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National Mental Health Awareness Day: Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
Posters, banners, notes and tips for speeches and newspaper editorials, a proclamation template, pamphlets and other great materials you can use to raise awareness about children's mental health issues or participate in Children's Mental...
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Raising Children With More Than One Language

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
How can you help your students who are speaking one language at home that differs with the language spoken at school? This site offers insight into teaching students with this delicate balance in mind.
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Aids.org

For Students 9th - 10th
This is AIDS.org, educating, raising awareness, and building community regarding the AIDS virus. Includes facts, information on testing, news, books, programs, and more.
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American Cancer Society

American Cancer Society: Our Global Cancer Control Work

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the latest news and reports raising awareness on World Cancer Day and every day. The urgency for fighting and finding cures through events like this and research being done globally is necessary to combat the pandemic.
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Red Hand Day: A Worldwide Initiative to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers

For Students 9th - 10th
The Red Hand Day campaign works to raise awareness of the abuse of children as child soldiers, and efforts to stop this practice.
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Nature Canada

Nature Canada: Canada's Important Bird Areas

For Students 9th - 10th
Fact pages for many of Canada's birds can be found on this site. The site aims to raise awareness about efforts to conserve bird populations. There is excellent information about how climate change affects birds, and what birds need in...
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World Cancer Day

For Students 9th - 10th
World Cancer Day happens every year in February to educate and raise awareness and funds for cancer research for the millions who are diagnosed every year with the disease.
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Fao: International Year of Natural Fibres 2009

For Students 9th - 10th
An organization aiming to raise awareness of the importance of natural fibers. Plants and animals play an important role in contributing to food security and poverty alleviation worldwide. Find out about how natural fibers provide...
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Marsh Mission Coastal Correspondent

For Students 3rd - 8th
Follow CC and Rhea as they take their houseboat on a 1,000 mile journey through the wetlands of South Louisiana. Their mission is to document the beauty of the marsh and raise awareness of the problems that are destroying the beautiful...
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Biodiversity Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Formed in 1995, the "Biodiversity Project," was created to raise awareness and educate the public on the connection between biodiversity and everyday life. General biodiversity questions are answered in the "What is biodiversity?,"...
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Purdue University

Clc Web: Exploring Transnational Identities in Ondaatje's Anil's Ghost

For Students 9th - 10th
A scholarly essay that discusses issues of identity raised in Canadian author Michael Ondaatje's novel "Anil's Ghost."
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Monterey Bay Aquarium: Seafood Watch Program

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is devoted to determining the types of seafood that you should and should not purchase, how fish are farmed and caught and what you can do to improve the awareness of sustainable methods of fish farming. Be sure to click on...
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Cyber Y Technology Center: Life on the Streets

For Students 9th - 10th
A site researched and created by a group of youth in San Diego to raise awareness of the area's homeless issue.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Rachel Carson and the Awakening of Environmental Consciousness

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource for teachers and students on Rachel Carson and environmental consciousness in which author Linda Lear discusses Carson's work, Silent Spring, and how it changed public perception and raised evironmental awareness. Lots of...
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Amnesty International Usa

For Students 9th - 10th
Amnesty International USA is a consciousness-raising organization for human rights. Its goals are lofty and may make many people uncomfortable as they read stories of grotesque crimes against human kind. This is an excellent site to...
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Children Now: Talking With Kids About Tough Issues: 10 Helpful Tips

For Students 9th - 10th
Parents are encouraged to talk with learners about challenging subjects like sex, violence, and alcohol. Topics included are the 10 tips for talking with kids about tough issues.
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Children Now: Talking With Kids About Tough Issues: Violence

For Students 9th - 10th
Parents are given the confidence to talk with students about difficult issues like drugs, violence, and alcohol. The subject addressed is violence. Discussion topics and answers to common questions are included.