment ...READ MORE...

Start Thinking!

Contains over 90 Thinking Skills starters to challenge pupils to think, enquire and reach beyond standard expectations. These mini-challenges exercise essential thinking processes such as q ...READ MORE...

Successful Civilisations

A brilliant UBD unit integrating the Key Competencies, higher level thinking, and Inquiry learning, all in one package. INCLUDES the DVD documentary from The National Geographic,"Guns, Germ ...READ MORE...

SUSTAINABILITY 2 (Advanced version)

SUSTAINABILITY, INQUIRY LEARNING through Concepts, Advanced version.
All the 'hard bits' done, and ready for you to personalise for your class! The concept of SUSTAINABILITY ...READ MORE...