1. Idea Words Source Bank
The following are triggers for thought in many situations:
Study Topics from A-Z
Topics for Discussion and Debate
Motivational Topics to Stimulate Ideas
Problems to Solve
Sports
Qualities to Develop in People
Interesting Study Areas
Personal Interests and Studies
Challenge Your Thinking
Study Topics from A-Z
Abortion Armed Conflicts Civil Liberties Family Planning
Abuse of the Elderly Arms Control Civil Rights Family Violence
Abused Women Arms Sales Climate Change Policy Famine Relief Efforts
Academic Dishonesty Arms Trade Condoms Fat Tax on Food
Academic Freedom Artificial Intelligence Condoms in Schools Fathers'/Mothers' Rights
Acid Rain Asylum Conserving the in Divorce
Addiction Atomic Energy Environment Federal Deficit
Adoption Ballot Initiatives Consumer Protection Feminism
Affirmative Action Battered Women Creationism vs. Food Borne Illnesses
Afghanistan Beginning of Life Issues Evolution Food Safety
Africa Bermuda Triangle Cuba Foreign Oil Dependence
Africa Aid Bigamy Dating Foreign Oil Dependence
Age Discrimination Bilingual Education Death Penalty Foreign Policy
Aging Population Biodiversity Debtor Nations Foster Care
Agricultural Policy Biological and Chemical Depression Fraud
Agriculture Technology Weapons Diabetes Fraud
AIDS/HIV Biomedical Ethics Dieting Free Enterprise System
AIDS/HIV testing Biotechnology Disabilities Free Speech Gambling
Air pollution Bioterrorism Disabilities Act Gangs
Airline Safety Bird Flu Domestic Violence Garbage and Waste
Alcohol Abuse Birth Control Drug Policy Gay Marriage
Aliens and UFO's Body Piercings Drug Trafficking Gay Rights
Alternative Breast Feeding in Public Drugs and Sports Gene Testing
Imprisonment Bulimia Drunk Driving Genetic Engineering
Alternative Medicine Cameras in Courtrooms Education Reform Genetically Engineered
Amnesty Campaign Financing Electoral System Foods
Animal Abuse Campus Issues Endangered Oceans Genocide
Animal Experimentation Capital Punishment Endangered Species Global Resources
Animal Rights Censorship Energy Alternatives Global Warming
Animal Welfare Chain Gangs Environmental Crises Globalization
Anorexia Nervosa Chat Rooms Epidemics Government
Anti-Semitism Child Abuse Espionage and Deregulation
Arab-Israeli Conflict Child Labor Intelligence Gathering Government Fraud and
Argumentative Speech Church State Issues Ethnic Violence Waste
Topics City Curfews Euthanasia Gun Control
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2. Idea Words Source Bank
Hate Crime Medicine Abuse Poverty Surrogate Motherhood
Argumentative Speech Methadone Treatment Prejudice Tax Reform
Topics Middle East Peace Prison Reform Teen Pregnancy
Hate Speeches Process Prison regime Term Limits
Health Care Policy Military Privacy Territorial Disputes
Health Care System Minimum Wage Property Rights Terrorism
Home Schooling Minorities Race Relations Tobacco Industry
Homeland Security Missile Defense System Racial Profiling Trade with China
Homeless Moral Decisions Racism Transportation
Human Cloning National drinking age Rain Forests Urban Terrorism
Human Rights National Health Recycling US Budget
Illegal Immigration Insurance Religions US War on Drugs
Immigration National Security Religious Right Vaccinations
Infectious Diseases National Tobacco Reproductive Victims' Rights
Inner-City Poverty Settlement Technologies Video Games
Intellectual Property Naturalization Right to Strike Violence and Abuse
Internet Chat rooms Nonproliferation Russia Violent Video Games
Islamic Fundamentalism North Korea School Uniforms Voluntary National
Juvenile Crime Nuclear Technology School Violence Testing
Language Policy Older Citizens Sex Education Voting Behavior
Learning Disabilities Organ Donation Single Parent Families War Crimes
Legal System Organ Transplants Single Parent Families War on Drugs
Legalization of Drugs Organized Crime Slavery Water Resources
Littering Overpopulation Smoking Weapons Disarmament
Living Wills Patriotism Social Justice Welfare Reform
Marriage and Divorce Peace Social Security Women Drivers
Mass media Regulation Peer Pressure Social Welfare Women in the Military
Media Violence Pesticides Space Exploration Women's Rights
Media Violence Physician-Assisted Spying/Intelligence Working Women
Medical Ethics Suicide Stadium Taxes World Trade
Medical Ethics Polygamy Stem Cell Research
Medicinal Marijuana Pornography Supremist Groups
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Topics for Discussion and Debate
Ways the government can pay for all health care.
