Homework project instructions

Task Resources Task 1 Starter task Task 2 Why did William win the Battle of Hastings? Task 3 Castles 1 Castles 2 Domesday book 1 Domesday book 2 Dealing with rebels Feudal system 1 Feudal system 2 How did William gain control of England? Task 4 Becket worksheet Becket newspaper

Citizenship Web Links:

http://www.explore.parliament.uk/cms/DocumentUploads/Discover%20Parliament.pdf

Booklet designed for young people to find out more about Parliament (KS3)

http://www.explore.parliament.uk/cms/DocumentUploads/Gen%20Elec%20Explained.pdf

Booklet designed for young people to find out more about Parliament (KS2) Easier to read..

(Use the links above to find the answers to the Parliament and Elections Quiz.)

http://www.explore.parliament.uk/Parliament.aspx?id=275&game=political_puzzle_intro.html

Political puzzle game

http://www.explore.parliament.uk/Parliament.aspx?id=726&game=MazeGameIntro.aspx

Maze Game. Try to escape the Houses of Parliament!

www.parliament.uk

View live webcams of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Not always very lively!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/uk/uk_parliament/newsid_1708000/1708803.stm

CBBC Newsround website on Parliament – very good!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4380000/newsid_4388100/4388163.stm

CBBC Newsround pages on lowering voting age to 16

http://www.labour.org.uk/home

Labour Party website

http://www.labour.org.uk/labour_policies

sets out Labour policies

http://www.conservative-party.org.uk/

Conservative Party website

http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=our.vision.page

Sets out the three main parts of the Conservatives policies

http://www.libdems.org.uk/

Liberal Democrats website

http://www.libdems.org.uk/media/documents/policies/Youthsmallpdf.pdf

Liberal Democrat Manifesto for young people

http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/votesat16

UK Youth Parliament campaign to lower the voting age to 16.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=4OszIi0u3xSxQFgX_2fWUgwg_3d_3d

Votes at 16 online survey