Academic School: Humanities and Social Sciences

Module/Focus: Religious Studies / Year 10 / Marriage and the Family

LESSON NUMBER(s): 8

Lesson Structure
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Learning Objectives:
To understand Islamic attitudes to contraception.

Learning Outcomes:
To explain the reasons why some Muslims agree or disagree with
contraception using Quranic quotes.
To evaluate which types of contraception are allowed and which are
forbidden, using correct terminology.
Key Questions: (Suggestions)
What do Muslims say about contraception, and when is it allowed?
What does the Quran and the hadith teach Muslims about
contraception?

Do Now (Suggestions)
Students must recap prior lesson on Islam and divorce. .
Main Activity:

EP/TW

Including teaching and Learning strategies - Literacy,

Numeracy, PLTs, Surface and Deep learning, Peer Assessment.
Technology as a learning tool

Starter: Students are given a set of pictures and must

ascertain which type of contraception they represent. Students
can use their iPads, with the quickest students able to pop the
balloons with the key concepts of Islamic knowledge regarding

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Academic School: Humanities and Social Sciences

Module/Focus: Religious Studies / Year 10 / Marriage and the Family
LESSON NUMBER(s): 8

contraception.
Learning through pictures - Various types of visuals can be
effective learning tools: photos, illustrations, icons, symbols,
sketches, figures, and concept maps, to name only a few.
Consider how memorable the visual graphics are in logos, for
example. You recognize the brand by seeing the visual graphic,
even before reading the name of the brand. This type of visual
can be so effective that earlier this year Starbucks simplified
their logo by dropping their printed name and keeping only the
graphic image of the popularly referred to mermaid
(technically, its a siren). I think we can safely assume that
Starbucks Corporation must be keenly aware of how our brains
have automatically and effortlessly committed their graphic
image to memory.

Main: Students are given the opportunity to learn through

games and the use of balloons always increases engagement,
the attitudes can be found in the balloons and stuck down into
their books. SImultaneously rewriting the attitudes in their own
words, placing in new balloons for the next group.
Games based learning:
It is known as a Game-Based Learning (GBL) the learning
method of using games while teaching a subject. It means that
the games that are used for this purpose have been designed
with the idea of achieving learning outcomes.
Some benefits of using Game-Based Learning
Get students attention. Students easily engaged to game
activities due to their willingness in playing.
Students get a positive experience about learning. The
use of games encourages students to keep learning and to

Academic School: Humanities and Social Sciences

Module/Focus: Religious Studies / Year 10 / Marriage and the Family
LESSON NUMBER(s): 8

erase the idea that learning is boring.

Rememorize concepts or facts. Activities such as solving a
crossword or alphabet soup are activities more engaging than
a regular test. Prepare some contests such as Who wants to
be a millionaire or The wheel of fortune. Encourage
students to work in teams to achieve the goal where their
knowledge is the clue to succeed.
Reinforce and consolidate knowledge in a friendly
environment. The most effective way to turn content in
something meaningful is to find out where and when to use
it. With games students can reinforce and consolidate their
knowledge through practicing and getting reward for their
achievements.
Understand the consequences of our choices. Using
games enables users to understand the consequences of their
choices. In other words, the students learn through
experiences, through trial and error. Games offer a safety
environment to test and learn through mistakes so the
information becomes meaningful when students understand its
use.
Plenary: Students will answer an exam question:
B) Do you agree with contraception? (4 Marks). This will
ensure students embed their knowledge of the different types
of contraception. Questions used in assessments enable us to
measure learning, evaluate instructional methods, and hold
learners accountable for their efforts. They may also
encourage learners to take notes during instruction and study
them afterwards. Seeing questions only as fodder for
assessments pushes us away from their most important use
as powerful mechanisms to improve learning. Because
questions used in assessments are designed to evaluate
competence and not improve learning per se, their learning
benefits are sometimes lacking. A questions design
determines the cognitive effect it will have on learners, and it
is this cognitive effect that produces memory and performance

Academic School: Humanities and Social Sciences

Module/Focus: Religious Studies / Year 10 / Marriage and the Family
LESSON NUMBER(s): 8

results. Designing questions specifically to improve learning is

the best way to maximize learning outcomes.

Differentiation (inc. Challenge)

Tasks and strategies
AG&T: Can explore the use of contraception amongst teenagers:
http://www.avert.org/contraception-young-people.htm

Less able: Will be given a glossary of all forms of contraception via

the NHS choices website:
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/contraceptionguide/Pages/contraception.aspx

Marking and Feedback (Teacher and/or Student)

Verbal feedback
Self assessment