Making teachers safe in schools.
Registering all peoples’ DNA to prevent crimes.
Making cosmetic plastic surgery more appealing
The rich should only pay taxes.
All MP3 music belongs in the free public domain.
Methods of controlling and allowing more free speech and suppressing hate speech
Controlling spam e-mails
Downloading copyrighted MP3s
How to enforce Zero tolerance as an instrument to prevent violence.
System to rate and find qualified babysitters
Ways to restrict every household to a limit on trash a week.
Ways to prevent flag burning
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3. Idea Words Source Bank
Controlling immigration through control of opportunities.
Assisting police when investigating complaints of wife assault.
Ensuring academic honesty
Establish a system in which students are allowed to go on strike.
Making body piercings and tattooing more efficient, safer and easier.
Methods of outsourcing as a solution for small business owners.
A system in which every citizen commits to 2,000 hours of voluntary national service in lifetime.
Water saving methods
ADDICTION AND DRUGS - Alcohol Abuse, Children of Alcoholics, Drugs and Sports, Medical Marijuana.
BUSINESS, FINANCE AND ECONOMICS - Bribery, Budget Deficits, Credit Card Fraud, Income Tax, Malpractice Insurance,
Junk Bonds, Leadership, Direct Marketing, Minimum Wage, Wage Price Policy.
COMPUTING, INTERNET AND MEDIA – Chat rooms Internet, Computer Viruses, Spam, Cybercrime and Privacy, Harmful
Media, Internet Hate Speech, Internet Pornography, Media Violence, Television And Children, Violent Computer Games.
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE SPEECH TOPICS - Education Reform, Bilingual Education, Ethics In Life Sciences, Creationism
versus Evolutionism, Dating, Campus Issues, Home Schooling, Information Science, Intelligence Levels, Intercultural Education,
School Prayer, School Choice, School Uniforms, School Violence, Condoms In Schools, Space Exploration.
ENVIRONMENTAL, NATURE AND ANIMAL - Acid Rain, Air Pollution, Animal Cloning, Animal Experimentation, Animal Rights,
Antarctica Research, Biodiversity, Changing Weather Patterns, Ecology, Endangered Oceans, Endangered Species, Energy
Conservation, Global Resources, Global Warming, Oil Spills, Littering, Marine Pollution, Noise Pollution, Pesticides, Rain
Forests, Recycling, Vivisection, Water Pollution, Water Resources.
ETHICAL AND MORAL CONTROVERSIAL SPEECH TOPICS - Abortion, Assisted Suicide, Beginning Of Life Issues, Birth
Control, Euthanasia, Gender Identity, Genetic Engineering, Human Cloning, Implanted GPS, Physician Assisted Suicide, Pro
Choice Movement, Pro Life Movement, Reproductive Technologies, Separation of Church and State, Stem Cell Research.
FAMILY, MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE - Bigamy, Family Violence, Gay Marriage, Gay Parents, Polygamy, Single Parent
Families, Surrogate Mothers, Teenage Fathers, Teenage Mothers.
