Ms. Feerick's Global Issues Project
"Think Globally, Act Locally"

Databases:

Many of you will find your topic in
Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society http://www.issues.abc-clio.com/Login.aspx

Don't forget to check your Resources Sheet for username and password.
Begin by clicking on the "Issues" tab after you log in to the site. Then click on one of the horizontal tabs (Society, Gender/Ethnicity, Government/Law/Politics, Environment, Science/Technology)according to the tips that follow. This will give you a list of topics. Find yours and click on it to find articles and links.

Tips:

Click on the Society tab for:

• Consumer Culture
• Global Development
• Refugees
• Child Welfare
• World Poverty

Click on the Gender/Ethnicity tab for:

• Women's Rights in the World

Click on the Government/Law/Politics tab for:

• Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide
• Human Rights
• Immigration in America

Click on the Environment tab for:

• Acid Rain
• Freshwater Issues
• Overpopulation
• Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources
• World Pollution
• Air Pollution
• Endangered Species
• Global Warming
• World Population
• Indoor Pollution
• Rainforests
• Water Quality and Availability
• Biodiversity
• Recycling

Click on the Science/Technology tab for:

• AIDS

If you don't find your topic in the above list of tips, try keying in your topic in the search bar next to the word "Go," and check out the pictures and articles listed. Don't forget to try different key words that you learn along the way as you read the articles.

The Facts on File World News Digest
http://www.2facts.com/
This requires the same username and password as the Issues database above. Check your Resources Sheet. Then log in and click on "Issues in the News" under "Special Features" in the right-hand menu.

Click on your topic:

• AIDS
• Air Pollution
• Alternative Energy
• Environment and Pollution
• Global Warming
• Human Rights
• Immigration
• Refugee Crisis

Scroll down a bit after "Issues in the News" to "Research Features" for additional articles and overviews on these topics:

• AIDS
• Climate Change
• Darfur Crisis
• Global Population

Big Chalk E-Library
http://www.nmrls.org/answers/dbnoble.html
In the dropdown menu under "Select a Database," choose "eLibrary" and click on "Go." Check your Resources Sheet for the HRMS ID Number to enter in the space provided for access to the database, or use your 14-digit public library card number. Then click "Go," then "BigChalk E-Library" on the next page. Key in your search term in quotation marks and check the boxes labeled "magazines" and "books."

UXL Alternative Energy E-book
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/danv55816?db=GVRl
Check your Resources Sheet for the ID number to enter into the space provided. Key in your search term under "Basic Search" and "Find:" Click on Search to see the articles. (ecology-related topics, such as Recycling, Oil, Global Warming, Deforestation, Acid Rain, Pollution)

UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes E-book
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/danv55816?db=GVRl
Check your Resources Sheet for the ID number to enter into the space provided. Key in your search term under "Basic Search" and "Find:" Click on Search to see the articles. (ecology-related topics)

UXL Encyclopedia of Water Science E-book
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/danv55816?db=GVRl
Check your Resources Sheet for the ID number to enter into the space provided. Key in your search term under "Basic Search" and "Find:" Click on Search to see the articles. (ecology-related topics such as Biodiversity, Global Warming, Desertification, Deforestation)

Encyclopedia of American Immigration
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/danv55816?db=GVRl
Check your Resources Sheet for the ID number to enter into the space provided. Key in your search term under "Basic Search" and "Find:" Click on Search to see the articles. (Hunger, Illegal Immigration, Poverty, Refugees, World Population)

Free Web:

Global Stewards
http://www.globalstewards.org/
'Resources for sustainable living and environmental activism.' Eco Tips 'provides a wide variety of environmental tips and extensive coverage of current environmental issues.' There are environmental and animal rights Petitions and campaigns; a Calendar of world events; many Articles about various aspects of sustainability; and an Action list offers suggestions for 'actions that you can take to create a more sustainable lifestyle.' Also note: if you click on "Current Environmental Issues" in the 5th paragraph, you will find links to many of your project topics.

