Janes Home Page
http://www.janes.com/ 
Description: Janes is one of the best sources for evaluating military, defense and international police issues.
Comments: This is a good site for evaluating foreign affairs and military issues from a non-government institution with a world wide record for accuracy in military issues.
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
 
 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
http.//nato.int 
Description: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is the number one treaty organization involving United States foreign policy in Europe from the Cold War to the post Cold War years.
Comments: This is an important site for the study of American foreign policy decisions in Europe.
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
 
 

Peace Corps
http://www.peacecorps.gov/ 
Description: The Peace Corps home page has news about the Corps, plus pages on global education, volunteering for the Peace Corps and stories from Peace Corps Volunteers.
Comments: Excellent site for finding out about President Kennedy's legacy, which is still representing the U.S. to the world. 
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
 
 

United Nations Development Programme
http://www.undp.org/
indexalt.html 
Description: The UNDP home page has news, statistics and focus areas on such topics as poverty, environmental problems and gender issues in the World. 
Comments: Excellent site for both teachers and students interested in Model United Nations and International Affairs issues. 
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
 
 

Historic Decisions of the Supreme Court - Roe vs. Wade
http://www2.law.cornell.edu/
cgi-bin/foliocgi.exe/historic/
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Description: This site contains the decision of the Court as well as dissenting opinions in Roe vs. Wade, the case which legalized abortion.
Resource Type: Primary Source Text
Graphics Content: Low
 
 

Human Rights Information
http://www.fva.org/hr/hr.html
Description: This site links to various human rights organizations.
Comments: It's easy to get lost in this resource.
Resource Type: Compilation of Links
Graphics Content: Low
 
 

Immigration Forum
ftp://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/
pub/Immigration/Index.html
Description: This collection of works leads to a fair and in-depth discussion of immigration issues. 
Resource Type: Compilation of Links
Graphics Content: High

Should the World Stop Cloning Around?
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
activity/cloning/
The President of the United States has just passed you a note asking for your help. It says... "Ever since the word got out that a lamb in England was successfully cloned I have feared it would come to this. As you know there is a doctor in Cleveland who is brazenly suggesting It that he can and will clone a human being. While I have been open in my opposition of the procedure, I lack the real knowledge to make an informed decision on the subject. I need you to search for the latest research and information on both the good and the bad of cloning so that I might be able to make a convincing statement either way. 
Author: David MacDonald and Michael Karayan
 

Price to Be Paid for the Next Scientific Revolution
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
activity/price/
The President has asked you to evaluate what stance he needs to take regarding issues like cloning, cryogenics, assisted suicide, etc... In order to stay in office, the President knows that he must define his beliefs and find a way to mesh them with those of the public. It was suggested that you research the Scientific Revolution of the 16th-17th c., and examine the people, the issues they dealt with, and the eventual outcomes of the scientists during that period. Once you have been able to gather some background, you need to put together a plan for the President to follow regarding the pressing scientific issues of today. Doing a good job on this issue will not guarantee a great future for the President, but doing a bad job will certainly doom it. 
Author: David R. MacDonald
 

Terrorist or Freedom Fighter: Who Can We Trust?
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
activity/terrorism/index.html
There are many political organizations that are seeking to redress wrongs from repressive governments. Almost all of these groups use violence. The U.N. wants to help the world deal with terrorism without trampling on the rights of all political organizations. You have been called upon to advise them after reviewing the actions of different political groups in recent history. 
Author: Joey Davis
 

One Man's Freedom Fighter is Another Man's Terrorist
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
activity/terrorism/
terrorism.html
As advisors to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), it is your team's job to analyze all aspects on terrorism, both at home and abroad, and to provide concise summations in the form of threat assessments. You and your team must determine where and when the next wave of terror might strike and who the guilty parties might be. 
Author: David MacDonald
 