FREEDOM AND CIVIL RIGHTS - Censorship, Contraception, Free Press, Privacy.
LAW AND ORDER CONTROVERSIAL SPEECH TOPICS - Airline Safety Rules, Alternative Imprisonment, Amnesty, Capital
Punishment, Chain Gangs, Constitutional Issues, Corporal Punishment, Crimes Without Victims, Criminal Justice System, Drunk
Driving, Gangs, Gun Control, Hate Crime, Homeland Security, Intellectual Property and Piracy, Legal System, Peer Pressure,
Speed Limits, Urban Terrorism, Welfare Fraud, Wiretapping, Youth Violence, Zero Tolerance.
MEDICAL, HEALTH AND NUTRITION - Aids Testing, Alternative Medicine, Anorexia Treatment, Artificial Insemination, ADHD,
Bulimia, Burn Out, Depression, Dieting, Food Labeling, Food Prices, Health Care System, Infectious Diseases, Medical Ethics,
Medicine Abuse, Passive Smoking, Plastic Surgery, Tobacco Industry.
MISCELLENEOUS CONTROVERSIAL SPEECH TOPICS - Aliens and UFO's, Bermuda Triangle.
POLITICS AND GLOBAL POLICY - Afghanistan, Armed Conflicts, Arms Control, Asylum Policy, Ballot Initiatives, Biological And
Chemical Weapons, Boycotts, Campaign Funding, Child Labor, Cold War Politics, Immigration Laws, Farm Subsidies, Iraq,
Islamic Fundamentalism, Militias, Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Weapons, Peace Movements, Political Correctness, Privatization
Of Social Security, Slavery, Terrorism, United Nations, Voting Behavior, War Crime Trials, War on Drugs.
SOCIETY - Affirmative Action, Aging Population, Celibacy, City Curfews, Demographics, Dropouts, Homeless Persons, Flexible
Hours Of Labor, Inner City Poverty, Integration, Moral Majority, Nonsmoking Areas.
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WOMEN ISSUES - Breast Feeding in Public, Breast Implants, Feminism, Women in the Military, Women's Rights, Working
Mothers.
Advertising, Africa, Agriculture, Animals, Antarctica, Anthropology, Antique, Applied Sciences, Archaeology, Architecture,
Aromatherapy, Artificial Intelligence, Arts, Asia, Astrology, Astronomy, Australia, Aviation, Backpacking, Beauty, Biographies,
Biology, Bird Flu, Books, Cheerleading, Chemistry, Children, Cities, Climate, Communication, Cooking, Countries, Business,
Cars, Celebrities, Culture, Dancing, Demographics, Design, Drinks, Ecology, Economics, Education, Engineering, Entertainment,
Ethnic Groups, Etiquette, Europe, Family, Fashion, Finance, Food, Games, Geography, Government Hiking, History, Home,
Industries, International Organizations, International Relations, Labor, Languages, Law, Lifestyles, Literature, Manufacturing,
Maps, Martial Arts, Mass Media, Medicine, Military, Movements, Movies, Museums, Music, Mysteries, Mythology, Myths,
National Parks, Nature, News, North America, Oceania, People, Performing Arts, Personal Life, Pets, Philosophy, Physics,
Politics, Popular Culture, Psychology, Radio, Reference, Religions, Science, Society, Sociology, South America, Space, Sports,
Sports Events, Technology, Telecommunications, Television, Tourism, Toys, Travel.
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Motivational Topics to Stimulate Ideas
Breakthroughs - Career Development - Challenge - Change - Coaching - Commitment - Communication - Competence -
Competitiveness - Confidence - Decision Making - Discipline - Effective Meetings - Ensure Safety - Ergonomics - Focused
Thinking - Future - Involvement - Inspiration - Integrity - Interpersonal Skills - Leadership - Negotiation Tactics - Personal
Effectiveness - Personal Growth - Personal Improvement - Personal Productivity - Personal Wellness - Responsibility - Self
Respect - Set Realistic Goals - Stress - Teambuilding - Teamwork - Trends - Values - Work Ethics
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Problems to Solve
BUSINESS - Abusive Marketing, Bankruptcy, Corporate Whistleblowing, Foreign Import Concurrency, Job Opportunities,
Unemployment, Subversive Advertising, Thwarted Career Goals, Unjustifiably Large Incomes, Work Environment
EDUCATION - Academic Pressure, Cheating, Dropouts, Competency Tests, Lack Of Educational Opportunities, Parent
Education, Sex education In Schools
ENVIRONMENT PROBLEM SOLUTION SPEECH TOPICS - Acid Rain, Alternate Energy Sources, Climate Change
FOOD AND HEALTH - Abuse of Patent Medicines, Dangers of Food Additives, Dental Health, Depression, Fat in Low Price
Food Products, Food Labeling, Health Care, Integration Of The Disabled, Problems Of The Mentally Ill, Survey Of Diets, Test
tube Babies, Vegetarianism
GLOBAL AND POLITICS - Food Shortages, International Threats, Overpopulation, Subsidizing Farms, US and UN Relationship
LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL - Crime And Punishment, Drunk Driving Accidents, Effects Of Prejudice, Gun Control, Hate
Crimes, Illegal Immigration, Safety And Security, Taxing Of Church Property
SOCIAL PROBLEMS TOPICS - Airbags, Cigarette Advertising, Decreasing Car Accidents, Discrimination, Domestic Violence,
Family Breakdowns, Forced Retirement, Gambling, Hobbies, Home, Internet Spam, Interpersonal Relationships, Loneliness,
Minimum Wage Level, Peer Pressure, Reducing Neglect, Runaways, Self Esteem, Social Security, Teenage Runaways,
Problems Of The Elderly, Problems Of The Family, Problems Of The Homeless, Problems Of The Hungry, Tobacco Use,
Underage Drinking, Voting System
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Sports
Equipment Lumberjack Soccer
Adventure racing Ethics tournaments Softball
American football Extreme skiing Major League Baseball Special tournaments
Animal sports Extreme sports Marathon Speed skating
Archery Famous athletes Martial arts Sports food and nutrition
Athletics Famous sports officials Moto GP Sports history and
Auto racing Famous teams Motorsports stories
Badminton Fencing Mountain biking Sports media
Banning school yard Fishing NBA Sports medicines
Base jumping Fitness Netball Sports organizations
Baseball Flying discs Olympics 2008 Sports science
Basketball Football Gaelic Olympics 2012 Squash
Biathlon Gambling Paddleball Strength sports
Billiards Gay sports Paintball Swimming
BMX tournaments Goal ball Pesäpallo Table tennis
Bocce Golf Petanque Tae Bo
Bodybuilding Golf Ryder Cup Pilates Tchoukball
Boomerang Greyhound racing Pool Team spirit
Bowling Gymnastics Power boat racing Tennis
Boxing Handball Racquetball Tour de France Cycling
Bungee jumping Hockey Rodeo Track and field
Callanetics Horse racing Rope Skipping Training programs
Cheerleading Hunting Rowing Travel
Chess Ice Hockey Rugby Triathlon
Coaching Ice skating Running Volleyball
College sports Jai alai Sailing Walking
scholarships Kabbadi Sepak Takraw Water Sports
Competitions Karting Shooting Weight lifting
Cricket Kayaks Skateboarding Weight training
Croquet Kick boxing Skating Windsurfing
Cycling Kite surfing Skeelering Winter Olympics
Darts Korfball Skeet shooting Winter sports
Disability sports Lacrosse Skiing Women sports
Diving Laser games Snooker World Soccer
Dog races Leagues Snowboarding Championship
Equestrian Soap box derbies Wrestling
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Qualities to Develop in People
A Will to Succeed Critical Thinking Goodness Never Give Up
Accomplishment Culture Government Power Non-Violence
Accountability Curiosity Gratitude Nursing
Accuracy Customer Service Hard Working Nurturing of Children
Achievement Democracy Harmony Obedience
Advancement Dependability Healthy Open-minded
Adventure Diligence Helping Other People Openness
Affection Diplomacy Helping Society Optimism
Agreement Diversity Heroism Participation
“All for One and One for Duty Honesty Patience
All” Attitude Duty Honor Patriotism
Altruism Ecological Awareness Honor Parents Positive Attitude
Appreciation Economic Security Hope Peace
Assertiveness Economic Status Hospitality Perfection
Attitude Effectiveness Human Rights Personal Development
Authority Efficiency Humanism Personal Growth
Autonomy Effort Humility Physical Challenge
Balance Empathy Humor Piety
Beauty Empowerment Idealism Pleasure
Being Truthful Endurance Improvement Power
Caring Enthusiasm Independence Practicality
Challenge Problems Environmental Individuality Precision
Change Protection Inner Harmony Preservation
Charity Equal Opportunities Innocence Privacy
Chastity Equality Innovation Promotion
Civic Duty Ethical Practicing Integration Problem Solving
Civic Pride Etiquette Integrity Progress
Civil Rights Exactness Intellectual Status Proper Behavior
Collaboration Excellence Intuition Prosperity
Commitment Fairness Inventiveness Prudence
Community Welfare Faith Involvement Leadership Public Access
Compassion Family Values Justice Public Service
Competence Fast Living Kindness Punctuality
Competitive Fidelity Learning Purity
Concern for Others Financial Gain Legality Pursuit of Happiness
Confidence Flair Lifestyle Quality of Work
Conformity Flexibility Love Quietude
Confrontation Forgiveness Loyalty Rationality
Consciousness Fraternity Majority Rule Reasoning
Consensus Free Will Meaning of Life Regularity
Consumer Rights Freedom Meaningful Work Reliability
Continuity Freedom of Initiative Mercy Religion
Cooperation Friendship Merit Reputation
Coordination Functionality Minority Rights Resourcefulness
Courage Generosity Moderation Respect for Law
Courtesy Gentleness Modesty Respect for Other
Creativity Good Will Morality People
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7. Idea Words Source Bank
Responsibility Self-Interest Spirituality Understanding
Results-Oriented Self-Reliably Stability Unity
Right to Education Self-Reliance Standardization Unpretentiousness
Right to Express Self-Respect Strength Unselfishness
Grievances Self-Worth Success Utility
Rituals Sensitivity Supervising Variety
