EL-GC Project: Additional Resources

Topics:

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• Pollution

Databases on the Environment:

Other Resources on the Environment:

Topics Include: 

Animals and Environments in land or in water

• Destruction of habitats
• Endangered or extinct animals

Databases on Animals and Habitats:

Other Resources on Animals and Habitats:

Newsela text set on extinct and endangered animals:

https://newsela.com/text-sets/157919/animal-extinction

Newsela text sets on habitats:

https://newsela.com/text-sets/159388/kochbeehealthstrategy

Topics Include:

• Poverty

• Hunger

Online Books on Poverty:

Other Resources on Poverty:

Other resources on Quality Education: 

Newsela text set on education for all:

https://newsela.com/text-sets/73/when-school-is-just-a-dream

Newsela text on college education:

https://newsela.com/text-sets/80402/reach-higher

Pew Research Center on education

http://www.pewresearch.org/topics/education/

Topics Include:

• Social Inequalities

  • Gender Inequality

  • Racism
• Promoting Peace and Justice
• Violence and Safety

Databases on Ending Inequalities:

Other Resources on Reducing Inequalities:

Newsela text set on women’s rights:

https://newsela.com/text-sets/160/gogirl

Newsela text set on gender equality

https://newsela.com/text-sets/44/is-it-still-a-mans-world

United Nations Population Fund’s topic on gender equality

http://www.unfpa.org/gender-equality

Newsela text set on refugees:

https://newsela.com/text-sets/22466/refugee-crisis

Newsela text set on children around the world:

https://newsela.com/text-sets/158/i-want-childrenworld

Newsela text set on lack of schooling for some children:

https://newsela.com/text-sets/73/when-school-is-just-a-dream

Newsela text set on poverty:

https://newsela.com/text-sets/145683/poverty-ramifications

United Nations Refugee Agency:

http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/refugees.html

Databases Related to Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions:

Online Books Related to Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions:

Other Resources on Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions: 

Newsela text set on children around the world:

https://newsela.com/text-sets/158/i-want-childrenworld

Newsela text set on the power of protest:

https://newsela.com/text-sets/157100/mlk-protest

Newsela text set on fighting for justice:

https://newsela.com/text-sets/145727/fighting-for-justice

Newsela text set on the power of students:

https://newsela.com/text-sets/145161/student-protests

Newsela text set on prisons and the justice system:

https://newsela.com/text-sets/5409/prison-justice

Newsela text set on slavery and human trafficking:

https://newsela.com/text-sets/69/slavery-and-human-trafficking  

Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

http://www.un.org/en/udhrbook/#1

Topics Include:

• Access to healthcare

• Access to clean water and sanitation

• Diseases

• Obesity

Databases on Good Health and Well-being:

Online Books on Good Health and Well-being:

Other Resources on Health and Wellbeing: