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Baginski / Drew 6th Grade Team
Social Studies

Global Issues Art Project
Research Page


Use this page to research the global issue that you have chosen.

Remember, you will be writing a paragraph(s) about your issue... So, use this guide to help you research your issue.
The following things will need to be in your paragraph(s):

1. Define your global issue.
2. Provide several facts (at least three), which will show an understanding of the issue's depth.
3. Provide several actions (at least three) one could take to help solve the problem.
4. Interpret how you've shown both the problem and the solution through your art piece.

Don't forget to start with a topic sentence that will grab the reader's attention. Make it catchy! Use good detail sentences to accomplish the goals outlined above, and close with a sentence to leave the reader thinking!

Click here to download a copy of the Global Issues Art Project assignment sheet

The following links are available to help you research your global issue. Please keep in mind that you should also use Google to search about your issue...


Poverty
http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Facts.asp


Lack of Health Care
http://www.redcross.org/services/intl/0,1082,0_446_,00.html


Shortage of Safe Drinking Water
http://www.casavaria.com/sentido/environment/2004/04-0719-h2o.htm


Lack of Proper Sanitation
http://www.unicef.org/wes/index_36021.html


Overfishing the World's Ocean
http://www.grinningplanet.com/2005/06-07/overfishing-article.htm


Ocean Pollution
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/oceanpollution.htm


Unsafe Food Supply (Mad Cow Disease, Genetically Altered Seeds/Food)
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Emphases/SafeFood/
http://www.safetables.org/Foodborne_Illness/unsafe_food.html


SARS
http://www.who.int/csr/sars/en/


Avian Flu
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2004_01_15/en/


AIDS
http://www.globalaidsrainbow.org/


Underfunding Education
http://www.unesco.org/education/efa/ed_for_all/index.shtml


Nuclear Weapons
http://www.isis-online.org/mapproject/introduction.html


Terrorism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism


Overpopulation
http://www.overpopulation.com/faq/basic_information/what_is_overpopulation.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpopulation


Deforestation (Rainforests disappearing)
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Deforestation/


Conflict in Iraq
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War


World Hunger
http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm


Illiteracy in Poor Countries (People who can't read or write)
http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12874&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html


Military Spending
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/spending.htm
http://www.warresisters.org/piechart.htm


Unemployment
http://www2.acnielsen.com/news/20060404.shtml


Child Abuse
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-10/uonc-caf100302.php


Abuse of Women
http://www.voanews.com/english/womens-status.cfm


Energy Crisis (Running out of oil)
http://www.energycrisis.org/


Air Pollution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution


Acid Rain
http://www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/


Ozone Hole
http://www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/tour/


Global Warming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming


Isreal/Palestine conflict
http://www.mideastweb.org/nutshell.htm


Homelessness
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness


Religious Intolerance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_intolerance


India/Pakistan Conflict in Kashmir
http://www.edusolution.com/ourworld/kasmir/kashmir2.htm


Earthquake/Hurricane/Tsunami Relief
http://www.directrelief.org/sections/our_work/disaster_response.html?disasterad&gclid=COrj0vb544kCFRhEOAodmx_oFQ


Drug Abuse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_abuse


Too Much Power in the Hands of the Wealthy
http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/inequal/indexinq.htm


Endangered Species (Whales, Sharks, Coral Reefs, Elephants, Wolves)
http://www.endangeredspecie.com/


Violent Crime
http://www.killology.com/art_weap_sum_worldwide.htm


Conditions in Prisons
http://hrw.org/prisons/


Genocide (Ethnic Cleansing)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_cleansing


Human Rights Abuses
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/violations/


Sweat Shops Using Child Labor
http://www.veganpeace.com/sweatshops/sweatshops_and_child_labor.htm