Romance Serenity Sympathy Wealth
Sacrifice Seriousness Systemization Well-Being
Safety Service to Society Tact Well-Mannered
Satisfaction Shareholder Value Taking Responsibility Wisdom
Satisfying Other People Sharing Teamwork Women's Rights
Security Sharing Knowledge Temperance Work Spirit
Self-Awareness Simplicity Thinking Working Alone
Self-Discipline Sincerity Tolerance World Unity
Self-Esteem Skill Tradition
Self-Giving Social Status Trust
Self-Improvement Sophistication Truthfulness
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Interesting Study Areas
3-D Glasses Boolean Logic Ethics Money Laundering
9-1-1 Boomerangs Fire Department. Moonshine
Africa Circus clowns Fireworks on New Mountain Bikes
Air Bags Brick Year's Eve Mythology
Air Conditioners Bungee Cord Fire Engines Native Indian
Air Purifiers Buying a House Fireworks Nobel Prizes
Allergic reaction Carbon-14 Dating Fossils Nursing
American Red Cross Caribbean Islands Garage Sales Nutrition
Anatomy Census Gardening Oceanography
Animal Rights Gliders Paint a Room
Chemistry
Animation Paintball
Chewing Gum Greenhouse Effect
Anthropology China Hair Dryers Patents
Antibiotic Photocopiers
Climbing Mountains Handwriting Analysis
Aquariums Photography
Composting Heart Bypass Operation
Architecture Political Conventions
Contact Lenses Helium: “Donald Duck
Asia Pregnancy
Aspirin Credit Cards Effect”
Developing a Process Radar Detectors
Astronomy Herbs
Speech Topic Rainbows
Atkins Diet History
Diamonds Ramadan
Avalanches Hot Air Balloons
Dimmer Switches Red Blood Cell
Aviation Hubble Telescope
Batteries Doorbell Production
Income Taxes
Beer Dreams Refrigerators
Japan
Bicycle Seat Dry Cleaning Lie Detectors Remove Chocolate
Biology Education Marshmallows Stains
Black Boxes Elevators Mensa Ringtones
BlackBerry Energy Drinks Metal Detectors Satellites
Boiling Eggs Environment Microwave Seatbelts
Espresso Machines Silk Screening
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Skydiving Theater Volcanoes
SMS Thermometers Water Boarding
Spiders Toilets Water Towers
St. Patrick's Day Tornadoes Weather
State Parks United Nations Whales
Stock Market Video Recordings Wiretapping Works
Storms Viruses and Worms Yom Kippur
Sunburning Vitamins
Teleconferencing VoIP
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Personal Interests and Studies
1. What birds visit your backyard at home? 37. I'm good at ...
2. Your favorite time of day or week 38. This is the song I like to sing every day: ...
39. Making Puzzles.
3. Nice birthday presents you like to get
40. Police uniforms.
4. What you could do without television or video 41. What can you see in the zoo?
5. How to understand a weather map 42. Musical instruments.
6. Making funny ice cubes with little gadgets inside 43. How I will surprise my parents on Mother's Day and Father's
7. The history of our year calendar Day.
8. Important school days we should remember 44. If I was a princess or prince, I ... – (fill in)
45. How it starts raining.
9. Foreign holidays we do not celebrate
46. I don't like to eat ...
10. New shoes - sport shoes or casual, choose what you like 47. My favorite band or singer.
11. Things - food or scary situations - that make you sick 48. How penguins live on Antarctica.
12. 3D eyeglasses 49. My toys, dolls or mini racing cars collection.
