GLOBAL
ISSUES
PATHFINDER
REFERENCE BOOKS:
Many of the books are pulled from the
shelves and are in the wooded display cases above the encyclopedias. Check
them out for excellent information.
ONLINE RESOURCES:
I highly recommend that
you use Issues and
Controversies and Student Resource Center for this work. They
provide full text magazine and newspaper articles about many topics and
are available under Online Reference Resources in this website. Do not forget
to use our print and online encyclopedias for background information.
Another suggestion is to search for your topic using KidsClick!
or one of the other Internet Starting Points listed in the website.
WEBSITES:
Rosa
Library Environment Page
Many useful sites are located here.
Cyber
Crime
National Geographic takes a look at
Internet Crime by looking at the story of two teenage hackers who broke into
U.S. government computer systems.
Decision, Decision, Decision
Online
Students act as legislators when facing
such topics as animal testing, cloning, gun control, and the death
penalty.
Facing
Problems in Society
Several thought-provoking essays on
victimization, bias against young people, drinking and driving, and racial
prejudice are presented.
Noise Center of the League
Hosted by the League for the Hard of Hearing, this site
offers information on noise pollution.
Spaceship Earth
Explore several environmental issues at this site
geared to promote protecting out earth.
What
is Noise Pollution?
Explore the types of noise pollution (transport,
social, and industrial) and tells what is being done to solve the problem.