INTRO
Let’s begin by learning about some real world problems that need to be solved. Follow as many links as you can! If you have a problem you’d like to solve that’s not on the list, search for it online and gather your own information. Every time you learn something important, share it (using your own words on the social issues Wiki. When you find an issue that you truly care about and want to solve, it’s time to start your assignment.
YOUR ASSIGNMENT
Once you fall in love with an issue, use one of the tools from the START HERE page to create a project to help solve your problem. Here are some questions your project should answer:
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What does a “day in the life” of a person with this problem look like?
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Are there good guys or villains in this problem? If so, who?
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Who does this problem affect the most? Why?
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How big is the problem (For example, 35% of Americans are obese or over 8000 people died from firearms in the U.S. in 2010)
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Why are the solutions already out there not good enough?
ADVERTISING
PBS– Advertising Tricks (Interactive Website)
The Power of Propoganda (Video)
Advertising Techniques (Video)
Merchant’s of Cool– Hooking Teen Customers (Video)
Admongo– The world of Advertising (Game)
Advertising Facts (Infographic) Advertising Tricks (Webpage)
Banksy on Advertising (Blog Post)
ALCOHOL AND DRUNK DRIVING
AdCouncil’s Drunk Driving PSA’s– The Classics (Videos)
AdCouncil’s Buzzed Driving PSA’s (Videos)
The Truth About Alcoholism (Infographic)
Am I an Alcoholic? (Infographic)
Visualizing Alcohol Abuse (Infographic)
Drunk Driving- Victim Stories (Webpage)
The Problem with Problem Drinking (Infographic)
MADD Statistics (Webpage)
Alcoho-Lock (Article)
BLOOD DIAMONDS & CHILD SOLDIERS
“] Bling (Movie) Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
Child Soldiers (Game)
Diamonds are Forever (Animation)
BULLYING
The Cyberbullying Virus (Video)
Amanda Todd‘s Message– Cyberbullied into Suicide (Video)
Amanda Todd on the News– Cyberbullied into Suicide (Video)
Student Bullying (Infographic)
Imagine a World Where Straight People were the Minority (Video)
Bad Behavior- Trolling and Freedom of Speech (Video)
Cyberbullying (Infographic)
Cyberbullying– Rebecca Sedwick (Video) (More info click HERE)
Cyberbullying Example (Video)
Bully— The Documentary (Video)
One Boy’s Online Tragedy– Cyberbullying (Video)
Bullying in a Nutshell– Cyberbullying (Video)
Bullying– What you can do (Webpage)
Long Term Effects of Bullying (Infographic)
the.Gov: Cyberbullying (Video)
R-Word- Ending the use of “retarded” (Videos)
To This Day (Animation)
CIGARETTES
The Real Cost (Website)
The Real Cost: Bully Skater Promise Teeth (Videos)
What’s in a But?– Cigarettes (Interactive Webpage)
TheTruth.com– Cigarette Facts (Website)
Anti-Smoking Cigarette Label Images (Images)
Bubble Wrap– Smoking Deaths (Video)
Pro-Smoking Ads (Images)
Vaping (Video)
Anti-Smoking Ads (Images)
Health Effects of Smoking (Webpage)
Ashes to Ashes– Anti Smoking (Video)
Nursing your Lungs– (Infographic)
TheTruth.com Commercials– Anti-Cigarette (Video) Part 2, Par 3 , Part 4
E-Cigarettes as Gateway to Smoking (Video)
Science Behind E-Cigarettes (Video)
China’s E-Cigarette Boom (Slideshow)
Hidden Cost of Cigarettes (Video) Courtesy of: insurancequotes.org/hidden-cost-cigarettes
CIVIL/HUMAN RIGHTS
Police Brutality Cemetery (Comic)
Wolf Blitzer interviews Deray McKesson about violence in Baltimore (Video)
J. Cole: Be Free– Mike Brown Tribute (Song/Video)
R.I.P. Eric Garner- By Bell Hooks (Image)
Browns’ Andrew Hawkins explains why he wore a “Justice for Tamir Rice and John Crawford” T-shirt (Video)
Why isn’t there a White Club on a College Campus? (Spoken Word Performance)
Women’s Rights (Infographic)
Occupy Wallstreet Arrests- (Video)
The right to photograph (Video)
The Right to Assemble– (Video)
No Woman No Drive (Music Video) More info Click HERE
Criminals of Permission- Police Brutality (Music Video) MUST HAVE APPROVAL FROM MR. LAHANA TO WATCH
Start School Late (Video) (Click HERE for website)
School Uniforms: Pro/Con (Webpage)
CLIMATE CHANGE
It’s Okay to be Smart: Climate Change (Video)
Cowspiracy Trailer (Documentary) Click HERE for full film.
