Research Resources for I-Search Essay


ACTION PROJECT IDEAS

DoSomething.org

ANIMAL ISSUES / ANIMAL CRUELTY

• Animal Cruelty / Puppy Mills

Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The Humane Society of the United States--Puppy Mills

• Whaling/Whale Hunting
• (see Global Issues in Context portal called Whaling)

Greenpeace on Whaling

• Wildlife Conservation

World Wildlife Federation

Wildlife Conservation Society

National Parks Conservation Association

• Ocean Dead Zones

Largest-ever Dead Zone (NYTimes article)

Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone (interactive site)

Altered Oceans (from the LA Times)

The Ocean (National Geographic)

COMMUNITY ISSUES

• Drunk Driving

Under the Influence (statistics from AP)

Mothers Against Drunk Drivers

Driving Under the Influence Webquest

• Sexual Abuse

Sexual Abuse & Harassment (from Deal.org)

Stop it Now (focus on child sexual abuse)

• Park Clean-Up in Iowa

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation

Children and Nature Network

• Education in America

U. S. Department of Education

The Show Me Campaign (fighting poverty through education)

National Center for Education Statistics

• Hunting Laws & Regulations

Iowa DNR--Hunting Information

Official website of Iowa (click “Agriculture and Natural Resources” link)

• Distracted Driving (see also: Texting While Driving in OVIC)

Driven to Distraction (from the American Psychological Association)

Distraction.gov

• Search & Rescue Dogs

Search Dog Foundation

UC Davis Veterinary Medicine: Search & Rescue Dogs (links to other resources)

• Graffiti/Street Art

Graffiti Hurts

Graffiti (from Time Archive)


DISCRIMINATION

• Age Discrimination (Youth)
  

Youth@Work (from the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

National Youth Rights Association

• Religious Discrimination

Anti-Defamation League

American Civil Liberties Union (Religion & Belief)

MEDICINE/HEALTH CONCERNS

• Cancer

American Cancer Society

National Cancer Institute

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (cancer)

Inside Cancer: A Multimedia Guide to Cancer Biology

• Obesity

The Obesity Society

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (obesity)

The Weight-control Information Network

World Health Organization

American Obesity Association

• Diabetes

American Diabetes Association

Life with Diabetes for Teens (from JDRF)

• Nicotine Use

Child and Teen Tobacco Use

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

• Teen Depression

Teen Health--Depression

Teen Depression

• Cutting / Self Harm

TeensHealth - Cutting

Helpguide.org (see additional resources listed at the bottom of the page)

• Abortion

Public Agenda - Abortion

Teen Health & Wellness - Reproductive Rights  (use AEA username & pw)

• Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s Association

AFA Teens

• Treatment of Burn Victims

It’s a Different World

Cool the Burn

• Hemophilia

National Hemophilia Foundation

Hemophilia (from the Center for Disease Control)


ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

• General Concerns

International Institute for Environment and Development

United Nations Environment Programme

Global Climate Change

• Green Vehicles

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

ACEEE's Green Book--Greencars.org

• Recycling

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Cedar Rapids Solid Waste Agency

• Coral Reefs

Coral Reef Protection (from the Environmental Protection Agency)

Coral Reefs

• Fuel/Oil shortage

Extreme Oil (from PBS - be sure to click on Resources link)

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Deforestation

Deforestation (from National Geographic)

Rainforest Alliance


TECHNOLOGY

• Mission to Mars

NASA 21st Century Explorer

Welcome to Mars (from the American Museum of Natural History)

NATIONAL SECURITY / WAR

• Homeland Security / Terrorism / War

Department of Homeland Security

Homeland Security--The White House

FBI--Terrorism

U.S. Department of State (counter-terrorism)

• Immigration

Immigration--The White House

Illegal Immigration

Illegal Immigration from Mexico

Illegal Immigration--Pros & Cons

• War in Iraq

Iraq in Transition

Iraq War (from The Week magazine -- current)

• Right to Bear Arms

Warning Shots (from NYTimes Upfront)

News Hours Analysis

HUMANITARIAN ISSUES
Human Rights Resource List (various human rights links)

• Genocide

Genocide and other humanitarian issues

Genocide Intervention Network

STAND--student-led division of the Genocide Intervention Network

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (genocide)

• Veterans

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs

Suggested Veteran Links from American Obesity Association

• World Hunger

World Hunger & Poverty Facts & Statistics 2010

Famine Early Warning Systems Network

Bread for the World

World Health Organization (nutrition, obesity, etc.)

• Homelessness

National Coalition for the Homeless

National Alliance to End Homelessness

Share Our Strength (childhood hunger)

Waypoint--Services for Women, Children, and Families in Cedar Rapids

Linn County Homeless Report for 2010

KCRG report on homelessness in Cedar Rapids

• Foster Care

New York Times Foster Care Portal

National Foster Parent Association

SPORTS INJURIES

• General Sports Injuries Information

Teen Health & Wellness: Dealing with Sports Injuries

Sports Injury Clinic

Sports Injuries

Prevention Advice and Organizations

Prevent Common Injuries in Soccer: Knee Injuries

Concussions