Videos:
Flavored Milk: Tasty Nutrition (V1)infomercial with Melissa Dobbins
Sugar Overload (V2) news report with Jamie Oliver
Chocolate Milk From Country Fresh (V3) Trumoo
The Surprising Consequences of Banning Chocolate Milk (V4)
Schools May Ban Milk over Added Sugar (V5)
Zoos
Ducksters: http://www.ducksters.com/animals/zoos.php
Tigers Cuddle with Apes http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/animalsnature/tigers-cuddle-with-orangutans/
Are Zoos a Good Thing? http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice/are-zoos-good-thing
Zoos – http://www.allaboutanimals.org.uk/pk-zoos.asp
Water Bottles
Is Bottled Water Really Better (by Lauren Tarshis)
Is Bottled Water Really Better?
Water bottles Harmful or Helpful (Storyworks) -
A Humanitarian Effort to Sell Bottled Water – http://www.prwatch.org/spin/2008/03/7082/humanitarian-campaign-sell-bottled-water
Bottled Water Myths – https://bottledwater.org/bottled-water-myths/
Water Bottle Pollution https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/kids-vs-plastic/pollution/
Sharks
Great White Shark – http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/great-white-shark/#great-white-shark-swimming-blue.jpg
Food Web Foes – https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/food-web-woes
Most Dangerous Sharks for Humans – http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/five-most-dangerous-sharks-to-humans/2/
Shark Facts for Kids http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-sharks/
10 Facts About Great White Sharks https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/sea-life/great-white-sharks/
Year Round School
Pros and Cons of year long school – http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/choosing-schools-programs/pros-and-cons-year-round-schools
Pros and cons of year round school – https://www.verywell.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-year-round-school-621001
Year Round School – Advantages and disadvantages – http://oureverydaylife.com/yearround-school-advantages-disadvantages-17575.html
Video
Year Round School – https://safeshare.tv/x/ss56982077896c5
Trophies
Should every kids get a trophy? –
https://www.smarterandharder.com/participation-trophies/
Participation Trophies send a dangerous message. – http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/10/06/should-every-young-athlete-get-a-trophy/participation-trophies-send-a-dangerous-message
Pros and Cons of getting a trophy:
https://www.gemawards.com/the-participation-trophy-debate/
Video
Participation Trophy: https://www.characterandleadership.com/participation-trophies-special-or-harmful/
YouTube, ABC Action News August 2014 –
https://safeshare.tv/x/fHUAEaWmpCY
Cell Phones in School
Cell Phones in School (Pros & Cons) –
SafeSearch – http://www.safesearchkids.com/cell-phones-in-school/#.WI6XDF7bLIV
Niche Blog: https://www.niche.com/blog/pros-and-cons-of-cell-phones-for-kids/
Do Cell Phones Belong in Schools –https://iste.org/blog/do-smartphones-belong-in-schools-a-look-at-different-approaches
Recycling
Is Recycling as Good as We Think?? -
Recycling Facts for kids -
https://www.theworldcounts.com/stories/recycle-facts-for-kids
Recycling Pros and Cons – https://sciencing.com/pros-cons-of-recycling-water-5502383.html
Advantages and Disadvantages of Recycling – http://www.renewableresourcescoalition.org/recycling-advantages-disadvantages/
Owning a Pet
How Kids can learn from Pets -
http://mrnorr.weebly.com/uploads/9/2/8/7/9287986/dogs_vs._cats.pdf
Cats Vs. Dogs - Storyworks:
Healty Pets Healty You – https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/health-benefits/
Food in School
Universal School Lunch -
School Lunches – http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/school-lunches.html
Benefits of School Lunch (FRAC) – https://frac.org/programs/national-school-lunch-program/benefits-school-lunch
School Lunch for All -
https://foodcorps.org/3-reasons-we-need-school-meals-for-all/
Pros and Cons - https://apecsec.org/school-lunches-pros-and-cons/
Chewing Gum
Mobile Cuisine Chewing Gum Fun Facts:
https://mobile-cuisine.com/did-you-know/chewing-gum-fun-facts/
Select Health Benefits of Chewing Gum:
https://selecthealth.org/blog/2017/04/surprising-benefits-of-chewing-gum
Why Chewing Gum Should be allowed:
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/why-chewing-gum-should-be-allowed-at-school/
8 Reasons why gum has not place in the classroom:
https://theeducatorsroom.com/8-reasons-gum-no-place-classroom/