College Gardens Elementary School

*Use NEWSELA to get current information from newspaper and magazines articles.

Habitat Loss
https://www.activesustainability.com/environment/top-threatened-ecosystems/
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/the-most-endangered-places-in-the-world/
https://www.livescience.com/29569-8-of-the-worlds-most-endangered-places.html 
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endangered-species-conservation/critical-habitat 
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/habitat/325503#324402.toc (Britannica - Middle School) 

Homelessness
https://kids.kiddle.co/Homelessness 
http://www.understandhomelessness.com/
https://endhomelessness.org/
https://nationalhomeless.org/about-homelessness/ 
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/homelessness/274923 (Britannica School - Middle) 

Government helping homeless:

https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/five-things-federal-government-did-help-end-homelessness-and-three-things-it-might-not-get-do 
https://money.howstuffworks.com/homeless5.htm 
https://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/ending-homelessness/proven-solutions/

Racial Equity
https://www.centerforsocialinclusion.org/our-work/what-is-racial-equity/
https://www.npesf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/What-do-we-mean-by-Racial-Equity.pdf 
https://www.racialequitytools.org/fundamentals/core-concepts/racial-equity
https://www.meyerfoundation.org/why-racial-equity 

Mental Health
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154543.php
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/what-is-mental-illness 
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/depression.html?WT.ac=ctg#catthought 
https://adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/children/anxiety-and-depression
https://www.psycom.net/depression.central.anxiety.html 
https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/suicide 
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/mental-illness/275796 (Britannica - Middle)

Air Pollution
https://eschooltoday.com/pollution/air-pollution/what-is-air-pollution.html 
https://climatekids.nasa.gov/air-pollution/ 
https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-effects-solutions-of-air-pollution.php 
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/pollution/ 
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/air-pollution/598797 (Britannica - Middle)

Bees
https://www.epa.gov/pollinator-protection/colony-collapse-disorder 
http://sos-bees.org/
https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/why-are-bees-vanishing-pesticides-disease-other-threats 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-23/bee-death-increase-may-be-tied-to-climate-change-survey-says 
https://friendsoftheearth.uk/bees/what-are-causes-bee-decline

Deforestation
https://www.livescience.com/27692-deforestation.html 
https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/deforestation-and-forest-degradation
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/deforestation/
https://www.pachamama.org/effects-of-deforestation 
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/deforestation/395986 (Britannica - Middle)


Nuclear Waste
http://www.world-nuclear.org/nuclear-basics/what-are-nuclear-wastes.aspx 
https://www.nei.org/fundamentals/nuclear-waste
https://whatisnuclear.com/waste.html 
http://www.ncsl.org/research/environment-and-natural-resources/waste-isolation-pilot-plant-sheet.aspx


Animal Cruelity
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/cruelty-to-animals/471754 (Britannica School - Middle)
 https://www.petfinder.com/helping-pets/animal-cruelty/aspca-animal-cruelty-fact/ 
https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/animal-cruelty-facts-and-stats 
https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-animal-cruelty 
https://www.aspca.org/animal-cruelty 
https://newsela.com/read/lib-procon-animal-testing/id/23099/(newsela article) 
https://www.paws.org/kids/learn/animal-cruelty/
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/animal-rights/442497

Animal Treatment & Research
https://www.petakids.com/animal-facts/animals-used-experiments/

 http://animalrights.about.com/od/vivisection/a/VivisectionFAQ.htm  
 http://www.aboutanimaltesting.co.uk/using-animals-testing-pros-versus-cons.html   
https://www.petakids.com/animal-facts/animals-used-experiments/

Ability Awareness
http://eschooltoday.com/people-with-disabilities/introduction-to-disability-for-young-people.html 
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/12/18/504964701/how-is-the-world-treating-people-with-disabilities 
https://adata.org/learn-about-ada 
https://adata.org/top-ada-frequently-asked-questions

Cancer 
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/cancer/273482 
http://www.eschooltoday.com/cancer/cancer-facts-and-tips-for-kids.html
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/cancer.html 
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/cancer/273482 (Britannica - Middle)

Children's Rights   
http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/   
 https://www.hrw.org/topic/childrens-rights 
https://www.humanium.org/en/child-rights/ 
 https://www.unicef.org/why/why_rights.html  
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/childrens-rights/604747 (Britannica - middle

Climate Change  
 http://www.eschooltoday.com/climate-change/Introduction-to-climate-change-for-children.html
 http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/global-warming/311438 
 http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/ 
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/climate-change/  
http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/climate-change-2/http://www.ducksters.com/science/environment/global_warming.php 
https://www.mnn.com/eco-glossary/global-warming  

Education   
 http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/education/ 
 http://www.right-to-education.org/blog/children-s-right-education-where-does-world-stand 
 http://www.unicef.org/education/bege_61667.html 
 http://www.unicefusa.org/mission/protect/education 

 Food Waste    
 http://eschooltoday.com/global-food-waste-and-food-loss/introduction-to-food-waste-and-food-loss.html
 http://www.sustainabletable.org/2244/food-waste 
 http://www.fao.org/food-loss-and-food-waste/en/  
https://www.moveforhunger.org/about-food-waste/ 
https://olioex.com/food-waste/food-waste-facts/ 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/sub-zero/solving-the-problem-of-food-waste/?noredirect=on 
https://friendsoftheearth.uk/food-waste

Gender Equality / Women's Rights
 http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/gender-equality/
http://www.genderequality.ie/en/GE/Pages/WhatisGE 
http://www.unfpa.org/gender-equality
http://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/gender-equality-and-rights-girls-and-women-simply-smart-economics 
https://www.thoughtco.com/why-women-make-less-than-men-3319931

 Hunger  
 http://eschooltoday.com/hunger-and-malnutrition/hunger-starvation-malnutrition-for-children.html
 http://www.womenaid.org/press/info/food/food4.html 
 http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/hunger/ 
 http://www.youngzine.org/article/step-forward-in-solving-world-hunger 
http://www.bread.org/hunger/ 

Drug Addiction (general information) 
What is Addiction https://kids.kiddle.co/Addiction 
 https://www.centeronaddiction.org/what-addiction/addiction-disease 
 https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/know-drugs.html

Opiod Addition
 https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/opioid-facts-teens/letter-to-teens 
 https://teens.drugabuse.gov/teachers/mind-matters/opioids 
 https://familydoctor.org/condition/opioid-addiction/ 
 https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.html 
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/drug-use/110090#40512.toc (Britannica - Middle)

Poverty 
 http://www.eschooltoday.com/poverty-in-the-world/what-is-poverty-for-children.html
 https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/social-inequality/social-class/v/absolute-and-relative-poverty  
  http://www.povertyprogram.com/information.php 
 https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/poverty/ 
 https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/learn-more/common-objections-to-giving 
 https://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/disco/do/article?urn=urn%3Asirs%3AUS%3BARTICLE%3BART%3B0000313345&frmt=  
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/poverty/276526 (Britannica - Middle)

Refugees
https://www.unrefugees.org/refugee-facts/camps/ 
 https://www.dkfindout.com/us/more-find-out/what-is-refugee/ 
 https://kids.kiddle.co/Refugee 
 https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/refugee/ 
https://blog.education.nationalgeographic.org/2015/12/11/life-in-a-refugee-camp/ 

Water Pollution & Dead Zones
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/dead-zone/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ocean-dead-zones/
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/deadzone.html
http://eschooltoday.com/pollution/water-pollution/what-is-water-pollution.html
 https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/water-pollution/598794 
 http://www.pkearthandspace.com/article/633/oil-spills-and-ocean-pollution (PowerKnowledge)