Year 12 Get Curious about... 1 CONTENTS Introduction 3 Art 4 Biology 5 Business Studies (A level and Btec) 6 Chemistry 7 Classical Civilisation 8 Computer Science 9 Drama 10 Economics 11 English Literature 12 English Language and Literature 13 Geography 14 HIstory 15 Mathematics and Further Mathematics 16 Music 17 Photography 18 Physical Education (A level and Btec) 19 Product Design 20 Physics 21 Politics 22 Psychology 23 Philosophy, Religion and Ethics (PRE) 24 Sociology 25 Spanish 26 2 Introduction Much of what I stumbled into, by following my curiosity and intuition, turned out to be priceless later on. Steve Jobs The joy of joining the sixth form is that you can really start to get curious about the subjects you have chosen; like Steve Jobs said, you never know how priceless the things you read, listen to and watch are going to be. This summer you have time to get curious about your A level / BTEC courses. We have produced this booklet to supplement the information provided to you via the induction ​ booklet and resources on the Google Classroom/Google Drive. It also supports the Queens’ School Super-Curriculum, which you can find here. ​ ​ Every department has put together a small collection of resources that they would like you to try to read, listen to and watch before starting their course. You won’t be tested on these resources (they aren’t requirements for your course), but by getting curious about them you’ll start to understand where the sixth form might take you in the future, and how interesting your subjects are. Where more than one resource is listed, pick one first and then come back to the others if you have the time to. In September, your teachers will discuss these resources with you and will be looking to hear your thoughts and find out what you got curious about. We hope you enjoy exploring these resources over the next six weeks. 3 Get Curious about Art A book you should read is: Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles and Ted Orland Podcasts you should listen to are: ● Art Matters. © Bob and Roberta Smith ● Talk Art. Talk Art podcast A radio show you should listen to is: The Radio 2 Arts Show TV/Films/Clips you should watch are: ​ Any film by Wes Anderson Social media you should follow is: ​ Pinterest 4 Get Curious about Biology Books you should read are: ● Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari ● The body: an occupant's guide by Bill bryson Podcasts you should listen to are: The 'ologies podcasts', each one is a something 'ology, like oceanology, rhinology etc Radio shows you should listen to: Radio 4: The infinite monkey cage. TV/Films/Clips you should watch are: ● Anything Attenborough ● Sci show, or bizarre beasts on youtube Social media you should follow are: ● Science alert and iflscience on instagram (iflscience also has a facebook and own website) ● Asap science on instagram or tiktok 5 Get Curious about Business A book you should read is: Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don’t Make Sense by Rory Sutherland Websites you should read are: ● https://www.ft.com/stream/d22ff01b-f7b0-3c84-8543-c92e346b4585 ● https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business ● https://theguardian.com/uk Podcasts you should listen to are: ● https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrss1/episodes/downloads ● Open University 60 seconds lessons in economics with David Mitchell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulyVXa-u4wE A radio show you should listen to is: Radio 4: The Bottom Line with Evan Davis Documentaries you should watch are: ● Print the Legend ​ ● Adam Curtis: Hypernormalisation; ● Don’t Panic, the Truth about Population with Hans Rosling; Social media you should follow: Larry Elliot and William Keegan on the Guardians Business Desk ​ @BusinessDesk 6 Get Curious about Chemistry Book you should read is: Why chemical reactions happen by James Keeler and Peter Wothers Podcasts you should listen to are: ● The Periodic Table by The Royal Society of Chemistry ● Weekly podcasts by Chemistry World A radio show you should listen to is: Radio 4: In our time; Chemistry TV/Films/Clips you should watch are: ● Pandemic: How to prevent an outbreak ● Sci show; Chemistry Social media you should follow are: ● Science alert and iflscience on instagram (iflscience also has a facebook and own website) ● Asap science on instagram or tiktok ● Chem with Kellen on instagram 7 Get Curious about Classical Civilisation Books you should read are: ● Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller ● Heroes by Stephen Fry ● The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker Podcasts you should listen to are: ● Totalus Rankium ● Emperors of Rome ● Trojan War: The Podcast Radio shows you should listen to are: ● BBC In Our Time ● BBC A History of the World in 100 Objects ● BBC Great Lives TV/Films/Clips you should watch are: ● Rome series ● 300 directed by Zack Synder ● Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott Social media you should follow are: ● Openlearn: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/history/classical-studies ● Classics Confidential: https://classicsconfidential.co.uk/ ● Ancient Rome live: https://ancientromelive.org/ ● SCS blog: https://classicalstudies.org/scs-blog 8 Get Curious about Computer Science Books you should read are: GitHub free programming ebooks Websites you should read are: ● https://www.computer.org/computer-magazine/ ● http://usingpython.com/python-introduction/ Podcasts you should listen to are: http://www.wired.co.uk/series/wired-podcast Radio show you should listen to is: The BBC Tech Tent TV/Films/Clips you should watch are: 20 Must See TED Talks for Computer Scientists Social media you should follow are: ● https://twitter.com/compscioxford?lang=en ● https://twitter.com/CompSciFact 9 Get Curious about Drama Books you should read are: ● The Kneehigh theatre cookbook ● The Theatre and Its Double by Antonin Artaud Podcasts you should listen to are: ● The National Theatre podcasts ● Listen to Sir Patrick Stewart read Shakespeare’s sonnets TV/Films/Clips you should watch are: ● Talking Heads on BBC iplayer. ● National Theatre streamed productions on YouTube. ● The Goes Wrong Show by Mischief Theatre Company on BBC Iplayer Social media you should follow: On Twitter follow those listed below: ● Queens’ School Drama ● Frantic Assembly ● National Theatre ● Kneehigh ● Get into Theatre ● the Globe ● Watford Palace Theatre. 10 Get Curious about Economics Books you should read are: ● Freakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner & Steven D. Levitt. ● How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities by Stephen Cassiby. ● Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith ● The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by John Maynard Keynes. Websites you should read are: ● https://www.ft.com/stream/d22ff01b-f7b0-3c84-8543-c92e346b4585 ● https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business ● https://theguardian.com/uk Podcasts you should listen to are: ● https://freakonomics.com/archive/ ● https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrss1/episodes/downloads ● Open University 60 seconds lessons in Economics with David Mitchell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulyVXa-u4wE A radio show you should listen to is: Radio 4: The Bottom Line with Evan Davis Documentaries you should watch are: ● Print the Legend, The Great Hack, ​ ● Adam Curtis: Hypernormalisation; ● Don’t Panic, the Truth about Population with Hans Rosling; Social media you should follow: Bloomberg Economics @economics and @ING_Economics 11 Get Curious about English Literature Books you should read are: ● Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte ● Germinal by Emile Zola ● 1984 by George Orwell Podcasts you should listen to are: ● 1001 Short Stories ● BBC World Book Club ● Selected Shorts Radio shows you should listen to are: ● Radio 4’s Open Book ● BBC Book at Bedtime TV/Films/Clips you should watch are: ​ ● Atonement directed by Joe Wright ● Othello available via BBC Culture on iplayer ● The Great Gatsby directed by Baz Luhrman Social media you should follow are: ​ ● Goodreads ● WLT blog ● Granta ● British Council Literature blog 12 Get Curious about English Language and Literature Books you should read are: ● Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad ● The True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey ● The Lost Continent by Bill Bryson Podcasts you should listen to are: ● 1001 Short Stories ● BBC World Book Club ● Selected Shorts Radio shows you should listen to are: ● Radio 4’s Open Book ● BBC Book at Bedtime TV/Films/Clips you should watch are: ​ ● Atonement directed by Joe Wright ● Othello available via BBC Culture on iplayer ● The Great Gatsby directed by Baz Luhrman Social media you should follow are: ​ ● Goodreads ● WLT blog ● Granta ● British Council Literature blog 13 Get Curious about Geography A book you should read is: Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall Podcasts you should listen to are: ● The Economist ● Overheard at National Geographic A radio show you should listen to is: BBC news A TV/Films/Clips you should watch is: ​ Haiti: After the quake Social media you should follow are: ​ ● Instagram - World Health Organisation and National Geographic ● Twitter - @easygeography 14 Get Curious about History Books you should read are: ● Andrew Marr, A History of Modern Britain. (There's also a great documentary series that you can watch) ● Simon Schama, History of Modern Britain, Volume 3: The Fate of Empire 1776-2000. ● Kenneth Morgan, Twentieth Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction Podcasts you should listen to are: ● ​Churchill: The Great Orator – 4 episodes available online (Run by The Telegraph). ● ​The Historical Association podcasts Radio shows you should listen to are: