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Here are some starting points for your research on global issues:

KVL for Kids Research Portal

What are global issues?

Global Issues on the UN Agenda
Global Issues

Research Websites related to global issues:

Animal Extinction:
Wildlife Watch
World Almanac for Kids-Endangered Animals
National Wildlife Federation
World Wildlife Federation

Global Warming
Energy Star for Kids
EPA Climate Change Website
Climate Change Introduction
Global Warming and Animals

World Peace
Peace Corps for Kids (game)
Time For Kids Article on Promoting Peace
YouThink! Worldbank Site on World Peace
Ways the United Nations are Promoting Peacekeeping
UN Peace Education Site

Diseases
World Health Organization
Stop Germs
Healthy Water

Smoking
National Cancer Institute
PBSKids on Smoking
KidsHealth.org
Helping People Quit Smoking
Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking

Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Fallout

Ways Kids Can Make A Difference
Teaching Tolerance for Kids

Games:

United Nations Cyber Schoolbus Games
Stop Disasters Game

Kids Planet
Ranger Rick Green Zone
EPA Kids Games

Fun Comic Creators:

Read Write Think Comic Creator

Make Your Own Superhero

Comic Book Vocabulary

Make Beliefs Comix

Creative Commons Photography