portaportal

Welcome 5th Grade Inquirers!

Animal Extinction/Poaching

African Wildlife Fund Website
Info on poaching in Africa.

http://www.awf.org/campaigns/poaching-infographic/
Current Extinction Rate 10 Times Worse Than Previously Thought

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/current-extinction-rate-10-times-worse-previously-thought
Earth's animals and plants are dying out, U.N. reports say

https://newsela.com/read/un-report-biodiversity/id/41757/
Endangered Manatees

https://newsela.com/articles/manatee-threatened/id/14641/
Endangered Mexican porpoise on the edge of extinction in Gulf of California

https://newsela.com/articles/endangered-vaquita/id/17917/
Endangered Spotted Owl

https://newsela.com/articles/owl-war/id/15504/
England protects endangered animals
Prince William pushes for a new law to stop the selling of endangered animals

https://newsela.com/articles/princewilliam-wildlifetrafficking/id/15802/
England's Prince William leads a plan to stop sale of endangered animals

https://newsela.com/articles/princewilliam-wildlifetrafficking/id/15802/
Frogs Dying- Scientist don't know why

https://newsela.com/articles/frog-extinction/id/12366/
Group of Female Rangers stop Poaching

https://newsela.com/articles/rhino-femalepatrol/id/15355/
How These Dogs Protect Elephants
Nat. Geographic Article

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/160427-kenya-wildlife-service-sniffer-dogs-smuggled-ivory-airport-port-elephant-poaching/
Hunters kill rhino as British royalty arrives to help Indian wildlife park

https://newsela.com/articles/royals-rhinopark/id/16552/
Kenya Sets Ablaze 105 Tons of Ivory

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/160430-kenya-record-breaking-ivory-burn/
Mass Extinction Warning

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/21/mass-extinction-science-warning
Millions of wild animals are becoming "trophies"

https://newsela.com/articles/animal-trophies-exported/id/18687/
Mosquito Spray Kills Bees
Newsela

https://newsela.com/articles/anti-zika-bee-death/id/21363/
Oregon Zoo Website
Fighting extinction in the Pacific Northwest

http://oregonzoo.com/conserve/fighting-extinction-pacific-northwest
Overview of Bee Blight
Newsela

https://newsela.com/articles/overview-bee-blight/id/20873/
Pollinators are dying out, report says

https://newsela.com/articles/pollinator-decline/id/15379/
PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/esa.html
Red wolves might be the most endangered animals

https://newsela.com/read/red-wolves-endagered/id/42943/
Rusty Bee on Endangered LIst
Newsela

https://newsela.com/articles/plants-extinct/id/17592/
Species Extinction Happening 1,000 Times Faster Because of Humans?
National Geographic Article

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140529-conservation-science-animals-species-endangered-extinction/
Study: Some chemicals harm bee colonies, some don't

https://newsela.com/articles/bee-insecticide/id/17125/
Teddy bears are no longer endangered!
Teddy bears were based on an endangered bear ... but it's no longer endangered!

https://newsela.com/articles/teddybear-threatened/id/15765/
The Last Orangutan (PBS Video)
53 minute video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIbe5q3Swac
Threats to Wolves

http://www.defenders.org/gray-wolf/threats
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Website with info on endangered species in the United States

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
Wildlife Conservation Network Website
Organization that is working towards saving endangered animals. Mr. Basham knows someone that works there.

http://wildnet.org/
Wolves nearly erased by European settlers make comeback in America

https://newsela.com/articles/wolf-reputation/id/17966/
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Website
List and information about endangered species. Also good info on poaching and illegal trading.

https://www.worldwildlife.org/

Animal Rights

"Nosey" the Circus Elephant

http://www.cwint.org/#!nosey/cmw4
11 Facts About Animal Testing

https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-animal-testing
About Police dogs

http://www.nationalpolicedogfoundation.org/#!faqs/cso7
Alpacas on the road to recovery, and new homes, after rescue

https://newsela.com/articles/alpaca-boom/id/2995/
America’s Animal Abuse Problem

https://www.petfinder.com/helping-pets/animal-cruelty/americas-animal-abuse-problem/
Animal Cruelty and Human Violence – The Connectio

https://www.petfinder.com/helping-pets/animal-cruelty/animal-cruelty-human-violence/
ASPCA

http://www.aspca.org/
Care2 - Animal Welfare Website
Good site with stories about animal welfare

http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare
Circus retires Elephant Shows

http://time.com/4313800/elephants-final-ringling-bros-circus/?xid=NBCFacebook
Do you know where your goose down comes from?

https://www.change.org/p/bed-bath-beyond-promise-not-to-sell-products-that-use-goose-down-pulled-out-of-live-geese?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=289611&alert_id=NqVWnbxmUy_ClLxHETzlEymoSD9f%2BNNSAykmmJN5pifnfdboMT7cIY%3D
Good Animal Testing Article

http://www.planet-science.com/categories/over-11s/technology/2011/09/animal-testing---the-facts.aspx
Humane Society Website
Check out the "Issues" section!

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/#.U11ieiTC42U
I was an animal experimenter
opinion piece on animal research

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/18/i-was-an-animal-experimenter/?emc=eta1&_r=0
Oregon officials should block mega-dairy in Boardman (Opinion)
opinion on mega-dairy

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/12/oregon_officials_should_block.html
Oregon Zoo Website

http://www.oregonzoo.org/
Potential Circus Animal Law Article

http://relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/2017/05/wildlife-watch-ringling-circus-animal-welfare-photography
Ringling Bros. Circus Holds Final Shows Featuring Elephants

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/02/476446309/ringling-bros-circus-holds-final-shows-featuring-elephants
San Fran requires pets sold to be rescue pets

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SF-pet-stores-can-now-sell-only-rescue-animals-10938851.php
SeaWorld Agrees to End Captive Breeding Program

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/17/470720804/seaworld-agrees-to-end-captive-breeding-of-killer-whales?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
SeaWorld halts breeding program
Newsela article

https://newsela.com/articles/seaworld-orcacaptivity/id/15849/
SeaWorld won't keep as many dolphins

https://newsela.com/articles/seaworld-dolphins/id/14793/
SeaWorld, critics debate if park tanks or sea pens are best for orcas

https://newsela.com/articles/seaworld-whales/id/13996/
Theme park also does research

https://newsela.com/articles/themepark-animalresearch/id/11956/
Video of workers hurting cows might change dairy farms for the better

https://newsela.com/articles/dairyfarm-abuse/id/2238/
Woman uses social media as lifeline for Iran's doomed dogs

https://newsela.com/articles/iran-dogsanctuary/id/16183/

Childhood Cancer

"Dunk Your Kicks" Shoe drive for Cancer program
action idea?

https://maxcurefoundation.org/dunk-your-kicks/
Alex's Lemonade Stand
non-profit dedicated to funding research for Childhood Cancer

https://www.alexslemonade.org/
Bridging the Gap
animation showing why childhood cancers don't receive the research development

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwKh01RFBDY
Cancer.Net
Some good links for potential action ideas.

https://www.cancer.net/research-and-advocacy
Childhood Cancer - 10 Things You Should Know
Good statistics, with links!

https://www.stbaldricks.org/blog/post/childhood-cancer-facts-10-things-you-should-know
Childhood Cancer Canada
Great site with info and for taking action

https://www.childhoodcancer.ca/
Childhood Cancer Research Timeline

http://www.curetoday.com/publications/cure/2008/summer2008/timeline-the-path-to-expanding-research
Children's Cancer Therapies Development Institiute
a non-profit bio-tech based in Beaverton doing critical research

http://www.cc-tdi.org/
Coalition Against Childhood Cancer
non-profit advocacy group, includes facts

https://cac2.org/
Connect 4 Cancer
organization of high school student advocates

https://www.connect4cancer.org/
Kids v Cancer
Non- Profit Focused on Advocacy for Children's Cancer Treatments

http://www.kidsvcancer.org/
National Cancer Institute
official government site for NCI

https://www.cancer.gov/types/childhood-cancers
Our Disproportionate Focus on Adult Over Pediatric Cancer Research

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/01/our-disproportionate-focus-on-adult-over-pediatric-cancer-research/266684/
Race for Children Act

http://www.kidsvcancer.org/race-for-children-act/
Research in Dogs helping with Cancer Research

https://newsela.com/articles/canine-cancer/id/15591/
St. Baldrick's
Good description of the challenges of childhood cancers

https://www.stbaldricks.org/about-childhood-cancer
StepUp
political advocacy site (more funding for childhood cancer research)

http://stepupforchildhoodcancer.com/
Sunset Students Advocate for Childhood Cancer Research

http://www.kgw.com/mb/news/local/washington-county/after-losing-2-friends-sunset-students-fight-for-kids-access-to-cancer-drugs/441911857
Video about the progress of cancer research

http://www.asco.org/research-progress/cancer-progress/stories-history-cancer-care/progress-history/most-exciting-time

Childhood Obesity

Center for Disease Control - Childhood Obesity Facts

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/obesity/facts.htm
Mayo Clinic - Obesity Overview

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/childhood-obesity/symptoms-causes/syc-20354827
Kids Health - Overweight and Obese

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/overweight-obesity.html
Healthline - Lots of Obesity-related videos

https://www.healthline.com/health/weight-loss/best-obesity-videos-of-the-year#1
Happy Meal menu changes aimed at shaking McDonald's junk-food image

https://newsela.com/read/elem-happy-meal-cheeseburger-ban/id/40581/
Sports drinks are heavily marketed to teens, and they're buying them

https://newsela.com/read/teens-sports-drinks/id/43442/
Sneaky marketing: School reward programs push junk food, experts say

https://newsela.com/read/elem-labels-for-education-junk-food/id/39623/
Doctors ask for new laws to limit sugary drinks

https://newsela.com/read/limiting-soda-kids-teens/id/50631/
Opinion: Kids should learn that being healthy is more important than losing weight

https://newsela.com/read/weight-watchers-teens/id/40517/
Most TV commercials for junk food aimed at black children, study says

https://newsela.com/read/kids-junk-food-ads/id/25067/
Fizz biz: Do studies paid for by soda industry hide health risks?

https://newsela.com/read/sugary-drink-research/id/23634/
Ten years of getting kids to Play 60

https://newsela.com/read/nfl-play60-campaign-anniversary/id/36210/
Obesity declared a disease in decision affecting millions of Americans

https://newsela.com/read/obesity-disease/id/371/
More than 2 billion people on Earth are too fat, and doctors are worried

https://newsela.com/read/world-obesity/id/4218/
Harvard Research on Childhood Obesity
Lots of information, but very challenging reading!

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-trends/global-obesity-trends-in-children/
State of Obesity
Great site with lots of data for different states

https://www.stateofobesity.org/
Study Finds Ultra-Processed Foods Drive Weight Gain

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/05/16/723693839/its-not-just-salt-sugar-fat-study-finds-ultra-processed-foods-drive-weight-gain
Playing offensive line in high school comes with body weight issues

https://newsela.com/read/football-fatshaming/id/2000000633/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
American vending machines are getting healthier

https://newsela.com/read/healthy-vending-machines/id/2000001101/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2
Make 2020 the Year of Less Sugar
NYTimes Article

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/30/well/eat/sugar-diet-healthy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Health Teenagers get a crash course in food-justice issues

https://newsela.com/read/teens-cooking-community/id/2001005615/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2

Clean Water

10 Places Most in Need of Clean Water
List of Countries

http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/03/22/world-water-day-10-places-most-in-need-of-clean-water/
Clean Water ATMs in Kenya

https://newsela.com/articles/nairobi-atmwater/id/15157/
Clean Water Services Website
Local Website for Tualatin River Watershed

https://www.cleanwaterservices.org/
General Information about Lead in Drinking Water
EPA Website

https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/basic-information-about-lead-drinking-water
Governor takes Flint water back home, pledges to drink it for a month

https://newsela.com/articles/flint-governor/id/16852/
Lack of clean water in Papua New Guinea

https://newsela.com/articles/papuanewguinea-water/id/15984/
Lead in Water in Portland, Oregon Schools
OPB with links to more articles related to lead in Portland water

http://www.opb.org/news/series/lead/epa-concern-water-portland-school-daycare/
Lead in Water Pipes
Older cities have problems with lead in their water

https://newsela.com/articles/stlouis-lead/id/15432/
Papua New Guinea ranks last for access to clean water

https://newsela.com/articles/papuanewguinea-water/id/15984/
Sampling at 19 Detroit schools finds high lead, copper levels in water

https://newsela.com/articles/detroitschools-lead/id/16644/
United Nations Explains Access to Water
Lots of great facts and statistics

http://www.unwater.org/water-cooperation-2013/water-cooperation/facts-and-figures/en/
Video - Water Changes Everything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCHhwxvQqxg
Video - Water Crisis: A Short Introduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyzvcrZIuf0
Water Education Foundation Website

http://www.watereducation.org/water-kids
Americans told to wash their hands to fight pandemic, but some don't trust the tap

https://newsela.com/read/water-access-coronavirus/id/2001009056/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1

Climate Change

Children's court case to fight climate change still has legs

https://newsela.com/read/youth-climate-change-supreme-court/id/47289/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
Climate Change Explained
Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAuv1R34BHA
Eating less meat essential to curb climate change, says report
A very challenging article, but worth the effort!

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/03/eating-less-meat-curb-climate-change
EPA Climate Info for Kids

https://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/
Government climate change report runs contrary to Trump's beliefs

https://newsela.com/read/trump-report-climate-change/id/47691/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
Greenland has lost vast amount of ice and it's melting faster, study finds

https://newsela.com/articles/greenland-iceloss/id/13771/
Idiling

http://www.upworthy.com/every-day-people-spend-16-minutes-doing-this-thing-they-think-is-good-for-the-planet-it-aint-2
Kiribati: The face of climate change

https://newsela.com/read/kiribati-climate-change/id/46787/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2
Looking to study Antarctica ice melt, scientists turn to seals for help

https://newsela.com/articles/elephant-seals-global-warming/id/18554/
NASA Climate Kids

https://climatekids.nasa.gov/climate-change-meaning/
National Geographic
Great site! Gives an overview along with causes and effects of climate change.

https://www.natgeokids.com/au/discover/geography/general-geography/what-is-climate-change/#!/register
Take action on climate change
Opinion piece; action ideas

https://newsela.com/articles/kquinn-climateoped/id/16239/
Teen activist urges workers to strike in fight against climate change

https://newsela.com/read/greta-thunberg-climate-general-strike/id/51368/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=earthday2019-1
Tesla's new battery-powered car could be key to changing our climate

https://newsela.com/articles/tesla-envt/id/16396/
THIS IS WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE LOOKS LIKE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bry-Flk2S2c
Two Green Leaves Blog
A blog about climate change started by 5th graders from Portland!

http://twogreenleaves.org/
Up in flames: As the Earth gets hotter, more wildfires burn longer

https://newsela.com/articles/albertawildfire-climatechange/id/17641/
What if Climate Change is Real?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtrYNGs9oRM
Youth globally protest to save the planet from climate change

https://newsela.com/read/kids-fight-climate-change/id/49023/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
National Climate Assessment
Lots of information, but very challenging reading!

https://nca2014.globalchange.gov/
Climate Change Effects by U.S. Region

https://newsela.com/text-sets/198010
U.S.A. = most "doubting" country about Climate Change
USA vs. other countries

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/07/us-hotbed-climate-change-denial-international-poll
Government agent making excuses
It's not my fault, it's YOUR fault!

https://www.hcn.org/articles/climate-desk-interior-chief-blames-congress-for-his-inaction-on-climate-change
Climate Change = World's BIGGEST problem
We are in TROUBLE

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/07/opinions/cfr-climate-change-council-of-councils/index.html
Nitrous oxide, or "laughing gas," has serious effect on Earth

https://newsela.com/read/nitrous-oxide-effects/id/2001008358/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=elementary-1
UC becomes nation’s largest university to divest fully from fossil fuels

https://newsela.com/read/UC-divest-fossil-fuels/id/2001009425/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
This "living" concrete slurps up a greenhouse gas

https://newsela.com/read/living-concrete/id/2001008972/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2