Cowspiracy Images: Believe, Level Up, News, Tastes, Wear, Day Job
It’s Okay to be Smart: Why People don’t Believe in Climate Change (Video)
What’s Really Causing Climate Change (Interactive Graph)
Map of New York at the End of the Century (Interactive Webpage)
Weather Versus Climate Change (Video)
Leonardo DiCaprio’s UN Speech (Video)
CRIME / GUN CONTROL
Scenes From Everytown (Video)
Crucual Crew (Game)
Gun Violence in America (Infographic)
Do you Feel Safe? (Infographic)
Gun Crime and Ownership (Infographic)
The Mean World Syndrome (Video)
Mean Guise- Kids and Violence (Video)
9 Year Old with Uzi- Kills Instructor (Video)
Everytown USA (Website)
NYTimes’ Gun Country- (Webpage & Video)
Gun Control- Daily Show (Video)
Mass Shootings (Infographic)
Bowling for Columbine (Documentary)
Violence in Video Games– Pro/Con (Website)
Is Buying Call of Duty a Moral Choice? (Video)
Forensic Firsts (Game)
Guns- Facts, Figures, and the Law (Webpage)
California Restricts Guns (Video)
Pro-Gun Arguments Shot Down (Webpage)
A&E Crime Investigations (Game)
The Real CSI (Video)
Do you Feel Safe? (Infographic)
FBI- Criminal Pursuit (Video)
NYC Crime Statistics– (Interactive Webpage)
Which Countries Own the Most Guns? (Infographic)
Gangs: MS13 (Video)
the.Gov: Growing Problem of Youth Membership in Gangs (Video)
Crips and Bloods in America (Video)
Violence in the Media & Children (Video)
DIGITAL CITIZENS
Texting while Driving Penalties– (Infographic)
DashCam Crashes (Video + Infographics)
Don’t Text and Drive (Animation)
Distracted Driving- NYTimes (Video)
From One Second to the Next– Texting While Driving Documentary Trailer (Click HERE) for the Full Movie)
Spam: The Documentary
Net Neutrality Explained (Video)
DISEASE
Ebola Expained (Video)
Facts about Ebola (Infographic)
Cancer- Brainpop (Animation)
10 Ways to Prevent Breast Cancer (Infographic)
Pink Ribbons (Documentary)
Breast Cancer Breakdown (Infographic)
OMG I Found a Lump (Infographic)
A Woman Fired Because She has Cancer (Webpage + Video)
Cancer (Infographic)
Why Don’t We All Have Cancer? (Video)
Colors to Die For (Infographic)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/CHILD ABUSE
Get The Facts on Child Abuse (infographic)
Child Abuse Statistics (Infographic)
ChildHelp.org– Statistics (Webpage)
Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect (Infographic)
ThisIsAbuse- School Girl (Video)
ThisIsAbuse- School Boy (Video)
I Was (Video)
ThisIsAbuse- Abuse You Can See (Video)
Escape- A Story about Domestic Abuse (Article)
The Secret (Video)
What you Don’t Know About Domestic Violence (Infographic)
Truth Unfolds (Infographic)
Help for Abused Women (Website)
Things that Cause Rape (Image)
She Asked For it (Video)
How to Spot an Abuser (Infographic)
Who Are You (Video)– MUST HAVE APPROVAL FROM MR. LAHANA TO WATCH
1 is 2 Many– Rape (Videos)
This is Rape Culture (Infographic)
DRUGS
How do I know if I’m an Addict (Documents)
10 Common Marijuana Side Effects (Infographic)
Marijuana: Uncertain Medicine (Video)
Earl the eyeball (Game)
Cannabis and Psychosis (Animation)
Weed(Article & Websites)
Your Brain on Weed (Animation)
Drug Free World (Videos)
Marijuana’s Harmful Effects (Image)
Problem or Solution: Legalized Marijuana in Colorado (Video)
College Drug Use (Infographic)
All-Drug Olympics (Video)
Bigger, Stronger, Faster- Performance Enhancing Drugs (Movie)
10 Pros/Cons for Performance Enhancing Drugs (Webpage)
Drug Facts: Anabolic Steroids (Webpage)
Steroid Effects (Infographic)
Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports (Infographic)
Steroid Effects Male/Female (Infographic)
Signs Your a Drug User (Infographic)
Homeopathy Explained (Image)
EDUCATION
We Will Not Let Exams Decide our Fate (Video)
Plaigarism: Adinah’s Deck– (Video)
Plagarism– BrainPop (Video)
Plaigarism– Common Craft (Video)
ENERGY
Energy Now!– Electricity Generation (Video)
WindFall– Wind Turbines to Power a Town (Game)
EnergyVille- The energy needed to power a city (Game)
Three Mile Island- Nuclear Power (Video)
Shale Gas Drilling (Movie)
The Age of Stupid (Movie)
EXTREME WEATHER
50 Images of Hurricane Sandy’s Destruction (Images)
Climate Change like Tetris (Video)
Midwest Tornado 2013 (Images)
Extreme Weather– Brainpop (Video)
Tsunamis– Brainpop (Video)
Hurricanes- Brainpop (Video)
Typhoon Haiyan (Slideshow)
Inside the Megastorm (Video)
Hurricane Sandy: A Storm Still Felt- (Article + Videos)
Sandy Storyline (Website)
When Sandy is the Norm (Video & Article)
Before and After Sandy (Interactive Photos)
NY Times Sandy Slideshow (Slideshow)
Hurricane Sandy (Infographic)
Sandy’s Path of Destruction (Infographic)
How the full moon made Sandy Worse (Article)
Hurricanes Explained- Discovery Channel (Videos)
BrainPop: Earthquakes (Video)
BrainPop: Plate Tectonics (Video)
FACTORY FARMS & ANIMAL CRUELTY
How to Prevent Animal Abuse (infographic)
Cruelty Free Cosmetics (Infographic)
ASPCA- Animal Cruelty (Website)
What’s Really in your Carton? (Infographic)
The Truth about Eating Animals (Infographic)
Food Inc. (Movie)
The Meatrix (Animation) Part 2, Part 2 1/2
Samsara– How our food gets to the table
Petland– Puppy Mills (Video)
If our Pets Could Talk (Video)
Pets 4 Life (Video)
Shark Attacks (Infographic)
Animal Abuse Registry (Webpage and Video)
Last Days (Video)
Tracking Elephant Ivory (Website)
Elephant Ivory (Video)
Ninety-Six Elephants: Humans + Elements (Short Story)
True Cost of Food (Video)
How Deli Meats are Made (Video)
The Death of Bees Explained (Video)
How Smart are Dolphins? (Video)
GAMING ADDICTION
CNN- 5 Warning Signs (Video)
PBS (Video)
South Korea– (Video)
Gaming Addiction (Infographic)
GARBAGE & RECYCLING
The Sixth Extinction (Video)
Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground (Video) More Info Click HERE
LoopScoops (Animations)
Midway: A Message from the Gyre (Video) (Photos Click Here)
Garbage Dreams (Game)
What’s in your Trash? (Infographic)
The Works – Trash (Video) Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
How Does a Modern Landfill Work? (Animation)
Sustainable Seafood (Video)
Chemical Nation (Documentary Film)
Fossil Fuel Distribution in two minutes (Video)
Earth University Plants a Future (Video)
Plastic Paradise Trailer (Video)
The Electronic Afterlife (Video)
Plastics Breakdown (Infographic)
GOVERNMENT & CORRUPTION
The Corporation (Documentary Film)
Body Scanners(Video)
TSA Gone Wild (Infographic)
SWAT: Mission Creep (Video)
Stop Watching Us (Video)
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
Healthy Teen Relationship Spectrum (Website)
Love What’s Real (Facts)
LoveisRespect- Unhealthy Relationships (Website)
The Line- Unhealthy Relationships (Video)
LoveisRespect- Relationship Quiz (Video)
Finding Zoe– Healthy Relationships (Game)
My Paper Girlfriend (Game)
My Paper Boyfriend (Game)
Can we Autocorrect Humanity (Video)
HIV/AIDS & STDs
Voices of Youth (Game)
BrainPop- HIV/AIDS (Animation)
What you Should Know about AIDS (Infographic)
