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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.

stoptb.org/

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.

cyberschoolbus.un.org/

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.

museevirtuel.ca/Exhibitions/orphans/english/index.html

American Red Cross

A national relief organization that provides help and aid all over the world.

redcross.org/en/

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.

thewildclassroom.com/

Exploring Time

Cool page about time and its effects. Lots of videos, interactive projects, and quizzes.

exploringtime.org/

Aqua Net: The Oceanography Network

The Aquatic Network provides information about living resources and technology relating to marine and freshwater environments.

aquanet.com/

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.

unrefugees.org/

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."

globaltrees.org/