The Millennium Development Goals
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/mdgs/index.asp
The Millennium Development Goals relate to the following topics and offer good information on them: Extreme Hunger and Poverty, Gender Equality (Women's Rights), Child Mortality, HIV/AIDS, Environmental Sustainability, Global Development.

Multnomah County Homework Center Sustainable Development
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/scihc.html#sustain
Several links here: poverty, nutrition, health, water supply, sanitation, and more. The first link, "EcoFuture," links to information on Overpopulation.The second link here, "Facing the Future: People and the Planet," has links to Population, Energy (Alternative) Environment (Environmental Sustainability)Food and Water Security (Hunger), If you click on "Global Issues" in the left-hand menu, and then "issues in depth," you can read about these.

People and the Planet
http://www.peopleandplanet.net/
"This provides a global gateway to the greatest issue of our time: the future health and wellbeing of the human family as it presses ever more heavily on the natural resources of our planet." 16 different topics on the left and additional articles on the right hand side: Population Pressures, Food and Agriculture, Health and Pollution, Coasts and Oceans, Renewable Energy, Poverty and Trade, Climate Change, Green Industry, Biodiversity, Forests, Water, Cities, Global Action. You may also search this site up in the right hand corner for your topic - such as rainforest - for additional articles. See previous link (above) for more tips on finding information on this site.

Multnomah's Links to AIDS information
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html#aids

Multnomah's Links to Child Labor Information
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html#childlabormega

Multnomah's Links to Children's Rights Information
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html#child

Multnomah's Links to Global Warming Information
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc2.html#global

Multhomah's Links to Information on Poverty
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc2.html#pov

Multnomah's Links to Information on World Population
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc2.html#world

New American Dream
http://www.newdream.org/
The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice.

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/en/
Click on Health Topics, then search alphabetically and find: HIV/AIDS, Human rights (children/women), Refugees, Sanitation, and Water for information and links to additional sites.

World Health Organization's Links to Info on Child Mortality
http://www.who.int/features/qa/13/en/index.html
AND:
http://www.who.int/features/2003/04/en/

World Health Organization's Links to Information on Climate
http://www.who.int/topics/climate/en/

EcoKids
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm
"Ecokids features games, activities, and information about wildlife, science and nature, energy and environmental issues. Topics include garbage and recycling, water conservation, acid rain, alternative energy technology, pollution, biodiversity, forests, and much more." Click on "Site Map" at the bottom of the page, then under "Play and Learn" click on the 3 topics to get to more links. (lii.org)

Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/advocacy/index.htm
This site provides in-depth information on issues that are of concern to Human Rights Watch that cut across national boundaries. They have been designed to encourage advocacy efforts around these issues, and are updated to reflect current developments. Here are some of the issues: AIDS and Human Rights, Child Soldiers, Children's Rights, Refugees, and Women's Rights.

The World Revolution
http://www.worldrevolution.org/
Major issue areas of the World Revolution include: peace, human rights, the environment, and world poverty. Your topics include AIDS, Biodiversity, Child Soldiers, Children's Rights, Child Labor, Climate Change, Desertification, Development (Global), Education, Environment, Forests, Healthcare, Population, Refugees, and Water.

USINFO from the Department of State - Global Issues
http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/
Topics under "Issues in Focus" on the left-hand side: Climate Change, Health, HIV/AIDS.

Teacher's Corner
http://www.teacherscorner.org/resources.html
Scroll down to 'Websites' and click on amnesty.org for Darfur (Sudan) and Human rights

UN Cyberschoolbus Briefing Papers
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/briefing/topics/index
Briefing papers are available for these issues and more: AIDS/HIV, Biodiversity, Child labor, Child soldiers, Children's rights, Climate change, Education, Human rights, Poverty, Refugees.

United Nations Cyberschoolbus
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/
Look under 'curriculum' and click on these topics for lots of information: Poverty, Human Rights (Girls' and women's rights), World Hunger.

UNICEF - Access to Education
http://www.unicef.org/girlseducation/index_1.php

World Affairs Council
http://www.world-affairs.org/resources.html

Global Issues Selected Bibliography
http://www.global-issues.net/Reference/bibliography.htm