Education Equality

#existtoassist video
Video about giving to school and assisting others

https://vimeo.com/179380850
ACLU- access to education is a right

https://www.aclu.org/other/your-right-equality-education
Atlantic Article on Inequity

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/06/inequality-public-schools/395876/
Department of Education look at education equity

https://www.ed.gov/equity
Education Equality Index
Great data website -- complicated!

http://www.educationequalityindex.org/data/
Education Uncertain under new leadership

https://newsela.com/articles/trump-schools/id/23950/
equality and equity and not the same

https://edtrust.org/the-equity-line/equity-and-equality-are-not-equal/
Gifted Programs can Create Inequality

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/schools-should-be-a-path-to-equality-not-a-segregated-obstacle/
Great Schools

http://www.greatschools.org/
Migrant students change schools

https://newsela.com/articles/migrantkids-uprooted/id/6458/
Save Our Schools- education equality

http://www.saveourschools.com.au/equity-in-education/what-is-equity-in-education
School Grades

https://www.schoolgrades.org/
Star student at top New York school shines light on lack of diversity

https://newsela.com/read/star-grad-racial-justice/id/42858/
A study says student poverty and a football team's success are linked

https://newsela.com/read/poverty-schools-football/id/2000000485/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
Court rules students have a constitutional right to a "basic" education

https://newsela.com/read/education-constitutional-right/id/2001008588/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2

Energy

Efficiency

City Planning
Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/27/mitchell-joachim-terreform-one-zero-impact-new-york_n_815220.html#s232934&title=The_Future_Brooklyn
Green Architecture
TED Speech

http://www.ted.com/talks/william_mcdonough_on_cradle_to_cradle_design.html
Green BBQ
CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/11/17/green.barbecue.stove/index.html?iref=allsearch
Green Building
PBS Video

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2009/10/trash_used_to_build_green_home.html
Green Building
PBS News Hour

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/july-dec06/green_12-26.html
Health Gyms Powered by Humans
DogoNews

http://www.dogonews.com/2010/12/20/portlands-green-gym-harnesses-human-energy
Household Energy Use
U.S. Energy Information Administration

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=us_energy_homes-basics
Living Houses
Scholastic News

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=11067&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.scholastic.com%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch%2F%3FNtx%3Dmode%2Bmatchallpartial%26_N%3Dfff%26Ntk%3DSCHL30_SI%26query%3Dtree%2Bhouses%2Benvironment%26Nr%3DAND%25

Energy Efficiency

Energy Efficiency
EPA Buildings

http://www.epa.gov/region8/building/kids/energy.html
Green Roof

http://www.epa.gov/region8/building/kids/green_roof.html
Saving Energy
U.S. Energy Information Administration

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=about_energy_efficiency-basics

Water Usage/Efficiency

Grey Water Systems
Sustainable Winner

http://www.ecoplay-systems.com/
Rain Barrels

http://www.bchomesmag.com/Features/10-10-12/Water_wise.aspx
Water Statistics

http://www.unwater.org/statistics.html
Water Usage

http://www.epa.gov/region8/building/kids/water.html
Water Usage at the E.P.A

http://www.epa.gov/region8/building/water_conservation.html

Green Websites

Act Green for Kids
Scholastic

http://www.scholastic.com/actgreen/
Eco Solutions Video & Articles
CNN

http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/eco.solutions/?iref=allsearch
Green News for Kids
great site for ideas

http://www.dogonews.com/category/green
Sustainability

http://www.worldchanging.com/

Impact and Human Responsibility

Global Warming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo678wes1zg&feature=youtu.be

Carbon Footprint

Calculate Your Carbon Footprint
The Nature Conservancy

http://www.nature.org/greenliving/carboncalculator/
Carbon Dioxide Pollution

http://timeforchange.org/what-is-a-carbon-footprint-definition
Lower Carbon Footprint Tips
Sustainable Living

http://sustainability.publicradio.org/consumed/tips.html
Tips for Companies and Individuals
Tips

http://www.carbonfootprint.com/minimisecfp.html
What is a Carbon Footprint

http://www.carbonfootprint.com/carbonfootprint.html

Landfills

Landfill Basics
Video

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/30218-really-big-things-americas-landfills-video.htm
Lords of the Landfill
Video

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/28791-how-do-they-do-it-lords-of-the-landfill-video.htm

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Recycling Facts

http://www.chevroncars.com/learn/wondrous-world/recycling-facts
Recycling Resources

http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/recyclingforkids.html
Specific Produce Recycling

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/kidspage/
Zero Waste

http://www3.sympatico.ca/dsloly/zerowaste/index.html

Renewable Energy vs. Nonrenewable Energy

Alternative Energy
Eco 20-20

http://www.eco20-20.com/
Greenovators
PBS Video

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2008/05/meet_the_greenovators_eco-mind.html
Renewable vs. Nonrewable
U.S. Energy Information Administration

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=2

Nonrenewable Energy

Coal Basics
EIA

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=coal_home-basics
Natural Gas Basics
EIA

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=natural_gas_home-basics
Natural Gas Drilling in US
PBS video

http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/613/index.html
Nonrenewable Basics

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=about_home-basics
Nuclear (Uranium) Basics
EIA

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=nuclear_home-basics
Obama's Speech: Energy Security
Obama's March 30th Speech

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/03/30/remarks-president-americas-energy-security
Oil
Oil Basics

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=oil_home-basics
Video of Obama's Speech
Video of Obama's March 30th Speech

http://www.whitehouse.gov/videos/2011/March/033011_AmericasEnergySecurity.mp4

Renewable Energy

Biomass

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=biomass_home-basics
Electric Cars from Wind Energy
PBS video

http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/544/index.html
Geothermal Power

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=geothermal_home-basics
Green Bus
Weekly Reader

http://www.weeklyreader.com/2/environment/article/green-bus-blue-skies
Harnessing the Power of Tides

http://www.kids.esdb.bg/ocean.html
Hydrogen Power Basics
EIA

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=hydrogen_home-basics
Hydropower
E.I.A

http:/http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=hydropower_home-basics
Tidal Power Generation

http://www.dogonews.com/2008/7/26/harnessing-tidal-power
Tidal Power Turbines
OPB

http://news.opb.org/article/researchers-study-potential-impact-tidal-power-turbines/#share
Types of Renewable Energy

http://www.kids.esdb.bg/newenergy.html

Biofuels

Advantages & Disadvantages

http://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/Advantages_and_Disadvantages_of_Biofuels
Background on Biofuels

http://www.in.gov/isda/biofuels/background.pdf
Biofuel Energy

http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/biofuelenergy.html
Biofuels Explained

http://www.eco-wisdom.com/articles/renewable-energy/biofuels-explained.html
Oilgae Explained

http://www.oilgae.com/
Types of Biofuels

http://www.eia.doe.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=biofuel_home
What are Biofuels?
EIA

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=biofuel_home-basics

Solar Energy

City Powered by Solar
Social Studies for Kids

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/currentevents/solarpanels_parkinglot.htm
Obama Sold on Solar
Scholastic News

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3755038&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.scholastic.com%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch%2F%3FNtx%3Dmode%2Bmatchallpartial%26_N%3Dfff%26Ntk%3DSCHL30_SI%26query%3Denergy%26Nr%3DAND%2528Collection_ID%253
Solar Power Basics
E.I.A

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=solar_home-basics
Solar Qs & As
Solar Energy International

http://www.solarenergy.org/younger-kids
Sun's Rays Fuel Flight
Scholastic News

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3754485&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.scholastic.com%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch%2F%3FNtx%3Dmode%2Bmatchallpartial%26_N%3Dfff%26Ntk%3DSCHL30_SI%26query%3Denergy%26Nr%3DAND%2528Collection_ID%253

Windpower

A Different Wind Turbine
Video

http://video.popularmechanics.com/services/player/bcpid1214137061?bctid=1233395616
Wind Power Explained
U.S. Energy Information Administration

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=wind_home-basics

Scientific Principles

Heat transfer

Interactive PowerPoint
Interactive PowerPoint

http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=SCE304
Test you knowledge of all three
Reading w/ Game

http://www.mansfieldct.org/schools/MMS/staff/hand/convcondrad.htm

Conduction

Conduction w/ Water Ballons
YouTube Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUNj4hkA4iU

Convection

Convection Air Currents
YouTube Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmeCxZ8l0SY
Convection Currents
YouTube Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xWWowXtuvA&feature=related
Convection in a Cup!
YouTube Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBVMm9i-pvo
Funky Tube Convection Experiments
YouTube Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VcBOMn1LbY

Radiation

What is Radiation?

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0062-radiation.php

Sustainable Design Elements

Green Designs
Efficient Designs

http://www.epa.gov/region8/building/kids/design.html
Green Home Options
Eco Roof, Alternative Building Materials, Rainwater Catchment

http://www.childrenoftheearth.org/green-building-sustainable-homes/green-homes-sustainable-living-index.htm

(Day) Lighting

Day Lighting
E.P.A.

http://www.epa.gov/region8/building/kids/light.html
Transparent Cement
DogoNews

http://www.dogonews.com/2011/1/27/ilight-the-transparent-cement

Alternative Building Materials

Alternative Building Materials

http://www.epa.gov/region8/building/kids/materials.html
Alternative Insulation Materials

http://www.oregonshepherd.com/alternative-insulation/
Straw Houses
DogoNews

http://www.dogonews.com/2010/5/29/he-huffed-and-he-puffed-but-could-not-blow-the-straw-house-in

Appliances

Energy Efficient Appliances

http://eartheasy.com/live_energyeffic_appl.htm
Energy Star Label Explained

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=about.ab_index
Green Technology In Appliances

http://hubpages.com/hub/Green-Technology-in-Household-Appliances

Green Roof/Eco Roof

Eco Roof: Pros and Cons
House Energy

http://www.house-energy.com/Roof/Roof-green-costs.htm
Green Roof
E.P.A

http://www.epa.gov/region8/building/kids/green_roof.html

Lighting

"Green" up your lighting!
Tips

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/11/how-to-go-green-lighting.php
Energy Efficient Lighting
PDF

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CIS_EO_Lighting_167401_7.pdf
Environmentally Sound Lighting
Ideas

http://inhabitat.com/green-building-101-environmentally-friendly-lighting/
LED Lights Explained

http://www.ledlights.org/

Living Building Challenge

Living Building Challenge
Environmental Building News

http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/2010/10/12/First-Projects-Certified-Under-Living-Building-Challenge-ILBI/
Living Building Slideshow
Powerpoint

http://ilbi.org/lbc/voiceoverppt

Materials/Building Reuse

Building Reuse Examples
Belgium Barn Reused

http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-building-reuse-the-barn-house-in-belgium/
More Examples of Building Reuse
North Carolina Examples

http://www.ncruralcenter.org/community-programs/building-reuse/project-examples.html
Recycled Architecture
Examples

http://weburbanist.com/2008/06/22/7-examples-recycled-urban-architecture/
What is Building Reuse
Portland Cement Association

http://www.concretethinker.com/solutions/Building-Reuse.aspx

Rainwater Harvesting

Rainwater Harvesting at YOUR house!
Do-It-Yourself Article

http://www.rwh.in/
Rainwater Harvesting Explained
Article

http://www.bluegranola.com/tag/rainwater-harvesting/
Rainwater Harvesting in Portland
Portland Online

http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/index.cfm?a=114750&c=42113
Rainwater Harvesting Slide Show
Portland Online

http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=171811

Sunshade/Lightshelf

Benefits of Light Shelves

http://www.buildings.com/ArticleDetails/tabid/3321/ArticleID/3648/Default.aspx
Light Shelf
Live Building

http://livebuilding.queensu.ca/green_features/smart_lighting/light_shelves
Light Shelf
Pictures

http://www.flickr.com/photos/usepagov/3900223997/

Ventilation

Natural Ventilation
Benfits

http://www.windowmaster.com/media/filebank/org/435-0905-UK.pdf
Natural Ventilation Explained
Image & Explanation

http://www.climatered.com/images/atticvents31.jpg

VOCs/Offgas

More on VOCs

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/indoorair/voc/
VOCs
VOCs Explained

http://www.theasthmamom.com/2008/11/06/reduce-indoor-vocs-for-your-asthma-kids/
VOCs: Get Educated!
VOCs Explained

http://children.webmd.com/environmental-exposure-head2toe/vocs

Environment

9 Ways to Cut Down on Plastic

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/style/plastic-how-to-use-less.html
Active Wild Deforestation Information

http://www.activewild.com/what-is-deforestation-for-kids-information-and-facts/
An Ocean of Plastic
Videos and info on plastic pollution.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/environment/an-ocean-of-plastic/2686/
Bacteria that Eats Plastic

https://newsela.com/articles/plasticeating-bacteria/id/15686/
Climate Change Article

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/05/05/global_warming_carbon_dioxide_hits_all_time_high.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
Climate Change Readiness

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/climate-change-real-pentagon-sure-thinks-so-n101701
Deforestation Facts for Kids

http://www.theworldcounts.com/stories/Deforestation-Facts-for-Kids
Environmental Problems and Possible Sollutions

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/04/specials/life-supported/
How Diets Impact Our Planet

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/04/22/525113726/chew-on-this-for-earth-day-how-our-diets-impact-the-planet
Invasive Cats
What happens when domesticated animals become invasive

https://newsela.com/articles/feralcats-robotickillers/id/16754/
Invasive Species Article

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/spacescience/invasive-plants/
Metro Wise Consumer Videos

http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=34661
National Atlas

http://www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/biology/a_invasive.html
Orangutan asks girl for help in sign language

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G32YehcdUAw
Oregon Zoo and Endangered Species

http://www.oregonzoo.org/conserve/fighting-extinction-pacific-northwest
Pollution Facts and Videos
Great info on lots of types of pollution.

http://www.livescience.com/22728-pollution-facts.html
Recycling and Money

https://newsela.com/articles/recycling-economics/id/16289/
The Last Orangutan (PBS Video)
53 minute video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIbe5q3Swac
World Wildlife Fund Deforestation

https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/deforestation
WWF Website - Pollution
Basic info about pollution and its impact.

https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/pollution
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/london-marathon-thousands-of-seaweed-pods-will-replace-single-use-plastics/
Marathon moving to seaweed pods to avoid plastic cups!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/london-marathon-thousands-of-seaweed-pods-will-replace-single-use-plastics/
Mushroom Packaging to replace Styrofoam at IKEA?

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/mushroom-fungi-packaging-ikea-decompose-ecovative/
Garfield phones have littered French beach

https://newsela.com/read/garfield-beach-phone-plastic-problem/id/50715/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2
Are Plastic Bag Bans Garbage?
Great NPR radio segment with a surprising twist...

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/04/09/711181385/are-plastic-bag-bans-garbage
Malaysia to return 3,000 tons of plastic waste to home countries

https://newsela.com/read/malaysia-plastic-waste/id/52547/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
Small particles of plastic have found a home in Arctic snow, scientists say

https://newsela.com/read/plastics-artic-snow/id/55754/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1#
Plastic food wrappers and cigarettes are biggest beach trash offenders

https://newsela.com/read/plastic-food-packaging/id/57200/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=elementary-1
Lego asks customers to donate their old bricks instead of trashing them

https://newsela.com/read/legos-recycle-bricks/id/2000000345/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=elementary-1

Gender Stereotypes

Bedroom Colors for All Kids

https://newsela.com/articles/target-genderneutral/id/15173/
Boy Wants a Doll - What Would You Do?

http://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/son-wanted-doll-challenging-gender-stereotypes/story?id=12637591
Boys and Dolls Video
VIDEO

http://video.about.com/babyparenting/Should-Boys-Play-With-Dolls-.htm
Boys talk about being "Manly"

http://www.upworthy.com/listen-to-some-boys-talk-about-their-plans-to-be-manly
Boys' Body Image

http://www.today.com/style/body-image-isnt-just-girl-thing-boys-suffer-too-2D79592420
Dancing gives 11-year-old boy a leg up on ADHD

https://newsela.com/articles/danceboy-adhd/id/16261/
Doll or Action Figure?

http://www.bradley.edu/sites/bodyproject/barbie/gijoe/
Easy-Bake Oven For Boys
Article

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8pHXv0l8Q0
Geena Davis Institute of Gender Studies

http://seejane.org/
Gender and the Media
Article

http://www.pta.org/members/content.cfm?ItemNumber=2258
Gender Neutral Toy Article

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/27/living/harrods-gender-neutral-toys/index.html#cnn-disqus-area
Gender Neutral Toys

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/24/living/gender-neutral-toys-marketing-feat/index.html
Girl Superheros

https://newsela.com/articles/superheroes-girls/id/15279/
Girls can do boy things ... but boys can't do girl things?

