How to Use Microsoft Teams Guides by @MrFinlayBusEd

Thanks to Mr Finlay for letting me share these fabulous guides to Microsoft Teams. If you are not sure what to do, try have a look and see if these guides answer your question. We are all in this together so let's help each other out! Pupil Guides How to Access Microsoft Teams from Home … Continue reading How to Use Microsoft Teams Guides by @MrFinlayBusEd

S2 Home Learning Task – Should Writing Fake News Be Considered a Crime?

Hello! Here is a series of Big Question tasks that you can work through if you are working at home. 1. Read the Powerpoint should-writing-fake-news-be-considered-a-crimeDownload 2. Watch the video https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/51271837 3. Read this article https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/38906931 Fake News- What is it.  4. Create a Table Create a table of all the arguments for and against whether making the writing … Continue reading S2 Home Learning Task – Should Writing Fake News Be Considered a Crime?

S2 Home Learning Task – Should Plastic Straws Be Banned?

Hello! Here is a series of Big Question tasks that you can work through if you are working at home. 1. Read the Powerpoint should-plastic-straws-be-bannedDownload 2. Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCwtlzABUpY 3. Read this article https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48357090 Newsround – Should Plastic Straws be banned  4. Create a Table Create a table of all the arguments for and against plastic … Continue reading S2 Home Learning Task – Should Plastic Straws Be Banned?

S2 Home Learning Task – Should We Eat Less Meat to Save the Environment?

Hello! Here is a series of Big Question tasks that you can work through if you are working at home. 1. Read the Powerpoint should-we-eat-less-meat-powerpointDownload 2. Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUJUwxQd9B4 3. Read this article the-day-eat-less-meat-to-save-the-planet-report-warnsDownload The Day Resource 4. Create a Table Create a table of all the arguments for and against eating less meat  5. Research … Continue reading S2 Home Learning Task – Should We Eat Less Meat to Save the Environment?

S2 Home Learning Task – Should Zoo’s be banned?

Hello! Here is a series of Big Question tasks that you can work through if you are working at home. 1. Read the Powerpoint zoos-are-cruel-and-the-animals-should-be-released-into-the-wildDownload 2. Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DlBJlahU1g 3. Read this article https://www.thoughtco.com/arguments-for-and-against-zoos-127639 Arguments for and against Zoo’s.  4. Create a Table Create a table of all the arguments for and against keeping zoo’s open  … Continue reading S2 Home Learning Task – Should Zoo’s be banned?

Home Learning Recommended Viewing/ Listening

YouTube RMPS Resources https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMC4DroLIKaBvyiy5Dc6Qg This channel has lots of links to clips and documentaries. Watch The Story of God with Morgan Freeman This is an excellent series that explores many issues studied in RMPS including creation, freewill, evil and suffering and proof of God. Derren Brown – The Push or Miracle This is great for … Continue reading Home Learning Recommended Viewing/ Listening

S1 Islam – Home Learning Tasks

Work through the following tasks at your own pace. S1 Home Learning Tasks GridDownload Watch and Answer the Questions https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z3tfgk7 Why did Muhammad (pbuh) leave Mecca (also known as Makkah)?  Who was the first ever Muslim?  How did he travel to Yathrib?  What is the journey across the desert called? https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpdtsbk/articles/zrxxgwx What is Islam?  Read the guide and complete the quiz at … Continue reading S1 Islam – Home Learning Tasks

How to Survive the Exam Period How to Revise, Look After Yourself and Where to Go for Help

We are coming up fro a stressful time in the School Year. Exam Time. Here's a survival guide for you on top tips on revision, where to go for revision help and how to look after yourself. How to Revise There are lots of different studies into how to study and revise. With lots of … Continue reading How to Survive the Exam Period How to Revise, Look After Yourself and Where to Go for Help

Religious and Non Religious Groups in Scotland

Our S2 class have been looking at different religious groups in Scotland according to the census. They have been given a task to complete some research on a religious group from the 2011 Census.   Use this guide to help you with your research. You should describe the groups main beliefs, practices, if they have a … Continue reading Religious and Non Religious Groups in Scotland