Secondary Lessons

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Key Stage 4

Citizenship

Consumer rights
How easily are you taken in by adverts? Find out about the laws on advertising and understand your rights as a consumer.

English

Writing a story 1
Do you want to write good stories? Try this lesson to find out how to choose a topic your readers will be interested in and how to create believable characters.

ICT

Networks
Do you know the difference between a LAN and a WAN? Try this lesson to find out about computer networks and how they are changing the way people work all over the world.

Mathematics

Circle circumference and area
Sometimes feel like you're going round in circles? Understand all the calculations relating to a circle by following our animated explanations and worked examples.

Science

Transpiration
If you aren't sure what stomata are, use out interactive lesson to find out how they control water loss from plants.

Key Stage 3

Citizenship

Systems of government
Improve your understanding of the role of the government in the UK by trying our interactive Lesson.

Design and Technology

Food nutrients
Does the food you eat contain all the nutrients you need? Find out how important each nutrient is and what happens if you don't eat the right kind of foods.

Geography

Earth's crust
Find out how the movements of tectonic plates create volcanoes and cause earthquakes across the globe.

History

Black Death
Did people in the Middle Ages really try to cure the Black Death by shaving a live chicken's bottom? Try this lesson to find out.

Latin

Verbs 2: first conjugation (present tense)
Learn how to use verbs in the present tense by trying this lesson on the first conjugation.

Mathematics

Pythagoras' theorem
Discover who Pythagoras was and find out, through tests and animated graphics, how to use his theorem.

Religious Education

Exploring belief in God
Learn the difference between belief and truth, and discover ways in which people have tried to prove the existence of God.

Science

Molecules and compounds
Discover what molecules and compounds are. Follow our animated graphics to see how elements react with each other to form new substances.

SAT Key Stage 3

English Literature

Macbeth: Act II scenes 1-2
Try our first Shakespeare Unit to find out why Macbeth was a tragic hero and what role Lady Macbeth played in the murder of Duncan.

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