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Each month, our SIRS® WebSelect and SIRS® Discoverer editorial teams scour the Internet for top-quality sites that help teachers teach and students learn. Although no Internet site can supplant a quality research database, these vetted resources offer unique resources that are sure to be of interest.
- eLECTIONS: Your Adventure in Politics
Organization: Cable in the Classroom (CIC)
"Inspired by the classic board game 'The Game of Life,' players will role-play their own virtual candidates running for President. The one or two-player game is both genuinely entertaining and genuinely educational--with emphasis on delivering a fun learning experience. Kids can play with parents, students with teachers, users of all ages with a friend, classmate, or with a computer-generated opponent. The latest edition of eLECTIONS also offers a computer-generated Third Party candidate." (CIC) Make all the decisions for a virtual run for the U.S. Presidency, allocating budget, selecting key issues, choosing where to campaign, and responding to the opponent's moves and other external events. The game requires the Adobe Shockwave Player.
- Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (PDF)
Organization: U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
This link connects to the PDF (Adobe Acrobat) version of H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, and Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008, which authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a Troubled Assets Relief Program to purchase troubled assets from financial institutions; provides Alternative Minimum Tax relief; extends expiring tax provisions and establishes energy tax incentives; and temporarily increases Federal Deposit Insurance limits.
- Global Warming
Organization: Woods Hole Research Center
Examine this beginner's guide to gain an understanding of global warming. Topics include the greenhouse effect, scientific evidence for global warming, the causes and potential outcome of global warming, and the Kyoto Protocol.
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