13. Favorite amazing world records 50. Where we went on vacation.
14. The contents of your lunch box 51. A day at the sea aquarium.
15. The differences in nature between spring and autumn 52. Suggestions for school field trips.
53. My favorite sports.
16. The symbols of our national flag
54. How I decorate my room at home.
17. The vital organs in our body 55. Ghost castles and their stories.
18. The trophies or medals you have won in sports tournaments 56. What we did on Summer Camp.
19. How sunglasses protect your eyes 57. My trip to Disney World or other resort.
20. The planets in our solar system 58. The rules of Paintball.
21. What makes you happy? 59. How your parents can print free coloring pages.
22. Our last vacation trip. 60. The best fairy tale or a variation child speech topic can be a
23. Fairy tale characters you would like to talk with. cartoon character.
24. Magic tricks you can show. 61. What I think of Hamster Dance.
25. Funny things my pet has done. 62. What is the Kids Newsroom?
26. My favorite family story. 63. Halloween pumpkin carving.
27. Oceans in the world. 64. How trees grow, or come up with kid speech topics on plants
28. My neighborhood. and flowers.
29. Funny Halloween costumes. 65. Recipes for kids.
30. A visit to the doctor, dentist. 66. How to prepare for a day at the beach.
31. How does it feel to wake up and be a giant? 67. The funniest Pokémon cards.
32. Places I lived. 68. Why my neighborhood is cool.
33. Why I want to travel in space. 69. Three hard to believe miracles.
34. The best paper airplanes 70. Teachers should ... or shouldn't ...
35. The best fishing spots. 71. My biggest adventure.
36. My best birthday ever. 72. Good kid games online.
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73. How kangaroos care for their children. 121. Jungle - Safari, Snakes, Trees, Apes, People who live in
74. The funniest April Fool's Day joke. jungles.
75. How to become a police officer. 122. Geology - The processes that formed our Earth.
76. Air Force One: the Complete White House In the Air 123. Magnetic Field Experiments, the North Pole,
77. The Greatest Roller Coasters of the World 124. Compasses, Static Electricity.
78. Types of Asteroids and Their Names 125. Nutrition - Why it is important to eat the right food.
79. The Best Birthday Party Locations 126. Pool Party - Ideas, Decorations, Invitations, and activities you
80. Dangerous Circus Acts can do with your friends at your pool party.
81. Coral Reefs Conservation 127. Sand Mosaics - Design your own beach project, with castles,
82. The Earthquake locations in the World mosaics and sculptures.
83. Flags of the World and Their Meaning 128. Sleepover - What to bring in after you get an invitation to sleep
84. Where We Can Find Fossils over?
85. Why Glaciers Move 129. Planets - What is your weight on the Moon, Mars or Jupiter?
86. The Achievements of the Hubble Space Telescope 130. This Day in History - What history events happened on your
87. Hurricane Alarm Systems birthday or on the day of your public speaking speech?
88. What You Can Discover in National Parks 131. Volcanoes - Tell about all basic facts about volcanic activity in
89. Your Picnic Tips your country.
90. Robots Take Over Our Society 132. Three Ways to Disturb Your Competitors in a Sand Sculpture
91. The Characteristics of Rocks and Minerals Competition
92. Tips to Build Better Sand Castles or Sand Sculptures 133. Designing a Pop-Up Greeting Card.
93. What Satellites Do in Orbit 134. Different Methods of Getting Your Way
94. The Highest Skyscrapers on This Planet 135. What do dreams mean?
95. The History of Fireworks 136. The day I was sick and I must see the doctor.
96. The History of Paper Money 137. How to pot and care for a plant.
97. Most Haunted Scottish Castles 138. How to make a marionette puppet.
98. Why the First Day of April is Devoted to Practical Jokes 139. The birds in our backyard.
99. Why the Egyptian Pyramids Were Built 140. The oceans of the world.
100. What is a Dinosaur? 141. A ride in a truck.
101. How to Set Up an Aquarium 142. How to dress for a serious dinner.
102. How to Make Paper Airplanes That Fly Longer 143. My musical instrument.
103. How Lunar Eclipses Happen 144. Why giraffes have long necks.
104. How to Write a Funny Comic Strip 145. Animals I should take in Noah's Ark.
105. How Caves are Formed 146. Why I like to dance.
106. Ancient Civilizations - Aztec, Egypt, Olmec, Greece, Incas, 147. How I cope with fear of public speaking
India, Mayans, Rome or Early Humans. 148. Magic tricks with cards.
107. Authors - The best authors of kids books and why. 149. Exotic fruits and vegetables.
108. Babysitting - How to get started and be a successful babysitter. 150. The best 3D paper models.
109. Activities for Children - Gymnastics, Bowling, 151. Things to expect when your mother is pregnant.
110. Miniature Golf, Girl Scouts, Party Supplies. 152. How animals spend the winter.
111. Food - The best recipes for Chocolate, Peanut Butter, and 153. My first visit to a dentist.
Pizzas are made. 154. Family members I admire.
112. Civil War - The Causes, Battles, Heroes, 155. Festivals I have been.
113. Uniforms, Flags. 156. The History of the Panama Canal
114. Currency Exchange - Explain what currency exchange rates are 157. How does global warming effect icebergs?
and tell about their purposes in business. 158. If I was my father or mother for one day.
115. The Desert - The Oasis, Vegetation, Animals, and People who 159. My favorite era in history.
live in a desert. 160. What's in my room at home?