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/12/health/boys-girls-gender-norms-parenting-strauss/index.html
Girls fight for right to play football

http://www.chicagonow.com/tween-us/2013/01/girls-fight-play-football-rules/
https://newsela.com/read/fighting-gender-inequality-hollywood/id/42167/

Gender stereotypes in movies
In Their Words: How children are affected by gender issues

https://newsela.com/read/lib-children-explain-gender-affects-their-lives/id/43360/
Is It Still A Man's World - Text Set
Lots of articles about changing the way we think about gender

https://newsela.com/text-sets/73603/is-it-still-a-mans-world
Mo'ne Davis
VIDEO Video

https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2014/11/26/mone-davis-throw-like-a-girl/
New book titles portray a different image of men

https://newsela.com/read/goodnight-stories-for-rebel-boys/id/42675/
Science study on boy/girl interests

http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED409250.pdf
Scientists learn that gender is much more complex than they thought

https://newsela.com/read/lib-science-understanding-gender/id/43498/
Should Girls Play on Boys' Sports Teams?

http://www.syracusecityschools.com/tfiles/folder715/unit06-girlsonboysteam.pdf
stopgirlbullying.com

http://stopgirlbullying.com/
Video - Mom argues with child over toy preference
VIDEO ABC News Video Clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypyaA7xtblQ&disable_polymer=true
Why Stereotypes Should Be Avoided

https://newsela.com/read/lib-what-is-stereotype/id/37450/
Girls outscore boys on tech, engineering "whether or not they take a class"

https://newsela.com/read/girls-tech-scores/id/51598/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2
Mattel challenges gender norms with new line of dolls

https://newsela.com/read/defying-norms-dolls/id/57785/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2

Girls' Education

First lady announces U.S. pledge to aid Pakistani girls' education

https://newsela.com/articles/michelleobama-pakistan/id/12669/
First lady in Asia: "Change the world," help 62 million girls go to school

https://newsela.com/articles/Obama-girlsschooling/id/8118/
Gender and Academic Achievement

http://www.education.com/reference/article/gender-academic-achievement/
Girls' education: A lifeline to development

http://www.unicef.org/sowc96/ngirls.htm
Immigrant mothers book club
Illiterate mothers learn to read

https://newsela.com/articles/immigrantmothers-bookclub/id/15697/
Malala Yousafzai
Incredible Story!

http://malalafund.org
Room to Read

http://www.roomtoread.org/page.aspx?pid=284
The Effect of Girls' Education on Health Outcomes: Fact Sheet

http://www.prb.org/Publications/Media-Guides/2011/girls-education-fact-sheet.aspx
Why girls' education can help eradicate poverty

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/25/us-why-girls-education-idUSBRE98O13D20130925

Habitat Loss

1/5 of plants may disapear
Newsela

https://newsela.com/articles/plants-extinct/id/17592/
51 facts about deforestation

https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/various-deforestation-facts.php
As forests get cut, new diseases appear

https://newsela.com/articles/malaria-forests/id/13819/
Ask an Amazon Expert: Why we can’t afford to lose the rain forest

https://newsela.com/read/natgeo-amazonexpert-rainforest/id/44014/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=library-1
Bees in Trouble

https://newsela.com/articles/pollinator-decline/id/15379/
Burger King Contributes to Deforestation

https://newsela.com/articles/burger-king-deforestation/id/27628/
Deforestation Facts for Kids

http://www.theworldcounts.com/stories/Deforestation-Facts-for-Kids
Endangered Spotted Owl

https://newsela.com/articles/owl-war/id/15504/
Fight for the Forests Website

http://www.takepart.com/forests/index.html
Give women greater role in decision-making, save more trees

https://newsela.com/read/women-leaders-help-nature/id/51061/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=earthday2019-1
Hopeful Opinion: Be optimistic

https://wildnet.org/updates/optimism-why-future-wildlife-depends-it
Hopeful story: return of the wolves

https://newsela.com/articles/wolf-reputation/id/17966/
Marine Habitat Loss

http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/critical-issues-marine-habitat-destruction/
Mass Extinction!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/21/mass-extinction-science-warning
Species dying out from human causes

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140529-conservation-science-animals-species-endangered-extinction/
Understanding Tropical Deforesation

https://newsela.com/articles/govt-nasa-tropical-deforestation/id/27760/
Working to save chimp habitats
Newsela

https://newsela.com/articles/satellite-chimp-conservation/id/26207/
World Wildlife Fund Deforestation

https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/deforestation

Homelessness

"Sesame Street" video tackles the "devastating cycle" of homelessness

https://newsela.com/read/sesame-street-adds-homeless-character/id/48158/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=elementary-1
A new vision for Portland's homeless crisis a year after 'state of emergency'
Oregonian article - Portland's State of Emergency

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/02/a_new_vision_for_portlands_hom.html
Beaverton Organizes "Sleep out" to bring attention to homelessness
Sandra- featured in video- was one of Mrs. Chandler's former students

http://koin.com/2016/04/15/sleep-out-draws-attention-to-beavertons-homeless/
Beaverton School District Homeless Resources
Great link!

https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/community/homeless-program
Central City Concern

http://www.centralcityconcern.org/
Defining Homelessness

http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/1684/HUD-Definition-of-Homeless
Ending Homelessness
Portland, Oregon website with lots of info.

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/phb/60643
Freezing Homeless Child Experiment
Link to video shown in class.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CwCvpEMEJU
Homeless numbers remain high in Beaverton
Article in the Portland Tribune

http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/153626-homeless-numbers-remain-high-in-beaverton
Homeless Statistics for Portland
Homelessness Toolkit - City of Portland

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/toolkit/article/562207
Homelessness in Hawai'i

https://newsela.com/articles/hawaii-homeless/id/12601/
Italy Feeds Homeless Unused Food

https://newsela.com/articles/food-italy-doggy-bag/id/20392/
Janus Youth Program
Program for homeless youth

http://www.janusyouth.org/
Most of Oregon's homeless families live on the street, in cars, parks: Highest percentage in U.S., says HUD report
From the Oregonian

http://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2016/11/homeless_unsheltered_oregon_hu.html
Multnomah County offers incentives for homeowners to house homeless in backyards

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/03/multnomah_county_wants_to_ince.html
National Alliance to End Homelessness
More homelessness info

http://www.endhomelessness.org/
National Coalition for the Homeless

http://nationalhomeless.org/
NESRI Website
Great social issues info on housing!

https://www.nesri.org/programs/housing
News article on Beaverton homeless students

http://pamplinmedia.com/bvt/15-news/277132-152727-beaverton-school-districts-homeless-students-increasing
Oregon Food Bank Website

http://www.oregonfoodbank.org/?c=131074766191554937
Portland Rescue Mission
10 Myths about homelessness plus more good info.

http://www.portlandrescuemission.org/learn-more/myths-about-homelessness/
Portland Rescue Mission

http://www.portlandrescuemission.org/
Portland's work on homelessness is failing (Opinion)
Opinion piece

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/01/portlands_work_on_homelessness.html
She Was Sleeping In The Dirt Outside His Home. What He Built For Her?

