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Interactive Replace (IR)
Multiple-choice cell-structure quiz on Microsoft Forms
Students answer ten multiple-choice questions on cell organelle functions in a Microsoft Form. Each pupil sees the same ten questions in the same order. The teacher reviews aggregate results in the next lesson.
Tools: Microsoft Forms
Passive Replace (PR)
Binary number system chapter on iPad with short-answer quiz
Year 9 are revising binary number representation before the GCSE-prep assessment in two weeks. Today is a 30-minute reading lesson on a four-page chapter the teacher has shared as a Google Doc. The chapter covers binary-to-denary conversion, denary-to-binary conversion, hexadecimal as a shorthand, and a worked example of converting a denary number to two-byte binary.
Students read at their own pace on iPads. They keep their books open and copy worked examples as they go. After 25 minutes the teacher closes the doc on the projector and the class completes a five-question Microsoft Form on conversion. Live class results are shared anonymously and any question with under 70% correct is re-explained on the board.
Tools: Google Docs, Microsoft Forms
Coraline opening clip with comprehension Form
The unit is on writing to describe. Year 7 will write their own atmospheric story openings next lesson, but first they need a strong example to anchor the work. The teacher has cued up the first four minutes of the animated Coraline as a class viewing, then released it on the LMS so each student can watch on their own iPad.
Students watch the clip once at their own pace, headphones on. Then they answer eight comprehension questions on a Microsoft Form: four on setting (what makes the house feel old, the colour palette, the camera angles), two on atmosphere (the role of weather and silence) and two on the writer's craft (why the parents are introduced last, why the cat speaks first).
Tools: YouTube, Microsoft Forms
Rhetorical devices slide-deck recap before persuasive writing
The unit on persuasive writing started two lessons ago with a teacher-led introduction to rhetorical devices. Today is a 30-minute recap before students start their own writing next lesson. The teacher walks through a five-slide PowerPoint: one slide each on ethos, pathos and logos, plus two slides showing how a single sentence shifts when each device is added. Students follow on their iPads, with the slides shared via the LMS so they can scroll back as needed.
The lesson ends with a six-question Microsoft Forms quiz. Each question shows a short sentence and asks students to identify which device is doing the heavy lifting. The teacher reviews the live class results in the last three minutes and re-explains anything that produced under 60% correct.
Tools: PowerPoint, Microsoft Forms
BBC Black Death clip with Forms comprehension check
Year 7 are towards the end of their medieval England unit. Today is a 25-minute recap on the Black Death. The next lesson asks them to argue whether it was the most significant event of the medieval period. The teacher has chosen an eight-minute BBC documentary clip that covers symptoms, transmission and the social effects.
Students watch the clip on their iPads with headphones. The teacher pauses the projector at the end of the clip for a 90-second whole-class clarification (the difference between bubonic and pneumonic plague, the rough death toll). Students then answer ten MCQs on a Microsoft Form. The class results are reviewed in the last three minutes.
Tools: YouTube, Microsoft Forms
Pythagoras worked-solutions video with comprehension check
Year 9 met Pythagoras' theorem last lesson. Today is a recap before independent practice. The teacher has chosen a 12-minute video from a curriculum-aligned channel that walks through three worked solutions: a simple right-triangle, a triangle with a calculator answer needing rounding, and a real-world problem (a ladder leaning against a wall).
Students watch on their iPads. Pausing and rewinding is encouraged. The video ends with a five-question Microsoft Form: identify the hypotenuse from a sketch, choose the correct equation for a given triangle, and round a final answer to one decimal place. The teacher reviews the live class results in the last two minutes and re-explains the rounding question if needed.
Tools: YouTube, Microsoft Forms
Listening to a target-language podcast with comprehension form
Students listen to a five-minute podcast clip in the target language. The teacher plays it twice. Students answer six comprehension questions on a Microsoft Form.
Tools: Spotify, Microsoft Forms
Reading a target-language text on iPad with end-of-lesson quiz
Students read a 250-word text in the target language on their iPad about a teenager's daily routine. The teacher pre-teaches three new vocabulary items at the start. After 25 minutes of reading, students complete a five-question multiple-choice comprehension Form.
Tools: Microsoft Forms
Combustion safety video and Forms check before practical
Year 7 are about to do a combustion practical involving a Bunsen burner, a splint and three different fuels. Department policy is that every pupil watches the safety briefing and passes a check before lighting any flame. The 15-minute lesson opens with a five-minute video produced by the science technician walking through the safety steps: tying back hair, eye protection, the position of the gas tap, what to do if a sleeve catches.
Students watch the video at their desks on iPads, then complete an eight-question Microsoft Form. The Form is set to require 100% before submission. Anyone who scores below 8/8 watches the video again and re-takes the quiz. The teacher only allows the practical to start when every name is on the green-tick list.
Tools: YouTube, Microsoft Forms
This page is one of a growing set of PICRAT examples by cell, subject and key stage. Page maintained by Andy Perryer.