The Cut, Paste and Surf! CD-ROM for Citizenship is suitable for Key Stage 3 and GCSE, and provides printable black and white pupils’ worksheets with background information and step-by-step guidance for completing the on-screen exercises.
The CD-ROM gives you a range of innovative and engaging ICT exercises on the following topics:
1) Diversity in Britain
2) Power
3) The Media
4) Globalisation
5) Crime and the criminal justice system
6) Rights and responsibilities
7) Express yourself!
8) People and change
9) Active citizenship
This page contains the internet links that are accessed through the CPS Citizenship CD-ROM for use with the relevant questions and activities. Please note that websites can change or shut down with no warning. We regularly check these links but please e-mail us at ict@nelsonthornes.com if you find that a link no longer works. Many thanks.
Click on the hotlink for the exercise number you are doing to open the website.
Chapter |
Exercise Number |
Topic |
Comment |
1 Diversity in Britain |
1.2 |
How diverse is my area
website >>
|
National Statistics webpage
|
2 Power |
2.4 |
Web Directory
website A >>
website B >>
website C >> |
A) 10 Downing St
Homepage
B) UK Parliament
homepage
C) Google homepage |
3 The Media |
3.2 |
How much time do you spend consuming the media ?
website >>
|
Index on Censorship homepage |
3.4 |
Young people and the media
website >>
|
Advertising Standards Authority |
3.5 |
Challenge activity! Writing to the Children’s Minister
website >>
|
Website on Margaret Hodge, Children’s Minister
Contact details:
Margaret Hodge MP,
Children’s Minister,
Sanctuary Buildings,
Great Smith Street,
London SW1P 3BT
Tel: 0870 000 2288
Fax: 01928 794 248
Email: info@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
|
| 4 Globalisation |
4.5 |
What can I do?
website A >>
website B >>
website C >>
|
A) Buy Nothing Day
page
B) Ethical Consumer Association
C) Make Trade Fair
webpage |
| 5 Crime and the criminal justice system |
5.5 |
Creating an
information leaflet
website A >>
website B >>
website C >>
website D >>
website E >>
website F >>
|
A) BBC homepage
B) The Guardian
Newspaper
C) The Times
Newspaper
D) The Independent
Newspaper
E) The Telegraph
Newspaper
F) Channel 4
homepage |
| 6 Rights and responsibilities |
6.2 |
Rights of the child
website >> |
Summary of the UNCRC on the Save the Children website |
| |
6.5 |
Fight for your rights
website A >>
website B >>
website C >>
website D >> |
A) Save the Children
homepage
B) Child Poverty
Action Group
C) NSPCC homepage
D) Google homepage |
| 7 Express yourself |
7.4 |
Freedom of speech around the world
website >> |
Index on Censorship homepage |
| 8 People and change |
8.1 |
The role of an
individual in change
website A >>
website B >>
website C >> |
A) Jo Hale
B) Benjamin Zephaniah
C) Lee Kyang Hae |