116. Dinosaurs - Fossils, their Funny Names, Eggs, why they 161. The school field trip I would like to make.
became extinct. 162. If I could be my best friend, I... and then fill in
117. Disabilities - Kids who are different often have a disability or 163. My trip abroad
disease to cope with. 164. Monitoring butterflies
118. Good Deeds are great speech topics for children - My ideas for 165. Aztec masks and their stories
a good deed every day. 166. Mythological monsters
119. Guitar - Teach the children in your class to play the guitar. 167. How to organize a fun weekend
120. Homemade Ice Cream - What you need to make it and what 168. If I was born hundred years ago, I ...
things you have to do. This is a perfect demonstration speech 169. African masks and their meaning
topic. 170. Ancient Chinese emperors
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171. The Ice Age; when, how and the causes 182. When I'm grown up I want to become ...
172. Pollution sources in our world 183. Last weekend I was at ...
173. A Day In the life of a kid in Ancient Rome 184. The funniest thing that ever happened to me.
174. Discovering caves 185. Things that make you happy
175. Traditional fairy tales from around the world 186. Ways I use to relax
176. Puppets from Java, Indonesia 187. Favorite sports moments
177. The Diary of Anne Frank 188. The character I want to be in a movie
178. My pen pal or email pal 189. A memorable vacation trip
179. The secrets of the King Tutankhamen 190. The best summer camp games
180. If I was a journalist, I should investigate . 191. My favorite spot
181. If I won one million dollars, I ... 192. Your most favorite memories
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Challenge Your Thinking
How can countries grow all your own energy, such as growing enough corn to make ethanol?
How can countries deal better with ownership rights in internet publishing?
How can genetically modified foods be made safe?
How to reduce or stop gun use?
Should we have the Death Penalty?
Prevent wire-taping without permission
Are Botox Injections really needed?
Should religion be in the public schools?
Is it morally right to use animals for testing?
Do electronic voting machines improve the voting process?
What are the solutions to inter-country conflict?
Replacing nuclear power now and in the future
Small coins: phase them out or keep it?
Making homeschooling children more beneficial
Ways of dealing with our trash to avoid pollution
How prisoners can pay back the state after their release
Should electronic tracking devices be placed in driver's licenses and school identification cards?
Military use of animals
Ways of measuring maturity on something other than age
Improving the system of organ transplants
Corporate sponsors allowed in public schools?
Ways to get the media to work in the best interests of the people?
Improving national welfare and pension benefits
Improving the use of cell phones in schools
Ways to prevent economic depressions
Memory: Daily memory-oriented activities slow memory loss in older people?
Memory: Ways of helping people remember things
Memory: Improving short-term memory in young boys and girls so they will be better thinkers when older
Pain: Methods of dealing with it
Reflexes: Increasing the ability of drivers
Reflexes: How does talking on a cell phone or listening to music affect reaction time?
Sleep and Grades: Ways to ensure students get the amount of sleep so they do well
Tests: Improving tests and examinations in schools
Vision: Improving the accuracy of vision testing
Eating the right breakfast to improve school performance
Preventing fungus growth on plants and food
New methods of predicting weather?
Improve students’ learning in "live" lectures and video lectures
Food for athletes
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System of determining the value of a professional sports franchise
Protecting wildlife, parks and natural reserves
Radically new stadiums
Athlete performance enhancers
Do children spend too much time playing video games?
Is the Evening News Believable?
Quick ways of purchasing specific kinds of information
Music downloading innovations or replacements
Minimizing the effect of TV violence on children
Eyewitness Testimony: Improving reliability of eyewitnesses
Improving children’s reading ability
What can replace Hollywood and Bollywood?
Create your own new kind of children’s book
Creating personal photograph portfolios
Creating songs for people who are not musically inclined
Write your own song and then perform it yourself without musical background
Method of writing plays
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