http://smokie.littlethings.com/tiny-home-smokie-homeless/?utm_source=bmy&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=houses
Shelter Us Beaverton
VIDEO Amazing video about homeless families in Beaverton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcb5sFgWwzU
Tilwan, a homeless teenage, raps and sings, as well as tells his story
VIDEO

https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2014/05/23/the-beast-inside/
Transition Projects Website
Homeless Statistics and Support

https://www.tprojects.org/snapshot/
Educational website with great info!

https://depts.washington.edu/triolive/quest/2007/TTQ07033/index.html
HomePlate Youth Services
Daytime drop in support for homeless youth in Beaverton

https://www.homeplateyouth.org/
Family Promise of Beaverton
A Beaverton based support system for homeless families, daycenter is housed at Sunset Presbyterian on Cornell near BSE

https://www.familypromiseofbeaverton.org/about-2#about-1-1
Homelessness Toolkit (How you can help)

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/toolkit/69886
Kids "Sesame Street" welcomes a Muppet in foster care to its inclusive cast

https://newsela.com/read/muppet-foster-care/id/52243/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=elementary-1
In mobile libraries, the homeless can browse for more than books

https://newsela.com/read/books-on-wheels/id/2000001519/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2

Human Rights

UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS- Kids version
Basic information

http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/edumat/hreduseries/TB3/appendices/kidsversion.htm

Medical/Cancer Research

Children's Cancer Association Resources Page

https://joyrx.org/resources/
Children's Cancer Research Fund

http://childrenscancer.org/
OHSU - Doernbecher Children's Hospital Website
Lots of info - check the "Research and Education" tab!

http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/health/services/doernbecher/
St. Baldrick's Foundation

https://www.stbaldricks.org/

Mental Health

Barriers to Mental Health Care
challenges to receiving mental health care

http://www.socialsolutions.com/blog/barriers-to-mental-healthcare-access/
Cavs' Love discloses bouts with panic attacks, mental health

https://newsela.com/read/cavs-love-mental-health/id/41077/
CNN story on Prince Harry's public sharing of his struggle

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/21/health/prince-william-harry-heads-together/
For Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, here are Oregon resources
Nice list of Oregon resources

http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2015/05/childrens_mental_health.html
Heads Together
non-profit focussed on mental health awareness

https://www.headstogether.org.uk/
How killing zombies in the woods helps mental health (Column)
an unusual therapy for PTSD through Live Action Role Playing (LARP)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/02/how_killing_zombies_in_the_woo.html
KOIN News - Oregon Healthcare Crisis

http://koin.com/2017/05/04/oregons-mental-healthcare-crisis-fails-most-in-need/
Mental health is important, just not today (Guest opinion)
(Guest opinion)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/05/mental_health_is_important_jus.html
National Institute of Health
government information site on adolescent mental health

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/child-and-adolescent-mental-health/index.shtml
Oregon ranked near dead last for people with mental health concerns, report finds
49 of 50!

http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2016/10/oregon_ranked_near_dead_last_f.html
Portland's Unity Center opens ER for psychiatric services (Column)
a new alternative to the ER

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/02/unity_center_opens_er_for_psyc.html
Teen Depression

http://globalnews.ca/news/3065827/major-depression-is-on-the-rise-in-youth-especially-teenage-girls-study/
What is a therapist and how do they help?

http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/going-to-therapist.html
What is Mental Health?
Links to different mental health issues

https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/your-feelings/mental-health/types-mental-health-issues/
World Mental Health Day

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/world-mental-health-day
Wounded Warrior - Warrior Care Project
non-profit addressing need for PTSD support

https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/programs/warrior-care-network

Poverty

Children left home alone
Parents who can't afford childcare have to leave children at home

https://newsela.com/articles/children-homealone/id/15600/
Cost of treatment for food allergies is high for families of poor children

https://newsela.com/articles/foodallergy-wealth/id/17120/
High-poverty schools struggle to have winning football teams

https://newsela.com/read/poverty-schools-football/id/2000000485/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1

Racial Issues

A brief history of racism in the United States

http://www.soundvision.com/article/a-brief-history-of-racism-in-the-united-states
Athletic Blacks vs Smart Whites: Why Sports Stereotypes Are Wrong

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/casey-ganemccalla/athletic-blacks-vs-smart_b_187386.html
Ben Mikaelsen's brush w/ racism

http://www.benmikaelsen.com/#!bio/c1ktj
Black, white, Hispanic names treated the same, new job hiring study says

https://newsela.com/articles/work-bias/id/17423/
Blacks, Sports and Lingering Racial Stereotypes: A Q&A with Sports Sociologist Ben Carrington

http://www.utexas.edu/opa/blogs/shelflife/2010/08/25/blacks-sports-and-lingering-racial-stereotypes-a-qa-with-sports-sociologist-ben-carrington/
Can a white jury fairly judge black men on trial in terrorism case?

https://newsela.com/articles/jury-race/id/17786/
Confederate flag display in one state raises national political debate

https://newsela.com/articles/confederate-flag/id/10899/
Confronting Racism

http://cheezburger.com/61354497?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
Doll Skin Color Example

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/03/health/potty-training-doll-trnd/index.html
George Washington's home opens exhibit dedicated to slavery history

https://newsela.com/articles/washington-slaves/id/18111/
How white people cash in on Black Culture

http://happyplace.someecards.com/race-matters/rue-of-the-hunger-games-explains-the-difference-between-cultural-appropriation-and-cultural-exchange-in-just-4-minutes/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
http://www.understandmedia.com/journals-a-publications/sjrgm/47-sjrgm-vol-1-summer-2013/189-racial-stereotyping-in-sports

http://www.understandmedia.com/journals-a-publications/sjrgm/47-sjrgm-vol-1-summer-2013/189-racial-stereotyping-in-sports
Investors rarely give money to black businesswomen

https://newsela.com/read/black-women-silicon-valley/id/49038/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=blackhistory2019-1
KidzSearch - Racism

http://www.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Racism
More Black Main Characters in Books!

https://newsela.com/read/elem-marley-dias-book-tour/id/40192/
More white Americans believe racism is a big problem, report says

https://newsela.com/articles/racism-whiteattitudes/id/14666/
Neil Degrasse Tyson Opinion
Neil Degrasse Tyson reflects on his own journey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7ihNLEDiuM
OPB Special: Race In Portland
OPB special looks at the history of blacks in Portland, OR

http://www.opb.org/television/programs/oregonexperience/segment/portland-civil-rights-lift-evry-voice/
Oregon Historical Society Resources

http://www.ohs.org/exhibits/current/a-community-on-the-move.cfm
Photos of blacks in 19th-century England have lessons for Americans

https://newsela.com/articles/victorianera-blacks/id/11900/
Race and Beyond: The Media’s Stereotypical Portrayals of Race

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2013/03/05/55599/the-medias-stereotypical-portrayals-of-race/
Racial Profiling

http://www.aclu-or.org/content/racial-profiling-harsh-reality-oregon
Racial Profiling Resources for Oregon

http://library.uoregon.edu/instruct/community.html
Racial Stereotypes Can Be Unconscious but Reversible

http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/research/hr_racialstereotypes.shtml
RACIAL STEREOTYPES HURT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE -- IN WHITES

http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/racster.htm
Racial Stereotypes in Sports

http://www.understandmedia.com/journals-a-publications/sjrgm/47-sjrgm-vol-1-summer-2013/189-racial-stereotyping-in-sports
Racism in Russia is not good for World Cup, report says

https://newsela.com/articles/russia-worldcup/id/7734/
Rich whites and poor students of color more and more separated in schools

https://newsela.com/articles/schools-resegregation/id/17846/
Shootings, then fires at black churches in the South have activists worried

https://newsela.com/articles/church-fires/id/11025/
Some German Jews nervous about Muslims; others want to be friendly

https://newsela.com/articles/germanjews-muslimmigrants/id/17363/
Stereotypes: Negative Racial Stereotypes and Their Effect on Attitudes Toward African-Americans

http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/links/VCU.htm
Texas textbook that focuses on Mexican-Americans upsets many

https://newsela.com/articles/textbook-mexico/id/18071/
Twenty-four traffic stops: one black man's story about racial profiling

