Final Assessments

• Please make sure that your blogs are up-to-date. You need to have completed 7 out of a possible 8 blog contributions for this term. Please make sure they are completed by 8th April.

• For your presentations next week please ensure you include a references page and bring a printout of your powerpoint slides on Friday.

April Fools' Day

http://glamlife.glam.ac.uk/features/290-archaelogical-find-in-student-halls-construction-site - Glamorgan University April Fool 2011 http://aprilfool.fundootimes.com/bbc-hoaxes.html - general April Fools http://www.pcworld.com/article/193113/top_10_april_fools_day_fake_news_items_for_2010.html - top 10 April Fools 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12932108 - News stories that seem like April Fools jokes but are true stories.

Crime and Justice

Have a look at the 'Crime and Justice' section of the following website www.direct.gov.uk

Choose one area to read about that interests you and write a short summary about it.

Barry Island

I hope you all enjoyed yourselves at Barry Island last week!

I'm looking forward to you writing an account of your visit with some photos on your blog!

Ddydd Gwyl Dewi hapus!!

Happy Saint David's Day!!

In the lab lesson use the 'project britain' link in the Useful Links section to find out why the Welsh flag is not included in the Union Jack.

NHS

This week you need to work in pairs and choose one of the videos on the NHS website. You must write 3 questions based on that video for the rest of the class to try and answer.

You must email me your questions by next Friday along with the correct answers - we will watch the videos in class the following week.

Remember to choose a video that is not longer that about 3 minutes.

Welfare

Find out more about one of the benefits we've talked about in class and summarise what it is. Compare it to your own country if there is a similar benefit - if there is not this kind of benefit in your country do you think it should be introduced? Give your opinion.

The following website may be useful http://www.direct.gov.uk/

For next weeks lesson do some research on the NHS.