Global Issues
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The Stop Tuberculosis Partnership
Stop Tuberculosis is a global movement to accelerate social and political action to stop the unnecessary spread of tuberculosis around the world. Find recent news and in-depth articles on what is happening around the world.
Cyber School Bus
An excellent website developed by the United Nations to educate students and keep them current on world issues such as human rights, world poverty, hunger and much more. There are quizzes and games as well as a full-blown curriculum.
Nazi Holocaust: Open Hearts Closed Doors
Learn about the Nazi Holocaust and the role Canada played in the War Orphans Project. Great site, with lots of interesting and well presented information.
The Wild Classroom
As an organization of next generation scientists, the goal of this site is to provide teachers and students with quality videos for use in their classrooms.
Exploring Time
Cool page about time and its effects. Lots of videos, interactive projects, and quizzes.
Aqua Net: The Oceanography Network
The Aquatic Network provides information about living resources and technology relating to marine and freshwater environments.
The UN Refugee Agency
Learn about refugees through educational resources provided, find out what is happening with refugees in the news, or find out how you can help refugees in West Africa, Chad-Sudan, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Global Trees
"Over 8000 tree species, 10% of the world’s total, are threatened with extinction. We aim to help conserve them through information, conservation and wise use."
Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism
A comprehensive source of information about terrorism that is accessible to the general public but extensive enough to serve expert researchers.
Bonus Links
The Free Site
This website has a huge list of links to places where you can download mp3s or sound files for free.
News Designer
Interesting weblog that focuses on the trends in journalism and the nature and design of newspapers.
Smithonian Source - Resources for Teaching American History
Find teacher-selected resources that allow you to share the excitement of discovery.