"Separate But Equal" Revisited
http://www.nytimes.com/
learning/teachers/lessons/
990614monday.html
Examine the struggle for desegregation during the Civil Rights Movement and a current study that finds that American schools are reverting to segregation. First, examine the notion of "separate but equal" by reading the New York Times front page from the Brown v. Board of Education decision and by researching different events, legislation and organizations that influenced desegregation. On the second day, assess ways in which race relations have and have not changed since this historic decision, examine the recent "resegregation" study, and propose suggestions for addressing the school segregation issue to local, state or national leaders. 
Author: Alison Zimbalist, The New York Times Learning Network
 

Assessing When and If the Media Should Be Regulated for Kids
http://www.nytimes.com/
learning/teachers/lessons/
990621monday.html
Evaluate and debate whether movies, television shows, and other mass media cause violent behavior in children and whether books are the same as or different from these other media in their potential for causing violent behavior in children. Participate in a round-table discussion regarding the regulation of different media that can contain violent content, and then interview both adults and children in order to compare their views on these issues. This is an important topic for discussion but the lesson requires additional research on Media Literacy to be truly effective. The accompanying NY Times article is not very helpful in discussing the role of non-print media.
Author: Alison Zimbalist, The New York Times Learning Network
 

Civil Rights/Casualties of Wartime
http://ericir.syr.edu/
Virtual/Lessons/Social_St/
History/HIS0002.html
This generation which has not experienced warfare sometimes expresses a yearning for its excitement and finality. Perhaps history has glorified war by its focus on victors, strategies, and wartime leaders. This activity is an attempt to balance this treatment of war with concern for the domestic consequences of nations going to war. It is particularly appropriate after studying the fall of Athens or Rome in World History, the US in the Civil War or during World War I, and as a current issues lesson during times of international tension. 
Author: Linda Hugle
 

Conservation Movement at a Crossroads: The Hetch Hetchy Controversy 
http://lcweb2.loc.gov
/ammem/ndlpedu/lesson97/
conser1/xroads.html 
The debate over damming the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park marked a crossroads in the American conservation movement. Until this debate, conservationists seemed fairly united in their aims. San Francisco's need for a reliable water supply, along with a new political dynamic at the federal level, created a division between those committed to preserving the wilderness and those more interested in efficient management of its use. While this confrontation happened nearly one hundred years ago, it contains many of the same arguments which are used today whenever preservationists and conservationists mobilize. 
Author: Michael Federspiel and Timothy Hall
 

Death Penalty: Just Punishment?
http://catalog.socialstudies.com/
c/@Wmpv2OzYB_jKE/Pages/
article.html?article@penalty
We, the Judges of the Supreme Court of the U.S. do hereby request briefs from lawyer-designates on the equity of capital punishment. You have been selected to present an argument to the Court.
Author: Social Studies School Service
 

Eighteenth-Century and Twentieth-Century Forms of Resistance
http://www.history.org/
When unpopular laws are enacted or when unfavorable actions are taken on the part of a group or a government, there is often open resistance to the laws or actions. Resistance is demonstrated in many different forms, including written objections, words to songs, prints and political cartoons, mob violence, and even war. In this lesson, students will discuss the various types of resistance used in colonial times and compare them with the forms of resistance that take place in the twentieth century. To access this lesson, click on "Teach History" and then "Classroom Tested Lesson Plans" 
Author: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
 

Freedom of Hate Speech? Investigating Hate Group Propaganda and Free Speech on the Internet 
http://www.nytimes.com/
learning/teachers/lessons/
990318thursday.html
Defend or refute whether hate groups should enjoy the same right of free speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment as individuals and groups that promote less controversial beliefs. Should the Internet censor web sites that promote such groups? Examine a New York Times article about these issues and analyze and critique a Web site that speaks out about hate groups, hate crimes, discrimination, and First Amendment rights. 
Author: Alison Zimbalist, The New York Times Learning Network Lorin Driggs, The Bank Street College of Education in New York City Lorin Driggs, The Bank Street College of Education in New York City