EndGame- AIDS in Black America (Video)
HIV/AIDS (Glogster)
HOMOPHOBIA/LGBTQ
Ryland’s Story (Video) For more info. click HERE
Minus18: LGBTQ Pride (Images)
Colorado Transgender Girl (Video)
Coming out (Website with Videos)
Kids React to Gay Marriage (Video)
StandUp!– Against Homophobia (Video)
Homophobia Student Documentary (Video)
Gay Football Player Response (Video)
I Love my Boo Campaign (Article)
Think Be4 You Speak– (Video) Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Homophobia Quiz Homophobia Infographic
Dys4ia- Hormone Therapy (Game)
Transgender Adventure! (Video)
Born Gay? Pro/Con (Webpage)
Transmormon: Growing up Transgender and Mormon (Video)
IMMIGRATION
Border Crossings (Game)
The Immigration Trail (Game)
ICED– Immigration Detention (Game)
Homeland Guantanamos– Immigration Detention (Game)
MENTAL HEALTH
The Road Back- Teen Depression & Anxiety (Movie)
The Mind/Game Trailer (Movie)
Eating Disorders (Infographic)
Mental Health (Infographic)
Suicide (Infographic)
Thinking Positive (Video)
Breast Cancer Breakdown (Infographic)
What if Physical Health was Treated the Same as Mental Health (Comic)
OCD and Anxiety (Video)
Robin Williams- Depression (Blog Post)
OBESITY
Obesity Facts (Infographic)
BrainPop: Healthy Diet (Animation)
Yuck: A 4th grader’s documentary on school lunches (Video)
Body Mass Index Calculator (Webpage)
What is a Calorie? (Video)
What 2000 Looks Like (Article)
Obesity: Complex, but Conquerable (Infographic)
NY Times Calorie Detective (Video)
Fizzy’s Lunch– Tummy Trauma (Animation)
Two Foods– Compare any 2 foods (Website)
Carbohydrates– Brainpop (Animation)
Is Junk Food Cheaper? (Article)
Calorie King– Search the calories in food (Website)
Dangers of Obesity (Infographic)
HBO’s Weight of the Nation (Movie)
Obesity Worldwide (Infographic)
What 2000 Calories Looks Like (Video)
Working off the Calories (Infographic)
Food Fury (Game)
FDA’s Nutrition Education (Webpage)
Fantastic Food Challenge (Game)
Global Fat Scale (Interactive Webpage)
Super Size Me (Movie) Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Crazy Amount of Sugar in Everyday Things (Video)
The Economic Cost of Obesity (Video)
Hidden Cost of Big Macs (Video) Courtesy of: insurancequotes.org/hidden-cost-big-mac
Hidden Cost of Soda (Video) Courtesy of: insurancequotes.org/hidden-cost-soda
POVERTY
Homeless: Ronald Davis (Video)
On a Plate (Comic)
Ayiti (Game)
3rd World Farmer (Game)
Spent– Homelessness (Game)
World Hunger Day (Presentation)
Homeless Poem (Glogster)
The Invisible Poor (Infographic)
Where is Homelessness Getting Worse? (Infographic)
Every Beat Matters– Closer to Home (Video)
Every Beat Matters- Mission (Video)
Every Beat Matters- Supporting Front Line Health Workers (Website)
Frontline: Poor Kids (Video)
Hoarding (Quote)
PRISON
“] Mass Incarceration– A Failed Policy (Animation)
Girls and the Criminal Justice System (Website + Videos) (Full Video Click HERE)
Incarceration in America (Video)
3 Strikes Sentencing (Video)
RACISM
On a Plate: A Short Story about Privilege (Comic)
Ernestine Johnson: ‘The Average Black Girl’ (Spoken Word Video)
How ‘Broken Windows’ Policing Harms People of Color (Video)
The “N” Word(video)
A Class Divided– Students separated by eye color (Video)
Sh#t White Girls Say (Video)
Sh#t White Girls Say, Part 2 (Video)
How Ferguson Showed us the Truth about Police (Video)
Ferguson- Daily Show (Video)
Diet Racism (Video)
Is America Dreaming (Video)
Starbucks: Let’s Talk about Race (Image)
ROBOT RIGHTS?
