1st
and 2nd YEAR
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- www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions
- This is a great website containing links to 16 different religions and is useful for any of the 1st or 2nd Year religious topics.
Judaism
www.jewfaq.org
- This is an online encyclopaedia
of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, scripture,
practices and customs.
www.topmarks.co.uk/judaism/moses/index.htm
Simple story of Moses with
pictures.
www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/history/moses_1.shtml
These webpages examine the life
of Moses, the Ten Commandments and events surrounding
Moses.
www.magictails.com/creationlinks.html
This website provides links to
creation myths from a variety of cultures from around
the world.
Sikhism
- www.sikhs.org
- Gives information on the
origins and development of Sikhism as well as the Sikh
way of life. Contains a useful section comparing
Sikhism to other religions.
- www.wikipedia.org/wiki/sikhism
- Encyclopaedia article on
Sikhism covering the ten gurus, beliefs and principles
and the Punjab.
- www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/index.shtml
- Easy to use website giving
facts on the history, customs and beliefs of
Sikhs.
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Islam
- http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/carolrb/islam/familylife.html
- Created for primary school
children, this site provides basic facts about Islam
that are easy to understand. Includes information on
arranged marriages.
- http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/carolrb/islam/geography.html
- Provides an introduction to
Islam and links to other pages on the 5 Pillars of
Wisdom, arranged marriages and other
customs.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Pillars_of_Islam
- An explanation of the Five
Pillars of Wisdom from Wikipedia.
- www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/index.shtml
- Easy to use website giving
information on the history, customs and beliefs of
Islam.
Christianity
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracles
- Provides an explanation of what
miracles are and gives examples of Christian miracles.
Includes good links to other sites.
- www.request.org.uk
- Explains what believer's
baptism is all about. Has photos and stories of real
people who have been baptised.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Believers_baptism
- Provides a good explanation of
believer's baptism. It also provides links to other
associated articles and gives definitions of some
religious terms.
- http://www.allaboutjesuschrist.org/miracles-of-jesus.htm
- These pages explain what a
miracle is and has links to articles on some of Jesus'
miracles.
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Christianity/nativity/index.htm
The story of the Nativity
http://www.twopaths.com/story_BirthOfJesus.htm
The birth of Jesus according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke
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- 3rd
YEAR
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- Social
Issues
- Truancy
- www.scotland.gov.uk
- Type truancy into the search
box. This will return lots of good articles on the
subject.
School uniform
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews
- Click SPECIALS from the left
side of the screen. Click SCHOOL from the list. From
the drop down box under PRESS PACKS choose UNIFORM
-GOOD OR BAD
- www.guardian.co.uk/Archive
- Type SCHOOL UNIFORM to see a
list of articles from the Guardian newspaper.
The elderly
- www.helptheaged.org.uk
- General information for the
elderly including care.
- www.ageconcernscotland.org.uk
- Click OLDER PEOPLE IN SCOTLAND.
On this page there is a report called "The needs of
older people in Scotland 2005" ; click on the
link.
- www.scotland.gov.uk
- Click PEOPLE & SOCIETY.
Click the link OLDER PEOPLE, on the left. Click
COMMUNITY CARE and choose your topic.
Neighbourhood Watch
- www.neighbourhoodwatch.uk.com
- This is the official Home
Office site for Neighbourhood Watch.
Racism
- www.srtrc.org
- Show Racism the Red Card
website; footballers against
racism.
- www.scotland.gov.uk
- Type racism into the search box
to see a list of articles on racism.
Bar Mitzvah
- Either of these sites will give
you information on the Jewish tradition.
- www.jewfaq.org/barmitz.htm
- www.my-bar-mitzvah.com
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- 4th
YEAR
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Martin Luther
King
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
Biography of the Nobel Peace Prize winner of 1964.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAkingML.htm
Spartacus Education's webpage on Martin Luther king - contains links to other relevant information within its own site.
http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/king.html
A Time magazine profile of Dr. King.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/special/mlk/
Special report from the Seattle Times.
http://www.mlkonline.net/bio.html
Martin Luther King Online.
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/mlkjrday1.html
Several links to articles within Factmonster.
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- ALL
YEARGROUPS
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- Christmas
customs
- www.christmas-time.com/ct-trad.htm
- Click on any of the traditions
to find out more about them.
- www.soon.org.uk/country/christmas.htm
- Christmas customs as described
by children from many different countries.
Diwali
- www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/diwali.shtml
Contains an explanation of what
Diwali is and has links to other websites.
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