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26. Weapons of Mass Destruction |
Wikipedia: Weapons of mass destruction Biological Agents |
HEALTH Unit 6 - Disease |
Should the US ever use Nuclear weapons? Should the US ever use any other types of weapons of mass destructions? Should these weapons be banned world wide? How do WMD affect the environment? What is the difference between Chemical, Biological, and Agricultural Weapons? |
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27. Media Influence |
MediaWise Media Influence and Self-Image Theories of Media Influence Media Influence on the Health of Adolescents |
HEALTH Unit 2 - Mental & Emotional Health Unit 7 - Parenting |
How dependent on the media has our society become? How much TV is too much for children? How does the media affect how we look and behave? Does violence in the media cuase us to be violent? How do advertising techniques make us buy products? |
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28. Concepts in Sports |
A Hotlist in Exercise Current Concepts in Sports Nutrition |
HEALTH Unit 4 - Substance Use & Abuse Unit 5 - Physical Fitness & Nutrition |
Are sports too glamorized in the US? Is there too much emphasis on winning in sports? Who does sports psychology influence athletes? How do sports enhancing products available on the market work and how effective are they? Do sports encourage violence? |
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29. Peer Pressure |
Healthline: Peer Pressure Peer Pressure |
HEALTH Unit 2 - Mental & Emotional Health Unit 3 - Violence Education Unit 4 - Substance Use & Abuse |
Is peer pressure better or worse today than in the past? Give examples. What are some reasons why youths start drinking? Taking drugs? Smoking? Having sex? How much pressure is there to be sexually active in high school? Is date rape related to peer pressure? How does peer pressure influence how people conduct their everyday lives? (clothes, shoes, hair, etc) |
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30. Alcoholism |
Alcoholismrevealed.com Alcoholism and Its Effects on the Family |
HEALTH Unit 2 - Mental & Emotional Health Unit 4 - Substance Use & Abuse |
What is your opinion on the drinking age? What is your perception of alcohol abuse? What is DUI/DWI? What are the consequences of DUI/DWI? What are the statistics on high school, college, and adult drinking? What is binge drinking? What outcomes and treatments are there for alcoholics? |
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31. Drug Abuse |
National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens Prevline: Alcohol and Drug Information D.A.R.E. National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors |
HEALTH Unit 4 - Substance Use & Abuse |
Should drugs be legalized? Know the effects and statistical use of Cannabis, inhalalants, Depressents, Stimulants, hallucinogens, opiates, and cocaine. What are the statistics on drug abuse in men, women, and youths? How do drug test work? |
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32. Evolution Vs. Creationism |
Evolution vs. Creationism The Talk. Origins Archive Center for Science and Culture: Evolution News and Views Institute for Creation Research |
HEALTH Unit 7 - Parenting |
What are the modern theories of evolution? What is creationism? How should these be taught in school and in churches? What evidence is out there to support evolutionism? Creationism? |
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33. Paranormal/Ghosts |
Parascience: Psychical Research and Investigation ISIS: Paranormal Investigations The Society for Paranormal Investigation Center for Paranomal Research and Investigation |
HEALTH Unit 2 - Mental & Emotional Health |
Do you believe in the paranormal? How does ghost detection work? Are psychics for real? What makes a place haunted? Be able to give examples of documented cases. What research is there on Big Foot, Lochness, Ouija Boards, Atlantis, The Bermuda Triange, Out of Body Experience, ESP, etc. |
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34. Astrology & UFOs |
Astrology-Research.net Lois Rodden's Astrodatabank University Centre for Astrological Research ISAR: International Society for Astrological Research Khaldea National Council for Geocosmic Research, Inc. |
Do you believe in UFO’s? Abductions? What happened in UFO history? What is Area 51? Roswell? What is the latest research on extraterrestrial life? Are horoscopes accurate? How are they created? |
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35. Death & Dying |
Growthhouse.org Death and Dying Wikipedia: Death Medline Plus: End of Life Issues |
HEALTH Unit 1 - Health Promotion Unit 2 - Mental & Emotional Health Unit 6 - Disease |
What are your personal feelings about Death? Is there an afterlife? What are the leading causes of death in the US? Of teens? What are the stages of death? How do near death experience occur and what is the latest research on them? What are the costs involved with funerals and burials? |