‘Fully localised for the UK curriculum with British English spelling and KS4/KS5 mapping’

Celebrate Women’s History Month with this high-level, no-prep ‘Secret Dossier’ designed for Years 10-13 (KS4 & KS5) and Adult Learners.
This is not a simple biography pack. Your students will act as intelligence officers to solve the actual technical challenges faced by four pioneers.

What’s Included:
4 Technical Missions: Cover frequency hopping (Hedy Lamarr), orbital mechanics (Katherine Johnson), software logic (Margaret Hamilton), and molecular chemistry (Alice Ball).
Teacher Notes: Includes strategies for ‘Escape Rooms’ and ‘Peer-to-Peer Learning’ .
Full Mark Scheme: Detailed step-by-step reasoning for all maths and physics challenges .

IMPORTANT PRINTING NOTE: This resource is designed in US Letter size. To ensure a perfect print on A4 paper, please select ‘Fit to Page’ or ‘Scale to Fit’ in your printer settings. This prevents the decorative borders of the ‘Secret Dossier’ from being cut off.

**Curriculum Mapping: GCSE & A-Level

Mathematics (GCSE/A-Level)
Sequences: Recognise and use sequences of triangular, square, and prime numbers .
Algebra: Substitute numerical values into formulas and expressions, including those with square roots and denominators .
Logic: Use logical reasoning to solve multi-step problems .

Physics (GCSE/A-Level)
Space Physics: Describe how for a stable orbit, the radius must change if the speed changes (Orbital Velocity) .
Waves: Use of radio waves in communication and principles of signal resilience .

Chemistry (GCSE)
Organic Chemistry: Understanding the extraction and modification of compounds (esters) .