The New Rules of Robot/Human Society (Video)
Killer Robots (Video)
Robot Rights vs. Human Rights (Movie) Part 2
Robots Resembling Animals: Wild Cat, Cheetah, RHex, Petman, Sand Flea, LS3, Atlas
Asimo (Video)
The Future of Artificial Intelligence (Video)
Would you Kill a Robot? (Video)
Humans Need Not Apply (Video)
A Brief History of Robots (Video)
Atlas Walks Outside (Video)
SEXISM AND STEREOTYPES
#LikeAGirl (Video)
Killing us Softly- How Women are Represented in the Media (Video)
The Bro Code– Male Stereotypes (Video)
Hit Record: Feminism (Video)
HyperSext- Girls and Sexuality (Video)
Totally Biased: Cat Calls (Video)
Bronies- Boys who like My Little Pony (Video)
Body Evolution- Before and After Photoshop
Miss Representation– How women are portrayed in the Media (Documentary Film)
How the Media Failed Women in 2013 (Video)
Vintage Ads Shaming Women into Buying (Images)
Clearasil– Hate other Girls (Image)
Sports and Politics (Movie)
Campaign Against Women (Movie)
Life as a woman- Having to watch your back (Blog Post)
Last Week Tonight: Miss America Pageant (Movie)
Sam Pepper Exposed (Video)
Sam Pepper Exposed, Part 2 (Video)
Feminist Frequency- Women in Video Games, Part 1 (Video)— MUST HAVE APPROVAL FROM MR. LAHANA TO WATCH
Feminist Frequency- Women in Video Games, Part 2 (Video)— MUST HAVE APPROVAL FROM MR. LAHANA TO WATCH
Potty Mouth Princesses (Video)–MUST HAVE APPROVAL FROM MR. LAHANA TO WATCH
Hollaback: Street Harassment (Website) Hollaback: Street Harassment (Video)
Dying to Stay Thin (Infographic)
Does Sexism Hurt Men? (Video)
Not NFL Scandals (Image)
Wait, is Makeup Sexist? (Video)
Tampon Pic (Image)
Photos Shaping Opinions (Video)
Cause & Effect: How the Media you Consume can Change your Life (Infographic)
The Mask You Live In- Trailer (Movie) Click HERE for Full Movie
SWEATSHOPS AND CHILD LABOR
Global Conflicts (Game)
The Fruit’s of Mexico’s Cheap Labor (Video)
Made in LA– Sweatshops (Movie)- Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Behind the Swoosh (Movie) Thought Questions: 1, 2, 3
How a T-Shirt is Made- NPR’s Planet Money (Video + Website)
The Making of Leather (Video)
TECHNOLOGY- SEXTING & PRIVACY
Flocabulary: Oversharing (Video)
Digital Compass (Serious Game)
ThatsNotCool– Girl’s Perspective- Privacy (Video)
ThatsNotCool– Boy’s Perspective – Privacy(Video)
Digital Parenting (Infographic)
Teenage Sexting (Infographic)
The Truth about Teen Sexting (Infographic)
Sexting– (Video)
Profile Penalty– (Video)
What’s on your Mind? (Video)
TEEN PREGNANCY & ABORTION
Real Talk Videos- Teen Pregnancy (Videos)
Teen Birth Rate (Interactive Webpage)
Block Party (Game)
Condoms in Schools– (Webpage)
Condom Choices in Schools– (Video)
Sex Education in Schools? (Videos)
Do NYC anti-teen pregnancy ads go too far Pregnant Boys 1, 2, 3 (Images)
Facts About Teen Pregnancy (Webpage)
Morning After Pill (Webpage)
Abortion PSA (Video)
Abortion Pro/Con (Website)
Teen Pregnancy and Parenthood (Infographic)
12 Facts about Teen Pregnancy (Infographic)
Teen Pregnancy in America (Infographic)
Teen Pregnancy Facts and Statistics (Infographic)
WAR & TERRORISM
BrainPop: War (Video)
Flocabulary: ISIS (Video)
Afghanistan (Game)
September 11:Fact vs. Fiction (Video)
9/11 Ten Years Later (Infographic)
Save Syria’s Children (Video)
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Game)
John Oliver: Torture (Video) ** MUST HAVE APPROVAL FROM MR. LAHANA TO WATCH
WATER
BrainPop: Water Pollution (Animation)
Story of Bottled Water (Animation)
Last Call at the Oasis (Video)
The Story of Microbeads (Animation)
From Fleece Jackets to your Plate (Video)
How Much Water do you Use? (Quiz)
Water.org: Millions Lack Safe Water (Infographic)
Plumbing Heroes (Infographic)
Tapped- Bottled Water (Movie)
Water Life -Protecting Clean Water (Game)
Dirty Water(Video)
Global Water Crisis (Infographic)
Citzen Science– Fresh Water Pollution (Game)
Bottled Water Facts (Infographic)
Hidden Cost of Bottled Water (Video) Courtesy of: insurancequotes.org/hidden-cost-bottled-water
What happens when you Flush? (Video)
CharityWater.Org- Clean/Dirty Water (Video)
The Sound of Death (Video)
Gizmodo: Stop Drinking Bottled Water (Article)
This Land is our Land (Video)