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/03/twenty-four_traffic_stops_one.html
What if Heros Weren't Welcome Home?
Oregon Historical Society

http://www.ohs.org/museum/exhibits/what-if-heroes-were-not-welcome-home.cfm
Whites Concerned About Racism
Surveys show that more white people believe Racism is an important problem

https://newsela.com/articles/racism-whiteattitudes/id/14667/
Woman Confronts Racists Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiTXnKEyecg
Pediatricians reveal that racism can negatively affect children's health

https://newsela.com/read/racism-kids-health/id/55150/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
Art museums are giving more space to women and artists of color

https://newsela.com/read/art-museums-diversity/id/2000000498/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2
Black women now lead a record number of U.S. cities

https://newsela.com/read/black-women-mayors/id/2000000004/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
Running while black

https://newsela.com/read/Ahmaud-Arbery-running/id/2001009144/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
Why the coronavirus looks different to black America

https://newsela.com/read/coronavirus-black-america/id/2001009100/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2
As Asian Americans face racist attacks, a PBS series celebrates their unsung history

https://newsela.com/read/celebrating-asian-american-history/id/2001009170/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1

Refugees / Immigration

"Art gives strength": Music school helps young Syrian refugees

https://newsela.com/read/elem-syrian-refugee-children-music-school/id/35806
A basketball court of refuge for two Somali teens in Minnesota area

https://newsela.com/read/Somali-teens-basketball/id/46074/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-4
American families offer to share homes with Central American asylum seekers

https://newsela.com/read/americans-open-homes-asylum-seekers/id/43016/
Apartments Are Stocked, Toys Donated. Only the Refugees Are Missing.
NY Times Article with lots of statistics. Challenging read.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/16/us/refugee-admissions.html
As U.S. returns migrants to Mexico, Juárez struggles to provide for them

https://newsela.com/read/ciudad-juarez-immigration-policy/id/50674/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
Biggest challenge for refugee kids is enrolling in school

https://newsela.com/read/refugee-children-school/id/46977/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-3
Canada’s Syrian Refugees Raise Money to Help Fort McMurray Fire Victims

http://time.com/4320302/fort-mcmurray-fire-syrian-refugees-canada/
Germany's schools preparing to accept thousands of Syrian refugee children

https://newsela.com/articles/germanschools-refugees/id/11967/
History of Refugees in U.S.
Each paragraph is one bullet!

http://www.rcusa.org/history/
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (in Portland)

https://irco.org/
Library of Congress eliminates use of the term "illegal aliens"

https://newsela.com/articles/librarycongress-aliens/id/16319/
Migrant caravan makes trek from Central America seeking asylum in U.S.

https://newsela.com/read/migrants-asylum-US-border/id/47554/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
More children coming to U.S. need help adjusting

https://newsela.com/articles/defining-refugees/id/5740/
Pope's kind gesture rescues three families fleeing war in Syria

https://newsela.com/articles/pope-refugees/id/16735/
Powerful Refugee Short Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APWyeCuvk5Q
Republican governors tell Obama: No Syrian refugees in our states

https://newsela.com/articles/republicangovernors-refugees/id/13145/
Soccer brings refugees hope

https://newsela.com/articles/soccer-unitesrefugees/id/16086/
Soccer helps young refugees get a shot at a better life

https://newsela.com/read/elem-refugee-soccer-camp/id/45400/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-3
Some German Jews nervous about Muslims; others want to be friendly

https://newsela.com/articles/germanjews-muslimmigrants/id/17363/
Syrian refugee chef helps children's hospital back home

https://newsela.com/read/elem-syrian-refugee-chef/id/43124/
Today's refugees and Jewish girl from long ago share immigration problems

https://newsela.com/articles/migrants-annefrank/id/13245/
U.S. border agents fire tear gas on migrants, close Mexico crossing

https://newsela.com/read/migrants-US-border-protest/id/47696/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
U.S. government tells refugees fewer of them will be allowed in

https://newsela.com/read/US-slashes-refugee-program/id/46233
Video - Syrian Family Grateful to be in Oregon

http://www.kgw.com/news/family-of-syrian-refugees-grateful-to-be-in-oregon/388987903
Video imagines how war would change life in England

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/463272/Save-The-Children-Shocking-second-a-day-video-shows-how-UK-child-would-be-affected-by-war
Video: Meet One of the Syrian Refugee Children
VIDEO UNICEF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpG3jLGGkvc&feature=em-share_video_user
Violence in Central America forces many people out

https://newsela.com/articles/migrants-refugees/id/4544/
Voters wonder about the future of immigration policy and ICE

https://newsela.com/read/immigration-ICE-reform/id/45120/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-3
What is a Refugee?
VIDEO Good info with a video at the end

http://www.unrefugees.org/what-is-a-refugee/
Woman get's chased out of a bank for wearing hijab
VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb8p5V9NTMM
Young refugees from war in Syria have new help to stay in school

https://newsela.com/articles/syrianrefugee-education/id/14726/

Safety in Sports

Home plate collisions to be banned by baseball

https://newsela.com/articles/plate-collisions/id/2193/
Knees are being injured more often, especially in girls

http://https://newsela.com/articles/girls-acl/id/4457/
NFL Acknowledges Link Between Football and Brain Trauma Disease

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/14972296/top-nfl-official-acknowledges-link-football-related-head-trauma-cte-first
School sports make more safety rules to stop serious injuries or illnesses

https://newsela.com/articles/heatstroke-students/id/5519/
Soccer star pledges brain for concussion study

https://newsela.com/articles/chastain-brain/id/15494/

Science Funding and Education

Article on Current Science funding 5/1/17

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/how-science-fares-us-budget-deal
ASAP Video about Science Funding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e1XX-ngJcc
Bill Nye on Science Funding

http://bigthink.com/words-of-wisdom/bill-nye-on-funding-science-education
Duke researchers feel threatened by the prospect of budget cuts

http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/05/duke-researchers-worry-about-potential-federal-budget-cuts-to-the-national-institutes-of-health-other-agencies
Government and private companies must work together to get to Mars

https://newsela.com/articles/obama-mars-companies/id/23086/
How A Budget Squeeze Can Lead To Sloppy Science And Even Cheating

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/14/523786179/how-a-budget-squeeze-can-lead-to-sloppy-science-and-even-cheating
National Institute of Health

https://www.nih.gov/
Neil deGrasse Tyson: science funding can “guarantee your economic future”

https://arstechnica.com/science/2013/01/neil-degrasse-tyson-takes-his-case-for-science-funding-to-dc/
Next Generation Science Standards Website
Great info on science education!

https://www.nextgenscience.org/need-standards
Opinion: Science Funding Important

http://pages.vassar.edu/teachingtales/2013/06/04/the-importance-of-science-in-our-education/
Science funding spared under congressional budget deal, but more battles ahead

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/05/01/science-funding-spared-under-congressional-budget-deal-but-more-battles-ahead/?utm_term=.2c2fe70e334c
Think tank challenges climate change with mass mailing to science teachers

https://newsela.com/articles/climate-booklets-mail-teachers/id/30601/
Who Pays for Science?

http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/who_pays
Why is public science education important?
Medical Journal Article

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1395333/

Social Media

Athletes warned about social media postings

https://newsela.com/articles/twitter-sports/id/4812/
Body Image
Article with info about social media's role in body image in boys.

http://www.today.com/style/body-image-isnt-just-girl-thing-boys-suffer-too-2D79592420
Common Sense Media
A website with lots of informative videos related to media, stereotypes, social media, etc.

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/video/advice
Could Social Media Help Save Endangered Species?

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/social-media-could-help-save-species-verge-extinction-n117401
Find your voice in a modern world

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-do-you-have-a-voice/
Look Up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR-wG4Sk_aw&feature=youtu.be
Pie Chart - Scientists and Engineers
Cool graphic!

http://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/Scientists%20and%20Engineers%20Working%20in%20Science%20and%20Engineering%20Occupations.pdf
Social Media in action
Thumbs up for Rock and Roll!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaIvk1cSyG8
Technology & Kids Articles
GOLD MINE!

http://www.empoweringparents.com/category-Technology-And-Kids.php
Woman uses social media as lifeline for Iran's doomed dog

https://newsela.com/articles/iran-dogsanctuary/id/16183/

Technology & Kids

8 Tech Resolutions Your Kids Want You To Make
Online article.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/diana-graber/8-tech-resolutions-your-kids-want-you-to-make_b_6400714.html
Disruptive Technology Is Changing How Kids Learn
Time Magazine Article

http://time.com/3326554/disruptive-technology-is-changing-how-kids-learn/
Doctors say limit kids' online time; texting and tweeting too

https://newsela.com/articles/curbing-cyberkids/id/1647/
How Tech is Changing Childhood

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10529785/How-technology-is-changing-childhood.html
How Technology is Changing the Way Children Think and Focus
Online article.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-power-prime/201212/how-technology-is-changing-the-way-children-think-and-focus
How Technology Is Changing the Way Kids Play

http://www.parents.com/fun/entertainment/the-future-of-play/
Paper beats computer screens

http://sciencenordic.com/paper-beats-computer-screens
People are getting hurt texting while walking

https://newsela.com/articles/distracted-walkers/id/6443/
Raising Digital Natives
NPR Website with lots of resources about technology and kids.

http://www.npr.org/series/241605846/raising-digital-natives-technology-and-our-kids
Screen Free Week!

http://www.screenfree.org/
Teen and Child Technology Usage
Lots of articles about technology use and kids.

http://www.empoweringparents.com/category-Technology-And-Kids.php
Texting can be a positive and powerful force, experts say

https://newsela.com/read/texting-can-be-positive/id/44960/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2
Texting instead of talking may seem wrong, but there can be benefits

https://newsela.com/read/texting-instead-of-yelling/id/50828/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/reading-paper-screens/
What big-screen TV? Kids are more entertained by their smartphones

https://newsela.com/articles/cordcutting-biz/id/13446/
Why Kids Won't Quit Technology

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/12/why-kids-wont-quit-tech/383575/
Your paper brain and your Kindle brain aren't the same thing
Great article from PRI

http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-09-18/your-paper-brain-and-your-kindle-brain-arent-same-thing
Everything old is new again: Flip phone makes a comeback
Includes info about how tech affects us.

https://newsela.com/read/flip-phone-returns/id/51560/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
Teenage hangups: The drastic plans to keep high schoolers off their phones

https://newsela.com/read/keeping-teens-off-phones/id/56686/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1

Teen Vaping and E-cigarettes

2018 NYTS Data: A Startling Rise in Youth E-cigarette Use

https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/youth-and-tobacco/youth-tobacco-use-results-national-youth-tobacco-survey
E-cigarettes might be a gateway product that starts kids smoking

https://newsela.com/read/youth-smoking-increase-vaping/id/49636/
Issue Overview: E-cigarettes

https://newsela.com/read/overview-e-cigarettes/id/24877/
Many young people think vaping is safer than cigarettes, but they're wrong

https://newsela.com/read/teens-juul-vaping/id/41938/
Surgeon General's Info on E-cigarettes

https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/default.htm
Quick Facts on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/Quick-Facts-on-the-Risks-of-E-cigarettes-for-Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults.html
BSD Info on Teen Vaping
Local info from our school district! Thanks, Ms. Taylor!

https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/PS/Pages/Vaping,-JUULing-and-Teens-Get-The-Facts.aspx
How Big Tobacco Got a New Generation Hooked
NY Times Opinion Article from Ad Executive. Challenging read, but worth it!

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/opinion/vaping-juul.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
‘Juul-alikes’ Are Filling Shelves With Sweet, Teen-Friendly Nicotine Flavors
Great info, but challenging read! You will need to look up words...

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/health/juul-flavors-nicotine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Schools try different strategies to help kids see dangers of vaping

https://newsela.com/read/student-vaping-crisis/id/56611/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1

Women's Issues/Gender Equality

ACLU: Women's Rights

https://www.aclu.org/womens-rights
After over a century, girls can earn Eagle Scout rank

https://newsela.com/read/girl-eagle-scouts/id/50511/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2
Allowance gap: Parents pay boys twice as much as girls, study finds

https://newsela.com/read/allowance-study-boys-paid-more/id/45364/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
Americans react to a girl's pain differently than a boy's, a study says

https://newsela.com/read/doctors-dont-take-girls-as-seriously/id/49184/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2
Canadian prime minister appoints 15 women to his government

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/04/canada-cabinet-gender-diversity-justin-trudeau
Emma Watson (Hermione!) speaks about gender equality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkjW9PZBRfk
Fast-food kids' meal toys should not be split into "boy" and "girl" groups, some say

https://newsela.com/read/kids-meal-toys-gender/id/47852/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2
Female race car drivers carry hopes of female fans and athletes

https://newsela.com/read/female-drivers-daytona/id/48990/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
Gender inequality in movies

https://newsela.com/read/fighting-gender-inequality-hollywood/id/42167/
Getting women into computer science

https://newsela.com/articles/compsci-women/id/10162/
Girls can do boy things ... but boys can't do girl things?

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/12/health/boys-girls-gender-norms-parenting-strauss/index.html
Girls enter the ranks and Boy Scouts changes its name

https://newsela.com/read/elem-boy-scouts-change-name/id/43190/
High School Sports In Beaverton Face Gender Bias Questions

http://www.opb.org/news/article/beaverton-high-school-sports-gender-bias/
Jackson to lose his spot on the $20 bill to abolitionist Harriet Tubman

https://newsela.com/articles/20bill-harriettubman/id/16859/
Lack of female role models on-screen affects children, study says

https://newsela.com/read/kids-want-more-female-superheroes/id/46733/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2
Local News - Salem, OR
Law Makers Aim to Shoot Down Wage Discrimination

http://koin.com/2017/05/17/lawmakers-aim-to-shoot-down-wage-discrimination/
Military opens all jobs to women

https://newsela.com/articles/military-women/id/13355/
Naysayers fuel Harris' dream to become the first female NFL star

https://newsela.com/read/toni-harris-female-football-player/id/50542/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-3
New study finds that films with female leads make more money

https://newsela.com/read/female-led-movies-do-better/id/48167/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
Pie Chart - Scientists and Engineers
Cool graphic!

http://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/Scientists%20and%20Engineers%20Working%20in%20Science%20and%20Engineering%20Occupations.pdf
The Gender Pay Gap: Trying to Narrow It
New York Times Article

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/13/business/gender-pay-britain.html
United nations and equality- watch video at bottom of page!
Watch the video at the end of the article!

http://beijing20.unwomen.org/en/about
US Women's History Timeline

https://www.bloomu.edu/wrc/timeline
Vote ERA
New Legislation trying to get on the November ballot!

http://www.voteera.org
Winning extra-point kicker is also homecoming queen

https://newsela.com/read/homecoming-queen-football-star/id/45978/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-3
Women and Political Power
Teaching Tolerance

http://www.tolerance.org/activity/women-and-political-power
Women's soccer team demands equal pay

https://newsela.com/articles/women-soccerwages/id/16217/
World Cup champion women's players want equal pay from U.S. Soccer

https://newsela.com/articles/women-soccerwages/id/16218/
U.S. women's soccer team is fighting for fair and equal treatment

https://newsela.com/read/USWNT-equal-pay/id/52609/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
At NASA women still are a small minority

https://newsela.com/read/nasa-year-of-woman/id/2000002937/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1
"Still a long way to go," but women are gaining ground with new roles in the NHL

https://newsela.com/read/women-in-NHL/id/2000003108/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-1

LGBTQ+

Merriam-Webster declares "they" its 2019 word of the year

https://newsela.com/read/they-word-of-year/id/2000003788/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2
Non-binary actors ask awards like the Oscars and Emmys to change

https://newsela.com/read/nonbinary-actors-change-awards/id/2001005200/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2
New law protects transgender students

https://newsela.com/read/VA-law-transgender-students/id/2001006530/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2