RESEARCH PAPER TOPICS
These are just a few of the topics you may cover for your future research
paper. You are still encouraged to complete additional research to find the
topic that interests you. It may also focus on a current event issue (however,
we need to make sure you will be able to locate a book as an additional
source.)
REMEMBER: THESE ARE BROAD TOPICS. AFTER YOU DECIDE WHAT
YOUR “MAIN TOPIC” WILL BE, WE WILL THEN NARROW IT DOWN TO A
“SPECIFIC TOPIC”. YOU SHOULD START BY CIRCLING THE TOP THREE
THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RESEARCHING.
ADD/ADHD
ADOPTION
ADVERTISING
AIDS
AIR POLLUTION
ALCOHOL ABUSE
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION
AUTISM
ANXIETY DISORDERS
BINGE DRINKING
CANCER
CHILD ABUSE
CENSORSHIP
CHEATING IN SPORTS
CLIMATE CHANGE
COSMETIC SURGERY
CYBER BULLYING
DIET DRUGS
DIETING AND SCIENCE
DIVORCE IN AMERICA
DIABETES
DRUG ABUSE
DRUG TESTING
DYSLEXIA
EATING DISORDERS
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
FOOD SAFETY
FOREST CONSERVATION
FREE SPEECH
GAMBLING
GENETIC ENGINEERING
GLOBAL WARMING
“GOING GREE” – PROMOTING A
BETTER EARTH
GUN CONTROL
HATE CRIMES
HOMELESSNESS
IDENTITY THEFT
IMMIGRATION IN AMERICA
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
JUVENILE JUSTICE
MEDIA AND POLITICS
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
NEGATIVE BODY IMAGE
NUCLEAR POWER
OBESITY
OCEAN POLITICS AND POLICY
PERFORMANCE ENHANCING
DRUGS/STEROIDS
RACISM
RECYCLING
SCHOOL VIOLENCE
SCHOOL UNIFORMS
STRESS
SPACE EXPLORATION
SMOKING AND TOBACCO
STEM CELL RESEARCH
TEEN PREGNANCY
VIOLENCE AND THE MEDIA
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN THE WORLD