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1. Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students

Edited by John Middleton (Charles Scribner's Sons of Gale Group, 2002)

2. An Appreciation of the World's Ever-Shrinking Rain Forests

The negative impact on insects, plants, and animals

3. Animals of Canada

All about animals in the Arctic

4. Asia for Educators

A comprehensive website with links, resources, and lesson plans for teaching about Asia

5. Ask Asia

A K-12 Resource of the Asia Society

6. Biochemical Biofuels Processing and Coproducts

Slide presentation by Vijay Singh, presented as part of the "Global Demand for Biofuels" workshop at the University of Illinois, June 2008.

7. Biofuel and World Commodity Markets

PowerPoint presentation by Chris Hurt, presented as part of the "Global Demand for Biofuels" workshop at the University of Illinois, June 2008.

8. Egyptian Paper

How to make recycled Egyptian Paper in 10 easy steps

9. Energy and Global Environmental Change

Presentation by Professor John McNeill, Georgetown University. Part of the Global Studies Initiative lecture series.

10. Environmental Studies in Africa

A list of resources for learning and teaching about environmental studies in Africa.

11. Explorers, Traders & Immigrants: Tracking the Cultural and Social Effects of the Global Commodity Trade

A primary-source document based curriculum unit for grades 9-12

12. Exploring Africa, 6: African Geography

Examines location and spatial relations, places and regions, physical systems, patterns of movement and human-environmental interaction

13. From Corn to Tortillas

How corn is grown and used for making tortillas

14. Galileo and the Inevitability of Ideas

Learning about Galileo and how ideas developed through history

15. Hands-On Science for Teaching Rain Forest Ecosystems

Learning about tropical forests in Latin America

16. Iceland: The Energy-Culture Connection

Understanding of Iceland’s Land Formation, Geography, History, culture and how technological inventions affect people and cultures through the ages.

17. Impacts of Biofuel Production on Water Resources

Slide presentation by George Czapar, presented as part of the "Global Demand for Biofuels" workshop at the University of Illinois, June 2008.

18. Japan: Land of the Rising Sun

Lesson plan provides an overview of Japan's geography, history, and culture.

19. Miscanthus and Switchgrass Trials in Illinois

Slide presentation by Frank Dohleman, presented as part of the "Global Demand for Biofuels" workshop at the University of Illinois, June 2008.

20. People and Place: Curriculum Resources on Human-Environmental Interactions

Case studies address human adaptation to and modification of the environment

21. People and Place: Lake Baikal (Siberia)

Part of the People and Place: Human-Environmental Interactions series.

22. Smart Grid: Key to a Sustainable Energy Infrastructure

Professor Divan discusses his model of a "smart grid" as a means to re-configure current energy generating infrastructure.

23. Some Hard Truths You Should Know about Global Warming

This document is the first in a quarterly series of Policy Briefs published by the Center for Global Studies at the University of Illinois. This edition focuses upon global climate change. Michael Schlesinger is Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois.

24. Status, Evolution and the Impacts of the Biofuels Industry

Slide presentation by Brian Wrenn, presented as part of the "Global Demand for Biofuels" workshop at the University of Illinois, June 2008.

25. Teach In for Global Climate Change

On 30 January 2008, the Center for Global Studies, in conjunction with the Environmental Council, Focus the Nation and the Urbana Free Library, hosted a "teach-in" to raise awareness of global, environmental education. Speakers included Michael Schlesinger(Atmospheric Sciences), Andrew Leakey(Plant Biology)and William Sullivan, Director of the Environmental Council, and an engaged and